It is believed that English cuisine is rather primitive and unchanged for a long time. To agree with this statement or refute it, you should learn more about the most popular dishes in England.
The most common dish in English cuisine is Sundayroast or Sundaydinner (roast with meat, potatoes and various vegetables), which is usually consumed on a Sunday at home or in various establishments. To prepare this dish, the potatoes are first fried in a pan, and then baked in the oven. When it comes to vegetables, the British traditionally eat carrots, peas, cauliflower or broccoli. Any meat can be used, the main thing is to cut it into small pieces. Yorkshire pudding is traditionally served as a side dish to Sundayroast.
Potatoes in English cuisine
In English cuisine, potatoes are very common - they are used in almost all dishes. Basically, Jacketpotatoes or bakedpotatoes are prepared from it: they bake potatoes with skins, sprinkling them with vegetable oil, until they are golden brown. A very popular fries called Chips.
Mashed potatoes are prepared mainly as a side dish. Potatoes are also used to make pies and puddings (cottagepie, cumberlandpie, shepherd'spie or fisherman'spie), which are filled with minced meat (meat with vegetables or fish).
Pies and puddings
The most favorite British dish is Lancashire Hot Pot - roast lamb cooked in pots. A traditional English dish called pie means not only pie, but also pork or beef pate, which are baked in the oven.
In addition, such a dish as pasties (pies), which is made from puff pastry, is also popular in England. In such pies, you can use any fillers (various meats, cottage cheese, cheese and vegetables).
Another, no less recognized dish in England, is pudding. This is a cake made from eggs, flour and fat in a water bath. It can be either a dessert or a main course. This dish is presented in a variety of ways - some resemble Ukrainian "bloodworm", others are similar to ordinary pies.
The most popular English pudding is Yorshire-Pudding. It is made from sweet or salty dough, sprinkled with nutmeg and baked with roast beef fat. Plum-Pudding is no less popular - sweet pastries served on the New Year's table.
Old and new classics
Common British dishes include oatmeal with milk - Porridge. Also known all over the world is English roast beef - a well-done piece of meat (traditionally - beef cut into thin slices). This dish is eaten with fried potatoes.
Among fast food, Fish'n'Chips can be called a recognized British treat. This is the name for fried white fish, pre-coated with a layer of beer-based dough, and large chunks of fries.
