English cuisine

There are many good dishes to tate from the English cooking repertoire.The first one being the famous roast beef with roast potatoes or the leg of lamb with mint sauce.... Many puddings like the summer pudding, the Eaton mess or the cheese cake are really delicious.

You have to try Fish N Chips

SimCityAT wrote:

You have to try Fish N Chips

You sure do - yummy.
Unlike American style fries, English chips are large and really tasty, always made from potato actually chipped, not mashed up and reconstituted.
The fish is usually white fish from the North sea.

Yorkshire puddings are also a must for the traveler to the north of England, as is (if you feel adventurous) black pudding.

That's boiled pig's blood, fried and served as part of a full English breakfast.
Some religious groups would find this a problem as it contains pretty much everything Muslims, Jews, and many Buddhists and Hindus can't eat.

Bangers and mash with mushy peas might not sound or look good, but it's something you have to try.
One taste and your mouth will love you forever.










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Toad in the hole.

No toads were hurt in the making of this dish of sausages in  a Yorkshire pudding.
Onion gravy is commonly added to make this a delicious, mouth watering treat.

Bubble and squeak.

That's something I often ate as a kid. We were poor, you know, so we couldn't waste anything.
The leftover veg, potatoes and, if you were really lucky, meat, were dumped into a frying pan and reheated.
Bloody terrible stuff.

You'd think spotted dick would be something you'd have to talk to a doctor about, but it's a pudding with raisins in it.
This gut wrenching filth used to be served with custard, just to ensure the victim vomited all night.

Back to good stuff, and Cornish pasties are really good.
A sort of pie stuffed with meat, veg, or pretty much anything else you fancy, with a distinctive shape.
The story goes, the crust was like that so the Cornish tin miners could eat the meal, but leave the crust as it was contaminated with the tin that got on to their hands.

Very nice, and well worth a try.

Liver and onions.

People have all but stopped eating this now, and I have no clue where.
This amazing English dish was exceptionally popular when I was a kid, and remains just as delicious today.
Usually made from cow's liver, this stuff is high in everything good for you, and tastes great.
It's commonly served with mash, chips, and usually mushy peas.

Tripe is all but gone in the UK these days, but remains popular in other countries.
Poverty would mean meat was something many couldn't afford, so cow's stomach (tripe) was substituted for the expensive alternative.

The quality was extremely poor, as was the taste, so the work came to mean 'rubbish' or something of poor quality.
Try it, it's disgusting.

Shepherd's pie will blow your mind.

This wonderful, delicious pie usually contains a load of meat, whatever veg you fancy adding, and is topped with baked mashed potato.

This is an absolute must for visitors to England to try.

Pork pies were never my favourite, but they remain popular in England.

Other pies include meat pies (Beef) and chicken and mushroom pies.
These delicious bits of heaven on a plate can be eaten alone, or served with chips or mashed potatoes.

As posters will have guessed by now - I'm fat.

Not surprising when more than half the English are overweight or obese.

XB23 wrote:

Not surprising when more than half the English are overweight or obese.

What can I say? We have great pies.

I'm a big fan of fish pie, which is basically fish poached in milk, mixed with a white cheesy sauce and mixed vegetables, and topped with mashed potatoes. All my favourite things, so much so that I shared the recipe on my blog https://afrogatlarge.wordpress.com/2012 … -fish-pie/

You also shouldn't leave England until you've had an apple or rhubarb crumble. There's nothing more quintessentially British than cooked fruit topped with crumbly pastry with a side of custard.

Many years back I visited London for a long weekend. One of the things that I wanted to do is to dive in a typical English pub and order an English pie.

I cannot describe how disappointed I was when I took the first bite... I am not a difficult eater and normally I always finishing my plate but that time I couldn't.

Fred wrote:

Bangers and mash with mushy people might not sound or look good, but it's something you have to try.
One taste and your mouth will love you forever.

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Hey Fred.......I usually have mushy peas, lmao xx

Chuckles

Fred wrote:

As posters will have guessed by now - I'm fat.

