Traditional English food
The usual meals in England are:
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Breakfast - between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
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Lunch - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m.
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Afternoon tea – between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
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Dinner (supper) - between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Traditionally, people in Britain have enjoyed a substantial hot meal for breakfast, featuring eggs , bacon , and sausage , accompanied by toast and tea or coffee . Many other items ( kedgeree , grilled or fried tomatoes , baked beans , fried sliced bread , fried potato and mushrooms ) may be included depending on taste and location.
The traditional English breakfast is called the 'Full English' and sometimes referred to as 'The Full English Fry-up'.
Many people eat lunch while at work or school. Employers and schools usually provide a lunch break in the middle of the day, lasting as much as an hour. Some factories and schools have canteens where you can eat.
But the packed lunch is the most common thing to eat. A packed lunch normally consists of some sandwiches, a packet of crisps, an apple and a can of something to drink, for example, coca-cola.
Tea is very popular among the English; it may almost be called their national drink. The English like it strong and fresh made. The English put one teaspoon of tea for each person. Tea means two things. It is a drink and a meal.
Traditionally, loose tea would be served in a teapot with milk and sugar. This would be accompanied by various sandwiches , scones and usually cakes and pastries . The food would be often served in a tiered stand.
Dinner – the evening meal – is the biggest and the main meal of the day. It begins with soup .
The most typical thing to eat for dinner is "meat and two vegs". This consists of a piece of meat accompanied by two different boiled vegetables. One of the vegetables is almost always potatoes . The British eat a lot of potatoes.
Traditional Drinks in England
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Tea
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Coffee
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Bitter
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Wine
English Puddings and Desserts.
A pudding is the dessert course of a meal. There are hundreds of variations of sweet puddings in England but each pudding begins with the same basic ingredients of milk, sugar, eggs, flour and butter. Many of the puddings involve fresh fruit such as raspberries or strawberries , custard , cream , and cakes .
Bread and butter pudding is old English favourite food.
Festival Food: Christmas
Turkey
Mince pie
Christmas pudding
Stuffing
Festival Food: St. Valentine’s Day
Cakes
Sweethearts Cookies
Festival Food: Shrove Tuesday
Semla
Pancakes
Festival Food: Good Friday
Hot cross buns
Fish
Festival Food: Easter Day
Roast Lamb
Chicken
Chocolate Eggs
Take away food. (Eat out food)
Take-away meals became very popular and most towns have a selection of Indian, Italian, Chinese and Greek Restaurants. You will also find MacDonald’s, Burger King and Subway.