Traditional English food has been greatly influenced by other national cuisines in recent years. Despite this fact, if you travel to Britain, you can still be served up traditional English dishes in a restaurant or at a hotel.
A typical English breakfast is usually quite big and substantial. It includes pork sausages, bacon and eggs, tomatoes, baked beans, mushrooms and a toast. Some people enjoy porridge, fruit and yogurt in the morning, followed by a toast and jam, or orange marmalade. A traditional breakfast drink is tea, which British people prefer having with cold milk. Another popular morning drink is orange juice.
For many Englishmen lunch is a fast meal. In big cities there are a lot of sandwich bars where office clerks can choose all sorts of sandwiches with meat, fish, chicken, ham, prawns, eggs, cheese, vegetables and lettuce. English pubs also serve good food for lunch, hot and cold. Quite a lot of workers go to the famous “fish and chips shops” and buy their favorite deep fried cod or haddock with French fries.
A lot of Englishmen drink their 5 o’clock tea. It’s a traditional light meal after work. People enjoy their favorite teas with cookies, cakes, freshly baked sweet buns, scones and other pastries.
British people eat their evening meal at about 7 o'clock, when all members of the family are at home together. As a rule, a typical dinner is meat and vegetables. It can be roast chicken or lamb with potatoes, or steamed vegetables with meat gravy. For dessert, English wives cook various puddings and serve them with ice-cream or jam.
On Sundays British families like to sit together at the table enjoying roast beef, lamb or chicken, served with Yorkshire pudding and dressed with English mustard, apple sauce, cranberry sauce or mint sauce.
English food is simple but very delicious. Today it continues to merge in national cuisines from all over the world.
Translation
Traditional English food has been heavily influenced by other national cuisines in recent years. Despite this fact, if you travel to the UK, you may still be served traditional English food in a restaurant or hotel.
A typical English breakfast is usually quite large and substantial. It includes pork sausages, bacon and eggs, tomatoes, baked beans, mushrooms and toast. Some people like to eat porridge, fruit and yoghurt in the morning, followed by toast with jam or orange marmalade. The traditional breakfast drink is tea, which the British love to drink with cold milk. Another popular morning drink is orange juice.
For many English people, lunch is a quick meal. In big cities there are many sandwich bars where office clerks can choose any kind of sandwich with meat, fish, chicken, ham, shrimp, eggs, cheese, vegetables and lettuce. English pubs also serve good food, hot and cold, for lunch. Quite a few workers go to the famous Fish and Chips cafes and buy their favorite deep-fried cod or haddock and chips.
Many English people drink five o'clock tea. This is a traditional light meal after work. People enjoy their favorite variety of tea with biscuits, cakes, freshly baked sweet buns, scones and other baked goods.
The British have dinner in the evening at about 7 o'clock, when all family members are at home together. Typically, a typical dinner consists of meat and vegetables. It could be roast chicken or lamb with potatoes, or steamed vegetables and meat with gravy. For dessert, English wives prepare various puddings and serve them with ice cream or jam.
Meals in Britain
A traditional English breakfast is a very big meal - sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms... . But nowadays many people just have cereal with milk and sugar, or toast with marmalade, jam, or honey. Marmalade and jam are not the same! Marmalade is made from oranges and jam is made from other fruit. The traditional breakfast drink is tea, which people have with cold milk. Some people have coffee, often instant coffee, which is made with just hot water.
Many visitors to Britain find this coffee disgusting!
For many people lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich bars, where office workers can choose the kind of bread they want - brown, white, or roll - and then all sorts of salad and meat or fish to go in the sandwich. Pubs often serve good, cheap food, both hot and cold. School-children can have a hot meal at school, but many just take a snack from home - a sandwich, a drink, some fruit, and perhaps some crisps.
Tea means two things. It is a drink and a meal! Some people have afternoon tea, with sandwiches, cakes, and, of course, a cup of tea. Cream teas are popular. You have scones (a kind of cake) with cream and jam.
The evening meal is the main meal of the day for many people. They usually have it quite early, between 6.00 and 8.00, and often the whole family eats together.
On Sundays many families have a traditional lunch. They have roast meat, either beef, lamb, chicken, or pork, with potatoes, vegetables, and gravy. Gravy is a sauce made from the juices.
The British like food from other countries, too, especially Italian, French, Chinese, and Indian. People often get take-away meals - you buy the food at the restaurant and then bring it home to eat. Eating in Britain is quite international!
