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British Foods
In
this section we have listed some of the foods you might come
across whilst visiting Britain. They may have peculiar names or
strange-sounding ingredients but here we are going to try to explain what they
are.
Let us know of any
foods that have been puzzling
you!
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Cream
Tea |
Well,
we had to start with this one, didn't we! A
Cream Tea is
not just a cup of tea with some cream in it, but actually a
snack that is a specialty of the West Country (Cornwall, Devon,
Somerset and Dorset) of England.
If you order a Cream Tea you
are normally given one or two scones, jam and cream plus a pot of tea.
You split the scones in half and spread them with jam and then
add
cream on top of the jam. Sometimes you are given whipped cream
but a superior Cream Tea is served with thick clotted cream.
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Ploughman's
Lunch |
You
often see this on a pub menu. It is a cold meal consisting of a
large piece of white bread (often part of a French stick loaf) a
chunk of cheese and a salad garnish, with pickled onions or what
we call 'pickle' - a sort of savoury jam that contains pickled
fruit and vegetable pieces. |
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Bangers and
Mash |
This
is actually a slang term for sausages and mashed potato. If
sausages are cooked at too high a temperature sometimes their
skins split and this makes a loud 'bang' as they burst; which is
how they got this name. Often
this dish is served with a savoury gravy and green vegetables such
as peas.
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Mashed
Potato |
Potatoes
are boiled in a saucepan of lightly salted water until
they feel soft when prodded with a fork. The water is
drained away and the potatoes are mashed until they form a
smooth mixture. Sometimes a little milk and butter is
mixed in to add a richer flavour. |
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Toad in the Hole |
Fortunately
this is nothing to do with eating frogs! Sausages are baked slowly
in an oven. A batter consisting of eggs, flour and milk is poured over
the sausages and cooks with the sausages.
The sausages are
partially covered by the batter as it rises but bits of sausage
can be seen peeping out of the mixture - like toads in a hole.
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Jacket Potatoes |
A
favourite snack food often found on sale in cafes and public houses. A large potato
is cooked slowly in an oven until soft. A cut is made across the top of
the potato and a filling, such as cheese or prawns is added. |
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Basket meals |
This term
is used to describe a snack meal sometimes found in public houses. It used
to be a very popular way of serving hot snacks in pubs a few years ago,
but is now seen less frequently.
You may
see a menu board advertising chicken or scampi 'in the basket'. The
meals come in a small wicker basket and include a portion of chips. It is
a more casual way of eating than sitting down in a restaurant and so is
often slightly cheaper.
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