British cuisine by Maria Karampournou

BRITISH CUISINE

BREAKFAST

Full breakfast “To eat well in England you should have breakfast

three times a day.”

W. Somerset Maugham

Common alternative names for the dish include bacon and eggs, or the fry-up

It consists of : jam

prunes

cereal

toast

fruit juice

grapefruit

tea with milk

What else…?• baked beans•

• sausages

• eggs- fried

• poached,• scrambled

black pudding

hash browns

fried mushrooms

Ingredients:• Black pudding, blood pudding or blood

sausage is a type of sausage

Hash browns or hashed browns are a simple potato preparation in which potato pieces are pan-fried after being shredded,

julienned, or diced.

Hash is a dish consisting of meat, potatoes, and spices, that are mashed together into a smooth, creamy consistency, and then

cooked either alone or with other ingredients such as onions.

Bubble and squeak is a traditional English dish made with the shallow-fried leftover

vegetables from a roast dinner.

Potato waffles are made of reconstituted potato, oil, and seasonings. They may be baked,

grilled, or fried, and are used as a side dish, often together with sausages or bacon, as a

savoury side dish, or as a snack food.

Potato cakes are made from mashed or reconstituted

potato and flour and baked on a griddle.

Most British supermarkets sell variations on the standard bread

muffin, notably cheese, whole meal and even cinnamon and raisin.

White pudding consists of pork meat and fat, bread, and oatmeal formed into the

shape of a large sausage.

It’s tea time!

It’s eleven …

Elevenses is a snack that is similar to afternoon tea, but eaten in the morning.

It is generally less savoury than brunch, and might consist of some cake or biscuits with a cup of coffee or tea.

From 2:00 to 5:00

we have…

Afternoon tea, is a small meal snack typically eaten

between 2pm and 5pm. The custom of afternoon tea originated in England in

the 1840s. At the time, the various classes in England had a

divergence in their eating habits.

High tea

High tea (also known as meat tea) is an early evening meal, typically eaten between 5pm and 7pm. It is now largely followed by a lighter meal later in the evening.

High Tea

Are you hungry?

There are some famous English dishes!

Let’s see…

What shall we order?

What about ……. Fish and Chips?

It typically consists of battered fish which is deep-fried and accompanied by chips.

In Britain and Ireland, cod and haddock appear most commonly as the fish

used for fish and chips.

It’s Sunday!!The traditional British main meal

served on Sundays is . . .

The Sunday Roast!!

It consists of:

Roast meat

Roast or mashed potato

Yorkshire puddingIt is made from batter and usually served with roast meat and gravy.

BatterIt is a semi-liquid mixture of one or more flours combined with liquids such as water, milk or eggs used to prepare various foods.

GravyGravy is a sauce made often from the juices that run naturally from meat or vegetables during cooking

Roast beefIt is a dish of beef which is roasted in an oven. The leftovers can be and are often served within sandwiches and sometimes is used to make hash.

hashIt consists of meat, potatoes, and spices, that are mashed together into a smooth, creamy consistency, and then cooked

Shepherd’

s pie

Cottage pie or shepherd's pie is a meat pie

with a crust of mashed potato.

Steak and Kidney pie

It is filled principally with a mixture of diced beef, diced kidney (often of ox, lamb or pork), fried onion, and brown gravy.

Bangers and mashBangers and mash,

also known as sausages and mash, is a traditional English dish made of mashed potatoes and sausages.

and now… desserts!!!

Apple pie

custard

• It is made of eggs and milk" made from cornflour and vanilla.

Eccles cake

An Eccles cake is a small, round cake filled with currants and made from flaky pastry with butter and can sometimes be topped with demerara sugar.

crumble

It contains stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat (usually

butter),flour, and sugar.

Spotted dick

• Pudding containing dried fruit (usually currants) commonly served with custard

• Spotted refers to the dried fruit

• dick may be a contraction or corruption of the word pudding

Summer pudding

• It is a British Dessert made of sliced white bread, layered in a deep bowl with fruit and fruit juice. It is left to soak overnight and turned out onto a plate.

triffleTrifle is a dessert

dishmade from thick (or often solidified) custard, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice or gelatin, and whipped cream.

They are usually arranged in layers with fruit and sponge on the bottom, and custard and cream on top.

Christmas pudding

Christmas pudding

• Christmas pudding is a pudding traditionally served on Christmas Day.

• Many households have their own recipe for Christmas pudding, some handed down through families for generations

• It’s preparation starts four to five weeks before Christmas.

• Traditionally, every member of the household stirs the pudding, while making a wish. The day became known as “Stir- up Sunday".