Meals in Britain A traditional English breakfast is a very big meal - sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms... . But nowadays many people just have cereal with milk and sugar, or toast with marmalade, jam, or honey. Marmalade and jam are not the same! Marmalade is made from oranges and jam is made from other fruit. The traditional breakfast drink is tea, which people have with cold milk. Some people have coffee, often instant coffee, which is made with just hot water. Many visitors to Britain find this coffee disgusting! For many people lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich bars, where office workers can choose the kind of bread they want - brown, white, or roll - and then all sorts of salad and meat or fish to go in the sandwich. Pubs often serve good, cheap food, both hot and cold. School-children can have a hot meal at school, but many just take a snack from home - a sandwich, a drink, some fruit, and perhaps some crisps. Tea means two things. It is a drink and a meal! Some people have afternoon tea, with sandwiches, cakes, and, of course, a cup of tea. Cream teas are popular. You have scones (a kind of cake) with cream and jam. The evening meal is the main meal of the day for many people. They usually have it quite early, between 6.00 and 8.00, and often the whole family eats together. On Sundays many families have a traditional lunch. They have roast meat, either beef, lamb, chicken, or pork, with potatoes, vegetables, and gravy. Gravy is a sauce made from the juices. The British like food from other countries, too, especially Italian, French, Chinese, and Indian. People often get take-away meals - you buy the food at the restaurant and then bring it home to eat. Eating in Britain is quite international!
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Food in Great Britain The traditional English breakfast is a very big meal - sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms.... But today many people simply eat cereal with milk and sugar, or toast with jam, preserves or honey. Marmalade and jam are not the same! Orange jam and other fruit jam. The traditional breakfast drink is tea, which people have with cold milk. Some people often have coffee, instant coffee, which is made with just hot water. Many visitors to the UK find this coffee disgusting! For many people, lunch is a snack. In cities there are many sandwich bars, where office workers can choose the type of bread they want - brown, white, or roll - and then all kinds of salad and meat or fish in the sandwich. Pubs often serve good, cheap food, hot and cold. School children may have a hot meal at school, but many simply have a snack from home - a sandwich, a drink, some fruit and maybe some crisps. Tea means two things. It's a drink and a meal! Some people have afternoon tea with sandwiches, cakes and of course a cup of tea. Tea with cream is popular. You have scones (a kind of cake) with cream and jam. Dinner is the main meal of the day for many people. They usually have it quite early, between 6.00 and 8.00, and often the whole family eats together. On Sundays, many families have a traditional lunch. They have fried meat, beef, lamb, chicken or pork, with potatoes, vegetables and sauce. Gravy is a sauce made from juices. The British like food from other countries too, especially Italian, French, Chinese and Indian. People often get take-out meals - you buy food at a restaurant and then bring it home to eat. Food in Britain is quite international!
Eating in the UK the traditional English breakfast is very big food - sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms.... But these days many people just have porridge with milk and sugar, or toast with marmalade, jam or honey. Marmalade and jam are not the same! Marmalade is made from oranges and jam is made from other fruits. The traditional breakfast is to drink tea, which people have with cold milk. Some people have coffee, often instant coffee, which is made with just hot water. Many visitors to Britain find this coffee disgusting! For many people, lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are many of sandwich bars, where employees can choose the kind of bread they want - brown, white, or roll - and then all kinds of salad and meat or fish to go in the sandwich. Pubs often serve good, cheap food, both hot and cold. Schoolchildren may have a hot meal at school, but many simply grab a snack from home - a sandwich, a drink, some fruit, and perhaps some crisps. Tea means two things. It's a drink and a food! Some people have afternoon tea, sandwiches, cakes, and of course a cup of tea. Cream teas are popular. You have scones (a type of cake) with cream and jam. Dinner is the main meal of the day for many people. They usually have it quite early, between 6.00 and 8.00, and often the whole family eats together. On Sundays, many families have a traditional lunch. They have a roast, either beef, lamb, chicken, or pork, with potatoes, vegetables, and gravy. The sauce is a sauce made from juices. British like food from other countries, too, especially Italian, French, Chinese, and Indian. People often take out meals - you buy food at a restaurant and then bring it home to eat. Food in the UK is quite international!
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Food in the UK
traditional english breakfast - very large wifi available in public areas - sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms... . But these days many people just have cereal with milk and sugar, or toast with marmalade, paper jam or honey. Marmalade and paper jams are not the same! Orange marmalade and other fruit jam. The traditional breakfast drink is tea, which people have with cold milk. Some people have coffee, often instant coffee, which only comes with hot water.
