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Specialties of the United Kingdom

The UK has been criticized for not having a food culture compared to other European countries; however, with the UK's accession to the European Union, different food cultures have been introduced to the UK, resulting in a revolutionary change in the food needs of British consumers. In short, British food is prepared in two ways; baked in the oven and boiled in a pan. When cooking, no condiments are put in, and when eating, some salt, pepper, mustard, hot sauce and so on are put in according to personal preference. It is said to respect people's preferences, but it is also inevitable that there is a suspicion of cutting corners. But this is indeed the British favorite way of cooking.

They are used to braising, grilling, frying and deep-frying food, even vegetables. Meat, seafood, game cooking also have a unique way; and they have a special preference for beef, such as barbecue beef, not only attached to the consumption of seasonal vegetables, grilled taro, will be added to the steak with a little mustard sauce; in the use of ingredients preferred cream and alcohol; in the spices prefer cinnamon and other fresh spices.

The more well-known British cuisine dishes are: beef loin pie, fish and chips, Royal Cream Chicken and so on. The British love to hunt, and during the hunting season, which occurs only once a year, there are many hotels or restaurants that offer game dinners, such as hare, pheasant, wild goat, and other cooking.

The general cooking of game, are used some juniper berries or berries and wine, this practice is to remove the food itself stinky flavor. They are very particular about breakfast. British restaurants serve a wide variety of meals, fruit juice, fruit, eggs, meat, porridge, bread, jam and coffee. The popular afternoon tea also originated in Britain, the more well-known Victoria style, the content can be said to be all-encompassing, including a variety of snacks, muffins, fruit tarts and sandwiches and so on.

Dinner for the British is also the most important part of daily life, they choose the meal time is usually later, and are eating and drinking and chatting to promote the friendship between the diners, you can imagine that they belong to a very autonomous people, a dinner for them may take a few hours!

In the UK, there are a lot of people who love to drink, mainly because the UK itself is a wine-producing country. Did you know that the British spend a lot of money on alcohol? The British spend a lot more on alcohol than they do on anything else. Well-known liquors such as Scotch whisky and gin come from the UK.

Traditional British food can only be found in pubs (Pub), the most representative meals are roast beef with Yorkshire Pudding (Yorkshire Pudding), as well as steak and kidney pie (Steak& Kidney Pie), Scottish smoked salmon, as well as a variety of light and dark beers and fruit wines, a variety of sweet wines and whiskies, cheeses and so on. English afternoon tea is of course also a classic experience, Scones plus jam-style tea with the protagonist, find a classical bistro to sit, enjoy the British accumulated centuries of tea drinking tradition.

Beef pie

For beef or beef kidney, some special flavor, eat used to feel very delicious, this is also a typical lunch in the bistro, must try it yo!

Dover sole

The fish dishes in the UK are very tasty, and there are several restaurant chains in London specializing in fish dishes. The plaice caught in the Dover Straits in particular is light, fresh and delicious!

Grilled steak

This is a masterpiece of British cuisine, made from large chunks of raw, greasy beef roasted in the oven, and, as with pan-fried steak, the waiter will ask you if you prefer it rare or well-done when you order it. The beef is served in a mustard sauce, and the Yorkshire pudding, which is served as a side dish, is also famous.

Fish and chips

This is the UK? McDonald's? , a cheap and convenient food. The fish is mostly plaice or cod, and the fries are served with salt or vinegar (many Britons use both), which is very popular with the general public.