British Cuisine

1. Many visitors to Britain do not have a clear idea about British food. Many visitors do not know what British cuisine is. There are responses to some comments made by international students after being asked the question, "What do you think about British food?" –”It's greasy”.

2. You may think that British people eat greasy food (like fish and chips) every day. You may be offered a cooked breakfast every day if you stay in a hotel. Britain is a dairy country, however - so milk, butter, cheese and cream are used more than in some countries. Many British people eat toasts with butter and jam, or marmalade. Others prefer a bowl of cereal; for example, cornflakes or muesli with milk. Breakfast may contain food such as sausages, bacon, kippers, black pudding, scrambled or poached eggs or baked beans. A Sunday roast is a traditional meal eaten by a family at Sunday lunchtime; for example, roast beef with roast potatoes, stewed parsnips or boiled peas, Yorkshire pudding and gravy. Mint sauce or redcurrant jelly is often served with lamb, apple sauce with grilled pork, and horseradish sauce with beef, cranberry sauce with turkey. Stuffing may be eaten with poultry. After the main dish it is common to eat a dessert also known as afters. People may drink tea, and often eat biscuits, cakes, or a scone with rhubarb jam or savouries such as sandwiches and crumpets. British people enjoy eating sweets and crisps or chocolate bars and nuts between meals. – "It's boring”.

3. There is actually a very wide variety of food. It is increasingly popular for British people to get a takeaway or go to a restaurant instead of cooking at home. People use a chance to try different types of fresh vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli, spinach, leeks, celery, lettuce and exotic fruit, juicy herbs, different condiments. There are Chinese spicy dishes, Indian curry, Italian pizza or pasta, Turkish kebabs, Japanese sushi and so on. Ingredients are available from many parts of the world.

4. Eating out in pubs is also very popular among people. It’s a place to drink good beer, play darts or dominos and chat in informal surroundings. But the realization that drinking alcohol and driving a car didn't mix left many in crisis. Luckily landlords soon realized that things must be changed and the modern pub emerged, selling good "real" ale (Guinness) – low alcohol beer and good traditional food. Some pubs brew their own beer and have names. – "It's dangerous".

5. British farmers have had some problems in recent years due to the spread of BSE (mad cow disease) within cattle in the 1990s, and then foot-and-mouth disease within sheep in 2001. These diseases caused many animals to be killed, and led to the introduction of new and tight controls. Since the BSE crises of the 1990s increasing numbers of the British population have adopted vegetarianism. As of 2003 it was estimated that there were between 3 and 4 mln vegetarians in the UK, and around 7 mln people claim to eat no red meat.

6. Obesity and diabetes are on the rise in this country. Fast-food and junk food consumption have increased in the UK over the past three decades. These menus tend to include foods high in fat, sugar and calories and low in fiber and nutrients.

7. Nowadays much research is done on Genetically Modified foods. It is aimed at increasing the size of strawberries, lemons, gooseberries and raspberries or grapes and producing foods which will help to fight diseases. Many people in the UK object to the idea of GM foods. They believe that GM products are dangerous as they are insufficiently tested. It is very possible that in the very near future the whole way of eating will change.

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