Numerous tourists in the UK find this coffee disgusting!
For many people, lunch means fast wireless Internet access is provided. In cities there are many sandwich bars, where a worker can choose the type of bread they want - brown, white, or roll - and then all sorts of salads and meats or fish in the sandwich. Pubs often serve good, cheap food, both hot and cold. Schools - Children may have a hot lunch at school, but many simply grab a snack from home - a sandwich, a drink, some fruit, and perhaps some crisps.
tea means two things. This is a drink, and wireless internet is available in public areas! Some people have tea, with sandwiches, cakes, and of course a cup of tea. milk. You have scones (a kind of pie) with cream and paper jams.
Thursday evening is the big day for many people. They are usually quite early, between 6.00 and 8.00, and often the whole family eats together.
On Sundays, many families have a traditional lunch. They are fried meats, either beef, lamb, chicken, or pork, potatoes, vegetables, and butter. Mix in juice sauce.
British like food from other countries too, especially Italian, French, Chinese and Indian. People often get take-out meals - you can buy food at a restaurant and then take it home to eat. Drinking in the UK is quite international!
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Traditionally English people have three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Breakfast is served in the morning. It used to be a large meal with cereal, eggs and bacon, sausages, tomatoes. But such a large breakfast takes a long time to prepare and is not very healthy. Nowadays, Britain’s most popular breakfast consists of cereal, toast with marmalade, juice and yogurt with a cup of tea or coffee.
Lunch is a light meal. Most people have no time to go back home for lunch so they eat at school, cafes, pubs or restaurants.
The main meal is dinner, which is usually between 6 and 7 p.m. A typical evening meal is a meat dish with vegetables and dessert.
The most important meal of the week is the Sunday dinner, which is usually eaten at I p.m. The traditional Sunday dish used to be roast beef, but nowadays pork chicken or lamb are more common.
On Sunday evenings people have supper or high tea. The famous British afternoon tea is becoming rare, except at weekends.
Questions:
1. How many meals a day do English people have?
2. What did they use to eat for breakfast?
3. What do they usually eat nowadays?
4. Is lunch a large meal?
5. Where do English people eat lunch?
6. What dishes are served for dinner?
7. What is the most important meal of the week?
8. Is British afternoon tea still popular?
Food in Britain
Traditionally, the British eat three times a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Breakfast is served in the morning. It used to be a big meal with oatmeal, eggs and bacon, sausage, tomatoes. But such a big breakfast takes a lot of time to prepare and is not very healthy. Nowadays, the most common English breakfast consists of oatmeal, toast with marmalade, juice and yoghurt with a cup of tea or coffee.
Lunch - light food. Most people do not return home for lunch due to lack of time, but eat in school canteens, cafes, bars or restaurants.
The main meal is lunch, which usually occurs between six and seven in the evening. Usual evening meal is meat dish with vegetables and dessert. The main meal of the week is Sunday lunch, which is usually at one o'clock in the afternoon. The traditional Sunday dish used to be roast beef, but now pork, chicken or lamb are more common.
On Sunday evening - dinner (called high tea). The famous English afternoon tea is becoming less popular, except on weekends.
Meals
The usual meals are breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. A traditional English breakfast is a very big one - sausages, bacon, eggs, vegetables. But many people just have cereal with milk, juice or yoghurt, a toast with marmalade, jam or honey. Marmalade is made from oranges and jam is made from other fruit. The traditional breakfast drink is tea which people have with cold milk. Some people have coffee, often instant coffee, which is made with just hot water. Many visitors to Britain find English coffee just horrible.
Lunch isn't small either. At lunch, which is about one o’clock, cold mutton, fish with potatoes, salad and pickles generally grace the table. Lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich bars, where office workers can choose the kind of bread they want - brown, white, or a roll - and then all sorts of salad and meat or fish to go in the sandwich. English mutton is a treat, and it is prepared in such a way that you wouldn’t know it is mutton. Salad is a little different from ours. You only get the clean green leaves and the so-called “salad dressing”, a mixture of oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and mayonnaise, that you may take according to your taste. English pubs often serve good, cheap food, both hot and cold. School children can have a hot meal at school but many just take a snack from home - a sandwich, a drink, some fruit, some crisps.
