The United Kingdom is possibly one of our favorite destinations if you are looking for tradition. Yes, not only a tourist attractions. We do have a wide and varied cuisine in Britain today, no more do we suffer under the image of grey boiled meat! After years of disparagement by various countries (especially the French) Britain now has an enviable culinary reputation. In fact some of the great chefs now come from Britain, I kid you not!
However Britain's culinary expertise is not new! In the past British cooking was amongst the best in the world. Traditional British cuisine is substantial, yet simple and wholesome. The aim of this article is to pay homage to the British culinary revolution with 10 classic dishes that you have to try.
1. Lancashire Hotpot
The Irish have their stew, the Welsh have Cawl and in Lancashire they have Hotpot. Lancashire Hotpot is probably the most famous dish to come from the county of Lancashire and as you can see in this recipe it is very simple and straightforward to make. Hotpot is a long, slow cooked recipe, yet unlike many stews, it is still quite light and suitable for eating all year round (save perhaps on a really hot summer's day). Pop it in the oven, leave for a couple of hours and you have a great supper dish and, it tastes even better the next day when the flavours have had time to develop.
2. Bangers and Mash
You might see this on offer in a pub or cafe. Simply put, bangers are sausages, and mash is potato that's been boiled and then mashed up (usually with butter). The sausage used in bangers and mash can be made of pork or beef with apple or tomato seasoning; often a Lincolnshire, or Cumberland sausage is used. The dish is usually served with a rich onion gravy. Although sometimes stated that the term "bangers" has its origins in World War II, the term was actually in use at least as far back as 1919. The name banger is believed to come from the habit of sausages bursting in the pan with a bang if cooked too quickly.
3. Steak and kidney pie
A classic in British Food has to be the Steak and Kidney Pie. This steak and kidney pie recipe, may at first seem a little daunting but that is only because the filing needs a long slow cook, but that gives you lots of time to make the pastry. To save time, you can make the pastry ahead of time or use the time while the filling is cooking to make and rest the pastry.
4. Kedgeree
Kedgeree is a traditional British breakfast dish made from curried rice, smoked fish, boiled eggs, parsley and lemon juice. Kedgeree may be considered a traditional British breakfast dish but its roots are well bedded in Indian cooking having started its life as khichari, a humble dish of rice and lentils. Thanks to the British Raj and the colonization of the sub-continent the dish was taken, adapted and turned into something more familiar to those serving in India, and it returned to these shores with them.
5. Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken Tikka Masala is one of Britain's favorite foods. This is the UK’s most popular dish and was, as legend says, created in an Indian restaurant in Glasgow. It is even considered one of our national dishes. There are many chicken tikka masala recipes, some hot, some creamy, some creamy and hot! This is my favorite chicken tikka masala recipe because I like a spicy, but not too hot or creamy dish. It is so easy to make and the success of the dish is allowing plenty of time to marinate the chicken; allow a minimum of 2 hours up to overnight in the refrigerator.
6. Fish and chips
Deep-fried fish in a crispy batter with fat golden chips is still one of Britain and Ireland's favorite meals. The love for them ranks alongside Roast Beef and Yorkshire Puddings , and the recently nominated Chicken Tikka Masala , as the English National Dish .
No one knows precisely where or when fish and chips came together. Chips (pommes frites) had arrived in Britain from France in the eighteenth century. The first mention in 1854 was when a leading chef included ‘thin cut potatoes cooked in oil’ in his recipe book, Shilling Cookery. Around this time fish warehouses sold fried fish and bread, with mention of them in Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist published in 1830.
There are claims to the first ‘chippie’ (fish and chip shop) from Lancashire in the North and London in the South of England. Whoever it may have been, the trade grew to feed a rapidly expanding population, reaching a staggering 35,000 shops in the 1930’s, leveling to around 11,000 now. The Federation of Fish Friers in the UK claim that in 1995 the British consumed 300 million servings of fish and chips equating to six servings for every man woman and child in the country. The record for the largest number of portions sold in one day by an independent fish and chip shop is over 4,000.
Fish and chips helped feed the masses during the First World War and were one of only a few foods not rationed in the Second.
7. Full Sunday Roast : Sunday Roast with Yorkshire Pudding
What is a Full Sunday Roast? Given that Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding is one of the British national dishes it comes as no surprise In Britain and Ireland Sunday lunch is considered one of the main meals of the week. Across the British Isles and Ireland there are different names for this special meal and you will hear it called Sunday lunch, Sunday dinner (even if it is eaten at lunchtime) and most commonly, a full Sunday roast. Sunday lunch is referred to as a full Sunday roast because the star player in the lunch is a roast meat. There is no better main course for a traditional Sunday lunch than a roast. Roast Beef is the number one favorite but other roasts like pork, lamb or chicken work well. Yorkshire Puddings are sometimes served as a starter or with the main course alongside the meat with roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables. No Sunday Roast is complete without lashings of gravy made from the meat juices.
8. Beef Wellington
If you want a classy dish to feed your crowd then look no further than a classic British food - a Beef Wellington.
Beef Wellington was named after the Duke of Wellington in 1851 and has graced British tables ever since. It is based on a classic French boeuf en croute - beef wrapped in pastry. When perfectly cooked, the beef remains soft and melting and the pastry jacket, crisp and golden. Cooking several Wellingtons is no easy job but the results are fabulous. Serve with huge tureens of vegetables and you are on to a winner.
9. Welsh Rarebit
Welsh rarebit, perhaps the most famous Welsh dish of them all and one which, along with Irish Stew and Scottish Haggis, travelled the world over. This tasty treat is a chic version of cheese on toast and is made using grated Cheddar or Stilton cheese and a mustard and beer sauce that is mixed together with an egg and placed on top of a slice of toast before being grilled in the oven.
10. Syllabub
In the seventeenth century, a milkmaid would send a stream of new, warm milk directly from a cow into a bowl of spiced cider or ale. A light curd would form on top with a lovely whey underneath. This, according to Elizabeth David, was the original syllabub. Today's syllabub is more solid (its origins can also be traced to the seventeenth century, albeit to the upper classes) and mixes sherry and/or brandy, sugar, lemon, nutmeg, and double cream into a custard-like dessert or an eggnog-like beverage, depending upon the cook.
11. Bubble and Squeak
Bubble and squeak (sometimes just called bubble) is a traditional English dish made with the shallow-fried leftover vegetables from a Sunday roast dinner. The chief ingredients are potato and cabbage, but carrots, peas, brussels sprouts, and other vegetables can be added. It is usually served with cold meat from the Sunday roast, and pickles, but you can eat it on its own. Traditionally the meat was added to the bubble and squeak itself, although nowadays the vegetarian version is more common. The cold chopped vegetables (and cold chopped meat if used) are fried in a pan together with mashed potato until the mixture is well-cooked and browned. There are various theories as to the origin of its name, one of them being that it is a description of the action and sound made during the cooking process.
There are many more traditional foods in the UK that actually make you feel hungry, but traditional foods above are the most popular. How about that? How hungry you are seeing all the delicious British traditional food ? there's more diversity in the UK that I will discuss in my blog. Do not forget to read my blog. Keep Calm and God Save All of Us !!
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