what are some important and interesting facts about british cuisine?

Question

i'm going to teach for a day about the british cuisines.. and i'm on a search to find information that would be meaningful to talk about without having to go into deep detail..

Answer 1

Brits have become famous for having the best Indian food outside of India. Otherwise its "Fish n Chips"!

They are known for their fine British cookies and jams.
Although the famous shortbread cookies are Scottish and
their fine teas are all Indian! They have adopted Indian food as their own just like pizza is adopted here from Italy.

Anglo-Indian cuisine is the often distinct cuisine of the Anglo-Indian community. Traditional British dishes, like roast beef, are often spiced with the addition of cloves, red chillies, and other Indian spices. Fish or meat is often cooked in curry form with Indian vegetables. Anglo-Indian food often involves liberal use of coconut, yogurt and almonds. Roasts and curries, rice dishes, and breads all have a distinctive flavour. Salted Beef Tongue, Country Captain, Fish Rissoles and, of course, Mulligatawny, are some of the better known Anglo-Indian dishes. The cuisine's sweatmeats include seasonal favourites like the "kul-kuls" and "rose-cookies" traditionally made pre-Christmas. There is also a great deal of innovation to be seen in their soups, entrees, side dishes, sauces and salads. A sauce that started out as an Anglo-Indian delicacy was brought to the UK by Lord Marcus Sandys, the Governor of Bengal, who retired to Worcester. The recipe was bought by Lea and Perrins and made into a commercial success as Worcestershire sauce.

Some early restaurants in England served Anglo-Indian food, such as Veeraswamy in Regent Street, London, and their sister restaurant, Chutney Mary. They have however, largely reverted to the standard Indian dishes that are better known to the British public.

The term is also used for the Indian dishes adapted during the British Raj in India some of which later became fashionable in Britain.

The British also introduced some European foods to India which are still eaten now, such as beetroot.

More recently in the 20th century, the Bangladeshis in Britain have anglicized various Indian and Bangladeshi dishes resulting in some well known British favourites like the chicken tikka masala and balti.

Answer 2

"British cuisine" has changed dramatically in the last two decades. The reputation for dullness & blandness grew out of the curious longevity of food rationing imposed during WWII, which apparently lingered on long after the war, and left a nasty mark on "British food" that lasted (!) until the 1990s, when British cooks recovered their pride and began making fine food again.

Google "British culinary trends", or read what these schoolkids have to say! =>

Answer 3

Try reporting on Chef Jamie Oliver. He has a lot to say about British food and loves getting the word out about it. Other than that try to find some British version of the Comedy Channel.

Answer 4

I have never known of anything good about the british cuisine!

Answer 5

possibly the most successful fake out in military history.Gen. Patton was the only allied commander the Germans feared.As a result of this fear (or respect )the Germans always took special care to know about Patton's actions.As a result of Patton's slapping incident in Sicily(I will spare you the details),General Patton was almost relieved of command. In punishment Patton was ordered to command a fictional nonexistent army in England.This fictional army was to basically fake the intention of invading France at the pais DE Calais.This is exactly where the Germans expected the invasion and where the bulk of their defence efforts were centralized. Patton was disgusted by this assignment but as good soldier does once given an order he made sure it was carried out.The germans were totally fooled to the point that they were still expecting Pattons invasion at the pais de calais even after the actual invasion of normandy.

Answer 6

the british are not known for their cuisine

Answer 7

British cuisine has the reputation of being very bland and uninspired.

Answer 8

it's fatty and bland
good luck with making that interesting

Answer 9

There are none.