After lunch most people take coffee, though tea is the favorite beverage in England. That’s why there are no “coffee houses”, but tea rooms and luncheon rooms are in abundance. There is nothing like an English party, at home or in the open air. Tea means two things. It is a drink and a meal.
Some people have afternoon tea, with sandwiches, cakes, and, of course, a cup of tea. Cream teas are popular. You have scones (a kind of cake) with cream and jam. The evening meal is the main meal of the day for many people. They usually have it quite early, between 6.00 and 8.00, and often the whole family eat together. Dinner begins with some salad, followed by a clear soup, fish, vegetable and dessert. In simplier homes the schedule is somewhat different. In the morning they have breakfast, at midday - dinner, which is considered to be the chief meal, tea in the afternoon and supper in the evening. The supper might consist of an omelette, bacon, sandwich and a cup of tea, coffee or cocoa.
On Sundays many families have a traditional lunch. They have roast meat either beef, lamb, chicken or pork with potatoes, vegetables and gravy. Gravy is a sauce made from the meat juices. When eating out, that is, on a picnic, the English load their luncheon baskets with all sorts of sandwiches made of thin slices of bread and butter with meat, ham, raw tomatoes or cucumbers. There in the basket you would likely find, besides cakes and biscuits, some bottles of ginger beer.
The British like food from other countries, too, especially Italian, French, Chinese and Indian. People often get takeaway meals - you buy the food at the restaurant and then bring it home to eat. Eating in Britain is quite international.
EXERCISES
I. Answer the questions.
1. What are the usual English meals?
2. Is English breakfast big or small?
3. What do people have for breakfast?
4. Do British people have soup for lunch?
5. What’s the difference between English and Russian salad?
6. What does “tea” mean?
7. When do the English have dinner?
8. Sunday lunch is something special, isn’t it?
9. What do British people load their luncheon baskets with?
10. What do foreign people think of English coffee?
II. True or false?
1. Many British people have a big breakfast.
2. People often have cereal or toast for breakfast.
3. Marmalade is made from any fruit.
4. People drink tea with hot milk.
5. Many foreign visitors love English coffee.
6. All British people have a hot lunch.
7. Pubs are good places to go for lunch.
8. British people eat dinner late in the evening.
9. Sunday lunch is a special meal.
10. When you get a takeaway meal, you eat it at home.
III. Fill in the gaps
1. English breakfast is a big one. . . .
2. People have. . . with milk or juice.
3. People have tea with. . . milk.
4. Pubs. . . good, cheap food.
5. Many children took a . . . from home.
6. The English … their baskets with all sorts of sandwiches.
7. Dinner in some homes is considered to be the. . . meal.
8. Tea is the favorite... in England.
9. At lunch cold mutton, fish, pickles generally .. . the table.
10. English mutton is a….
IV. Choose the right answer
1. Gravy is. . .
a) kind of dessert.
b) a sauce made from meat juices.
c) a special drink.
2. "Salad-dressing" is. . .
a) a special dish, consisting of different vegetables.
b) a salad topping.
c) a mixture of oil, vinegar, salt, mayonnaise.
3. A scone is. . .
a) a kind of biscuit.
b) a drink.
c) a sauce.
4. Tea is usually drunk with. . .
a) hot milk.
b) lemon.
c) cold milk.
Answers
II. 1. T; 2.T; 3. F; 4.F; 5.F; 6.F; 7.T; 8.F; 9.T; 10. T.
III. 1. meal; 2. cereal; 3. cold; 4. serve; 5. snack; 6.load; 7.main; 8.beverage; 9. grace 10. treat.
IV. 1.b; 2.c; 3.a; 4. c.
(Great Britain: Texts for oral responses and written works in English. Author: I. Yu. Bakanova)
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Since the 1970's eating habits in Britain have undergone a change. People have been encouraged by doctors, health experts and government advertisements to eat less fat and more fiber. Fat is believed to be one of the major causes of obesity and heart disease. Forty per cent of adults in Britain are overweight and Britain has one of the highest death rates due to cardiovascular disease in the world. Britons have also become more aware of calories, the energy value of food. Some people count the number of calories they eat every day, so that they can try to take in fewer calories and lose weight. Food manufactures have started to help the general public to make more informed choices about what they eat.
So the traditional British breakfast is bacon, eggs or sausages, preceded by fruit and followed by toasts. Britons may eat this breakfast at weekends or on special occasions but prefer a smaller and healthier meal to start a day. Lunch is a light meal and is eaten at school or work. Lunch takes 40 minutes. Dinner is usually the main meal of the day and consists of two courses.
