European Food Video

Influences

› Anglo Saxons

Hunted, fished and

gathered nuts & berries for

food

Small gardens along the

edge of the forests

Grain for bread

Milk into cheese

Puddings and pies

› Normans

Unusual dishes – tripe

Spices

Chicken

Hogs

Sheep

Wild Game

Dairy cattle

› Particularly Irish cattle

Wheat

Oats

Barley

Potatoes

Whiting

Dover sole

Halibut

salmon

Cod

Haddock

Mackerel

Cockles

Fish n Chips

Bubble & Squeak

Cold cooked

beef and

potatoes

mixed with

Brussels sprouts

Toad in the Hole

Shepherd’s Pie

Finely chopped meat

& leftover vegetables

toped with mashed

potatoes and baked

Cornish pastries are hand-held turnovers

filled with meat and root vegetables,

and shaped like a half moon.

The English dish, Yorkshire pudding, is a

popover baked in the hot pan drippings

from a roast beef.

Apples

› Baked

› Apple charlotte

› Apple crumble

› Apple pudding

› Apple sponge

Strawberries

Plums

Carrots

Spinach

Parsnips

Peas

Beans

Cabbage

Cauliflower

Onions

Potatoes

Steak & Kidney Pie

› Slices of kidney with beef & chuck

› Savory gravy

› Pastry crust

Pudding Basin

Aka pudding cake

Pound cake

Fruit or jam

Soaked with sherry

Filled with layers of

custard, fresh fruit,

whipped cream and

silvered almonds

An English dish that consists of pureed

fruit folded into whipped cream is fool.

Breakfast

› Eggs, bacon fried bread with marmalade &

tea

Lunch

› Meat or cheese sandwich and tea

› * Sunday Lunch is the main meal

Tea

› Light meal

A staple crop

of Scotland is

oats.

Cock-a-leekie soup is a

Scottish soup

made of

chicken &

leeks.

Kippers

A Scottish dish consisting of a sheep

stomach stuffed with a mixture of oats,

organ meats, onions, and beef or lamb

suet is called haggis.

Sheep

Veal

Pork

Seafood

Carrots

Potatoes

Tatws slaw

Mashed potatoes

with buttermilk

Bara brith Crempog

One of the main staples of Ireland is

potatoes.

An Irish dish of mashed leaks mixed with

chopped, cooked cabbage is

colcannon.

Corned beef &

cabbage Irish Stew

Barmbrack

› All Hallows’ Eve October 31st

› Wedding ring

inside

› Receiver will

marry before the

year ends

Sponge cake

Irish Whiskey

Cake

Breakfast Porridge, eggs, bread,

butter & tea

Dinner

› Served in the middle

of the day

› Main meal

Tea

› At 6 pm