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English cuisine

English cuisine. Albert Mestsaninov PT12-PV 25/3/2013. The features of English cuisine. English cuisine includes, traditions, styles and recipes associated with England; It has distinctive attributes of its own; It also shares much with wider British cuisine;

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English cuisine

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  1. English cuisine Albert Mestsaninov PT12-PV 25/3/2013

  2. The features of English cuisine • English cuisine includes, traditions, styles and recipes associated with England; • It has distinctive attributes of its own; • It also shares much with wider British cuisine; • There was a large importation of ingredients and ideas from North America, China and India during the time of the British Empire and a result of post war immigration.

  3. Traditional Meals • In the early modern period the food of England was historically characterized by its simplicity and a high quality of natural produce; • Traditional meals have ancient origin such as bread and cheese, roasted and stewed meat, boiled vegetables, and broths, and freshwater and saltwater fish; • The 14th century English cookbook contains recipes for these dishes;

  4. Modern English Cuisine • Fish and chips were recently number one urban food eaten from newspaper with salt and vinegar; • Pies and sausages with mashed potatoes, onion and gravy are very popular; • Now all these dishes are matched in popularity by curries from India and stir fries based on Chinese and Thai cooking; • Italian and French cuisine are also widely adopted; • The innovation of fast food from the United States is absorbed.

  5. A “Full Breakfast” • A “full breakfast” is eaten the whole of the Britain ; • The names change depending on where it is served; • The origin of the breakfast is believed to originate in rural England as a meal to carry a worker through a long morning; • The “full breakfast” is traditionally served at breakfast time; • But it is served at lunchtime everywhere in hotels and at the restaurants.

  6. At the restaurant • Waiter: Hello! Can I help you? • Mr. A: Well, could we have famous full English breakfast? • Mrs. A: Dear, it’s lunch time. • Waiter: The full breakfast is served at lunchtime everywhere in hotels and at the restaurants. • Mr. A: Fine. Bacon and eggs and… What do you recommend? • Waiter: Bacon and eggs, but they are accompanied by sausages, grilled tomato, mushrooms, tea, toasts and marmalade.

  7. At the restaurant • Mr. A: Is this breakfast served all over Britain? • Waiter: Yes, but each country has its own accompaniments. • Mr. A: What kind? • Waiter: A full English breakfast may have black pudding, baked beans and fried bread. A full Irish – white pudding and soda bread, Welsh –loverbread. • Mr. A: Let’s start with bacon and eggs and then… • Mrs. A: And tea with toast and marmalade.

  8. Sunday Roast • .The traditional English dinner for Sunday is known as Sunday Roast; • It’s time for families to get together and share a good meal; • Roast beef is number one but pork and lamb work well too; • Yorkshire puddings, roasted potatoes and vegetable are served with the main course; • A delicious gravy is made of the pan juice, red wine , meat or vegetable stock and butter is added to the roast.

  9. What is tea for the British • Tea is the national drink of the British; • Britain imports about 20% of all the world’s tea; • It was introduced in Britain in 1657 by Catharine King Charles’s wife; • The English custom of afternoon tea goes back to the late 18th century; • The British drink more than any other nation – about 4 kilos a head or 1,650 cups of tea a year; • Most popular is black tea.

  10. References • ….. • http://www.england.org.za/english-cuisine.php • http://britishfood.about.com./od/introtobritishfood/a/England • THANKS FOR WATCHING

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