In recent years, foreign foods have become a regular part of the British diet. Indian and Chinese dishes are particularly popular for evening meals. Take-aways became extremely popular in the 1980's. The traditional British take-away is fish and chips eaten with salt and vinegar and served in an old newspaper. The British are famous for their love of sweet things and afternoon tea with sandwiches; scones, jam and several kinds of cake, was once a traditional custom. Most working people don"t have tea as an afternoon "meal", but they do have a short break in the middle of the afternoon for a cup of tea. Tea is often also drink with lunch and dinner.
Text translation: Meals in Britain - Food in Britain (1)
Since the 1970s there has been a change in British food tastes. People have been informed by doctors, health experts and government advertisements to eat less fat and more roughage. Fat is considered one of the biggest causes of obesity and heart disease. 40% of British adults are overweight, and Britain has one of the world's highest death rates due to cardiovascular disease. Britons have become more aware of the caloric and energy content of food. Some people count the number of calories they eat in a day, allowing them to eat fewer calories and lose weight. Food businesses have begun to help the public become more aware of what they eat.
A traditional English breakfast consists of bacon, eggs and sausages, preceded by fruit, followed by toast. But the British eat this breakfast on weekends or at special cases; they still prefer to start the day with smaller, healthier foods. Lunch is usually a light meal and is eaten at school or at work. Lunch takes 30-40 minutes. Lunch is usually the main meal of the day and consists of two courses - meat or fish with vegetables, followed by dessert or pudding.
In recent years, foreign cuisine has become an integral part of the British table. Indian, Italian and Chinese dishes are especially popular for dinner. Take-home food became very common in the 1980s. A traditional English takeaway is fish and chips, eaten with salt and vinegar on old newspaper. The British are famous for their love of sweets and afternoon tea and sandwiches; scones, jam and several types of cakes were previously traditional. For most working people, tea does not replace lunch, but they do have a short break in the middle of the day for a cup of tea. Tea is also commonly drunk with lunch and dinner.
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Traditionally British cuisine is considered to be rather primitive and unvaried. Some people even say that there is no specific cuisine in Britain. However, many well-known and World’s best chefs are of British origin. Consequently, there must be something about eating habits and traditions that characterize the country.
It is true that traditional British meals are rather plain and easy to cook, but they have a good and natural taste at the same time. Much attention is paid to the food quality that is why people in Great Britain choose it accurately. In addition, they prefer local products that are produced within the country or grown naturally by farmers.
As for the meals, the British usually have breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper. There is also used to be a tradition of drinking tea at 5 o’clock, however it is not respected much today. A day in Great Britain as in many other countries begins with breakfast. It is thougt that English breakfast consists only of porridge, but it can obviously include other food, such as: omelet, bacon, sausages, toasts, pastries, coffee and juice.
As for lunchtime, British people usually have something light at this time. They prefer sandwiches, fruit or chocolate. Dinner, on the other hand, is very substantial. For dinner they normally have soup, main course and dessert.
All in all, the British do have food traditions and many specific dishes that should be tasted. Among which you find the famous shepherd’s pie, picnic eggs, beefsteak, trifle and many others.
Translation:
Typically, British cuisine is considered rather primitive and monotonous. Some people say that there is no special British cuisine at all. However, many famous and best chefs in the world are British by origin. Therefore, there must be something in food habits and traditions that characterizes this country.
Traditional British dishes are indeed quite common and simple to prepare, but at the same time they have a good and natural taste. Much attention is paid to the quality of food, so people in the UK choose it responsibly. Moreover, they prefer local products, produced within the country or naturally grown by farmers.
When it comes to meals during the day, Britons usually divide them into breakfast, lunch, dinner and dinner. Previously, there was also a tradition of drinking tea at 5 pm, but today it is no longer so revered. The day in Great Britain, as in many other countries, begins with breakfast. It is believed that the English breakfast consists only of oatmeal, but it also includes other foods: scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, toast, pastries, coffee and juice.
During lunch, the British usually snack on something light. They prefer sandwiches, fruit and chocolate. Lunch, on the other hand, is a significant meal. For lunch they usually eat soup, main course and dessert.
To summarize, the British have a tradition in food and many special dishes that are worth trying. Among them you will find the famous shepherd's pie, Scotch egg, steak, trifle and many others.
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