The British Food British Traditional Fish and chips with mashed peas, tartar sauce on crumpled paper.The British food is a blending of four different rich cultures of countries that comprise the UK. This explains why the British culinary traditions are such diverse.
Far from home one of the things you’ll often miss is your native cuisine, which you’re used to consuming it daily. In the UK you will still feel the same, however, the British food will undoubtedly be a perfect replacement for it. Among a wide variety of dishes, you will certainly find some that suit your taste.
One of the very first things you’ll encounter in a country’s culture it’s his traditional food. To avoid a culture shock in UK you would be grateful to have a basic guideline about the British food. There is more beyond Yorkshire Pudding and Roast beef that are usually associated with the UK cuisine.
Below we bring to you some of the most common typical British food which you wouldn’t like to miss trying at least once when going to UK.
Fish and chips
Perhaps the most typical British food. The history of this food in UK’s culture is so long. It is thought that once in the past an employer had to hire a doorman to control the queue of people waiting to buy Fish and chips. The plate contains a deep-fried fish and potato chips (fries for American readers). British people prefer the cod and Haddock over other sorts of fish. You can also prepare some boiled peas mixed with salt, pepper or other ingredients.
Sunday Roast with Yorkshire pudding One cannot talk about the British food without mentioning the Sunday Roast with Yorkshire pudding. Usually served on Sundays afternoons, however, you can eat during the week also. You can ask for a roast dinner with a chicken, turkey or whatever, but you definitely should not miss the Yorkshire pudding. Commonly the Yorkshire pudding is accompanied with beef.
Eccles cake Delicious round small cakes containing currants. It’s named after a town in Manchester with the same name. Across UK you can find different versions of this delicious food because it’s not strictly associated with a particular place.
Black pudding Onions, pork fat, oatmeal and blood are mixed together to create a delicious food. Often called as a superfood because it’s rich in protein, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Moreover is almost free of carbohydrates, so it won’t digress you from your diet.
Laverbread The Laverbread is another British food typically found in Wales. To prepare it the seaweed is boiled then chopped and mashed, rolled in oatmeal and then fried. This food is often referred as a Welsh caviar.