TRADITIONAL

FOOD IN
ENGLAND
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 English cuisine encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes
associated with England. It has distinctive attributes of its own, but also
shares much with wider British cuisine, partly through the importation of
ingredients and ideas from the Americas, China, and India during the time
of the British Empire and as a result of post-war immigration.

English cooking has been

influenced by foreign
ingredients and cooking styles
since the Middle Ages.
Curry was introduced from the Indian
subcontinent and adapted to English
tastes from the eighteenth century with
Hannah Glasse's recipe for chicken
"currey". French cuisine influenced
English recipes throughout the
Victorian era.
After the rationing of the Second World War, Elizabeth David's 1950 A
Book of Mediterranean Food had wide influence, bringing Italian cuisine
to English homes. Her success encouraged other cookery writers to
describe other styles, including Chinese and Thai cuisine. England
continues to absorb culinary ideas from all over the world.
 BANGERS AND MASH

Also known as sausages and mash,

this traditional dish consists of
sausages and mashed potato, and is
often accompanied with peas and
gravy. This dish can usually be
found on a menu in most pubs
across the country, or can be made
very easily at home.
FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST

They say that breakfast is the most

important meal of the day, which is why
if you are doing something physically or
mentally demanding, you need to have a
full English breakfast! This breakfast
usually includes: bacon, sausages, eggs,
baked beans, toast, mushrooms,
tomatoes, hash browns and black
puddings .
 SHEPHERD’S PIE/COTTAGE
PIE
These two dishes are very similar; the only
difference is the choice of meat used in the
dish; in shepherd’s pie you use lamb whilst in
cottage pie you use beef. And to confuse you
even more, neither of these dishes are pies in
the usual sense with pastry. Shepherd’s pie and
cottage pie consists of: mince (lamb or beef),
vegetables (such as; carrots, tomatoes, and
onions), and potatoes which are on top of the
meaty pie like filling.
THE VICTORIA SPONGE

The Victoria sponge, was named

after Queen Victoria, who was
known to enjoy a slice of the sponge
cake with her afternoon tea. Victoria
sponge filling consists of strawberry
jam and whipped double cream.
Thank you for
attention!