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Sunday, 20 January 2019

Food in Britain

There are several aspects of food and eating in Britain that are shocking or at least surprising for a Spaniard:
  • Meal times and names:




Marmite by Malcolm Farmer
  • Large breakfasts. A proper traditional breakfast might include fried eggs, sausage, baked beans, bacon, toast, fried tomatoes, mushrooms, toast or fried bread ... and, of course, a cup of tea or coffee. However, nowadays, most people in Britain just have a simpler breakfast with cereal, toast, a cup of tea or coffee and some juice. A "nice cuppa" refers to a cup of tea.
  • Many people will drink tea or coffee while having a meal, instead of drinking water. It might be difficult to imagine someone eating soup while drinking soup, but not from a Briton.
  • Almost anything can be eaten on toast: beans, Marmite, egg, tomato, cheese...
  • Tea time at Lucy's by MrsWoman
  • Tea is the national drink. It is drunk at all meals, any time of the day and any time of the year, not just for the meal called "tea".
  •  There are also some foods that may seem strange to foreigners:
    • haggis
    • Scotch eggs
    • Toad in the hole
    • black pudding
    • Welsh rarebit
  • Fish and chips. If you don't know what to eat any time, you may pop into a fish and chips shop and buy your dinner there.
Penny Lane fish and chips shop by Loco Steve
Fish and chips by Richard Allaway



READ MORE:

https://britainexplorer.com/ten-strange-british-foods/
https://www.buzzfeed.com/tabathaleggett/food-quirks-that-british-people-dont-realise-are-weird

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