But happy 😊 !!!!!!!!

CB

chuckle_butty wrote:

Fred wrote:

Bangers and mash with mushy people might not sound or look good, but it's something you have to try.
One taste and your mouth will love you forever.

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Hey Fred.......I usually have mushy peas, lmao xx

Chuckles

I'm going to teach my wife how to make them.
Garden peas, boiling water, and that's about it - but they're amazing.

Fred wrote:

chuckle_butty wrote:

Fred wrote:

Bangers and mash with mushy people might not sound or look good, but it's something you have to try.
One taste and your mouth will love you forever.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/imag … E0Up6bqKEQ

Hey Fred.......I usually have mushy peas, lmao xx

Chuckles

I'm going to teach my wife how to make them.
Garden peas, boiling water, and that's about it - but they're amazing.

Fred,

You originally said, "mushy people", hahahaha xx

CB

chuckle_butty wrote:

Fred wrote:

chuckle_butty wrote:

Hey Fred.......I usually have mushy peas, lmao xx

Chuckles

I'm going to teach my wife how to make them.
Garden peas, boiling water, and that's about it - but they're amazing.

Fred,

You originally said, "mushy people", hahahaha xx

CB

I admit nothing.

Fred wrote:

XB23 wrote:

Not surprising when more than half the English are overweight or obese.

What can I say? We have great pies.

I love English food. But sadly or fortunately? (weight-wise), most of it is out of bounds for religious reasons.

Priscilla wrote:

Hi,

When living abroad, tasting the local cuisine is part of discovering the country.

What is your favorite food in England?

What is the local speciality?

Share with us the local tastes of England and why not your best recipe.

Thank you in advance,

Priscilla

Gammon steak with egg and pineapple for me! Oh, I can only dream of it as I moved now in France. Hehe. There's a fish and chips bar in Nottingham that sells a big part of fish. Ahhhhh.... I miss!

Fred wrote:

Liver and onions.

People have all but stopped eating this now, and I have no clue where.
This amazing English dish was exceptionally popular when I was a kid, and remains just as delicious today.
Usually made from cow's liver, this stuff is high in everything good for you, and tastes great.
It's commonly served with mash, chips, and usually mushy peas.

http://i2.wp.com/mylivingnutrition.com/ … =580%2C580

I like this! Liver pie also. Miam miam.

Fred wrote:

SimCityAT wrote:

You have to try Fish N Chips

You sure do - yummy.
Unlike American style fries, English chips are large and really tasty, always made from potato actually chipped, not mashed up and reconstituted.
The fish is usually white fish from the North sea.

Yorkshire puddings are also a must for the traveler to the north of England, as is (if you feel adventurous) black pudding.

That's boiled pig's blood, fried and served as part of a full English breakfast.
Some religious groups would find this a problem as it contains pretty much everything Muslims, Jews, and many Buddhists and Hindus can't eat.

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Ah, that's a lovely picture of English breakfast! Miam miam. I used to live in England and I miss this. Hehe.

Odd as it seems, I don't really miss English food, save the chip butties - but my wife makes the best ones outside of Barnsley.

I miss the Indian food.

Even though this thread is about English food, the extremely wide variety of non English food available is worth a note. England (especially the cities) has a large population from outside the UK, and they bring their food with them, opening restaurants based on food from their part of the world.

This is a massive boost for anyone with a curious tongue, and very good news for expats in England who miss home food.
We even have a couple of Malay street hawkers as you go down the steps of the Malay consulate in London. ....... and their food is delicious.

XB23 wrote:

I love English food. But sadly or fortunately? (weight-wise), most of it is out of bounds for religious reasons.

This could be a problem for many religious groups in the UK.
Muslims and Jews will share similar issues; some Buddhists and Hindus will have problems as well.

Even fish and chips can be a problem as most chip shops fry the pork sausages in the same oil as the fish, removing any possibility of it being halal or kosher.

they all sound good, I hope to visit England soon and try them for myself!!

Scone with jam and clotted cream is heaven.