GLOSSARY OF BRITISH GLOSSARY OF BRITISH FOODFOOD

When people eat•Breakfast•Elevenses •Lunch (1 pm )•Tea (6 pm)•Supper (evening

meal)•Dinner

BAKED BEANS

Beans, sometimes baked but, despite the name, usually

stewed, in a sauce.

Usually canned, they are eaten on

toasts, especially for

breakfast.

Bangers and MashBangers and MashSausages and mashed potatoes,

Black PuddingBlack PuddingType of blood sausage

commonly eaten in Great Britain, and Ireland

Yorkshire puddingYorkshire pudding It is an English food made from eggs, flour, and

milk or water. It is often served with

beef and gravy and is part of the

traditional Sunday roast.

A Ploughman's LunchA Ploughman's LunchIt is crusty bread, cheese with It is crusty bread, cheese with

pickled onions, it may also pickled onions, it may also contain a selection of cold meats, contain a selection of cold meats, ham, maybe a slice of pate and a ham, maybe a slice of pate and a

slice of pork pie, sometimes slices slice of pork pie, sometimes slices of apple or other seasonal fruit.of apple or other seasonal fruit.

There are over 700 named British cheeses produced in the UK

Stilton is a good blue cheese but very expensive

HaggisIt is a savoury

pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart,

liver, and lungs); minced with onion,

oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, traditionally

encased in the animal's stomach

Cornish pastyCornish pasty A traditional Cornish pasty is one

of the first ever fast foods, steeped in history, heritage and

customs from its native Cornwall.

Pasties may no longer be the food of tin miners, but they are

one of the nation's favourite snack or lunch foods. The pasty also makes a substantial supper dish when served with peas and

gravy.

Marmite – you either love i t or hate i t

• Marmite is a nutritious, black, tasty, savoury spread enjoyable on toast or bread or even as a cooking ingredient.

• It is a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive, powerful flavour, which is extremely salty, made of yeast extract

Shepherds PieShepherds Pie

Ground lamb meat with vegetables, mashed potatoes and

grated with cheese on.

British BreadEl pan es bueno, hay muchas

variedades de pan.

Toad-in-the-HoleToad-in-the-Hole

It is a traditional English dish consisting of sausages in

Yorkshire pudding batter, usually

served with onion gravy and

vegetables.

Lancashire Lancashire hotpothotpot

A stew of meat, onions, and

potatoes, typically

covered with a layer of sliced

potato

BUBBLE AND SQUEAK

It’s a traditional English dish made with the shallow-fried leftover

vegetables from a roast dinner. The main ingredients are potato and

cabbage, but carrots, peas, Brussels sprouts, or any other

leftover vegetables can be added.

TRADITIONAL DRINKS

BEER

BITTER IS THE MOST FAMOUS

Stoutis black and a bit bitter.

The most popular is

Guiness, the Irish beer.

When you ask for a beer you have to say what

type and the quantity. “A pint” o “half a pint if you say nothing it is understood that you

want a pint (half a litre, more or less)

• 1 pint No change to your English• 2 pints Your English goes up a

level• 3   “Your English goes up a level

(but the grammar disappears)• 4   “You become very fluent, but

start mixing English with your own language

• 5   “You discover you can sing in English, and are brilliant at karaoke

• 6   “You suddenly know lots of taboo words in English (fortunately, no-one else seems to understand them)

• 7   “You can’t speak English at all (and also forget your own language)

• Over 7 (Danger Zone!)You start speaking American English