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GLOSSARY OF BRITISH GLOSSARY OF BRITISH FOODFOOD
When people eat•Breakfast•Elevenses •Lunch (1 pm )•Tea (6 pm)•Supper (evening
meal)•Dinner
BAKED BEANS
Beans, sometimes baked but, despite the name, usually
stewed, in a sauce.
Usually canned, they are eaten on
toasts, especially for
breakfast.
Bangers and MashBangers and MashSausages and mashed potatoes,
Black PuddingBlack PuddingType of blood sausage
commonly eaten in Great Britain, and Ireland
Yorkshire puddingYorkshire pudding It is an English food made from eggs, flour, and
milk or water. It is often served with
beef and gravy and is part of the
traditional Sunday roast.
A Ploughman's LunchA Ploughman's LunchIt is crusty bread, cheese with It is crusty bread, cheese with
pickled onions, it may also pickled onions, it may also contain a selection of cold meats, contain a selection of cold meats, ham, maybe a slice of pate and a ham, maybe a slice of pate and a
slice of pork pie, sometimes slices slice of pork pie, sometimes slices of apple or other seasonal fruit.of apple or other seasonal fruit.
There are over 700 named British cheeses produced in the UK
Stilton is a good blue cheese but very expensive
HaggisIt is a savoury
pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart,
liver, and lungs); minced with onion,
oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, traditionally
encased in the animal's stomach
Cornish pastyCornish pasty A traditional Cornish pasty is one
of the first ever fast foods, steeped in history, heritage and
customs from its native Cornwall.
Pasties may no longer be the food of tin miners, but they are
one of the nation's favourite snack or lunch foods. The pasty also makes a substantial supper dish when served with peas and
gravy.
Marmite – you either love i t or hate i t
• Marmite is a nutritious, black, tasty, savoury spread enjoyable on toast or bread or even as a cooking ingredient.
• It is a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive, powerful flavour, which is extremely salty, made of yeast extract
Shepherds PieShepherds Pie
Ground lamb meat with vegetables, mashed potatoes and
grated with cheese on.
British BreadEl pan es bueno, hay muchas
variedades de pan.
Toad-in-the-HoleToad-in-the-Hole
It is a traditional English dish consisting of sausages in
Yorkshire pudding batter, usually
served with onion gravy and
vegetables.
Lancashire Lancashire hotpothotpot
A stew of meat, onions, and
potatoes, typically
covered with a layer of sliced
potato
BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
It’s a traditional English dish made with the shallow-fried leftover
vegetables from a roast dinner. The main ingredients are potato and
cabbage, but carrots, peas, Brussels sprouts, or any other
leftover vegetables can be added.
TRADITIONAL DRINKS
BEER
BITTER IS THE MOST FAMOUS
Stoutis black and a bit bitter.
The most popular is
Guiness, the Irish beer.
When you ask for a beer you have to say what
type and the quantity. “A pint” o “half a pint if you say nothing it is understood that you
want a pint (half a litre, more or less)
• 1 pint No change to your English• 2 pints Your English goes up a
level• 3 “Your English goes up a level
(but the grammar disappears)• 4 “You become very fluent, but
start mixing English with your own language
• 5 “You discover you can sing in English, and are brilliant at karaoke
• 6 “You suddenly know lots of taboo words in English (fortunately, no-one else seems to understand them)
• 7 “You can’t speak English at all (and also forget your own language)
• Over 7 (Danger Zone!)You start speaking American English