UK cuisine
Contemporary UK cuisine is renowned for a variety of dishes that incorporate elements of international culinary tradition.
National cuisine of Great Britain
Some national dishes are often served with various sauces - apple, horseradish, mint, red currant and others. Since each region has its own unique dishes, it is advisable to try English steak and Yorkshire pie in England, in Scotland - oatmeal with meat and spices or veal tripe with giblets, in Wales - lamb with mint sauce, in Northern Ireland - trout dishes.
In this regard, we should talk separately about these cuisines: fish (herring, salmon, cod), meat (lamb, chicken, beef, pork) and vegetable (mostly baked) dishes are common in English cuisine; in Scottish cuisine - a variety of soups, cereals and meat dishes; in Irish cuisine - seafood, bread (fruit, soda, potato), red algae.
Popular British dishes:
- “lancashire stew” (a dish based on potatoes, meat, onions, which is cooked in a pot);
- “fish and chips” (deep-fried fish and potato dish served with sauce and lemon);
- “haggis” (a dish with giblets, minced lamb and spices in a lamb stomach);
- “simnel” (pie with fruit and almond paste).
Where to taste the national cuisine?
Since, according to established traditions in the UK, breakfast falls at 07: 00-08: 00, lunch - at 13:00, light lunch - at 17:00, and dinner - at 19:00, local cafes adhere to the same meal schedule. and restaurants.
In London you can visit “Dinner by Heston Blumenthal” (the institution serves English cuisine of different times (try veal tail with saffron, scallops with cucumber sauce) and signature delicacies; and since the institution is very popular, it is better to book a table a month in advance), in Brighton - “The coal shed” (specializes in English cuisine, mainly meat and fish; if you wish, you can visit the event “Wine club”, arranged several times a month), in Edinburgh - “Valvona & Crolla” (the specialty of the institution is Scottish cuisine, where a large selection of homemade cakes and wine is presented), in Glasgow - “Black sheep bistro” (visitors are treated here with legendary “haggis” and “Sunday roast lamb”).
Cooking courses in the UK
Those who wish are invited to enroll in courses at the culinary school of England (Oxford) “Quat’ Saisons”: classes are designed for 1-4 days (the number of people in a group does not exceed 6), and its main topics are as follows - “Valentine's Day Dinner”, “Vegetarian lunch”, “Learn to cook in 1 day”.
A trip to the UK can be timed to coincide with the Coffee Festivals (Spring, London), Oysters (July, Whitstable, Kent), Cheese and Wine (October, London) or the Restaurant Festival (October, London), in honor of which gastronomic excursions are held in London double decker bus.
