British Food Recipes and Dishes
British cuisine is one of the oldest European cuisines, but it is impossible to say that it is very conservative. Modern British cuisine not only combines the culinary traditions of the territories of the United Kingdom, but also the culinary traditions of other countries with which Great Britain had close contacts. These were mainly colonies, from which Britain received not only industrial resources, but also new exotic products along with local culinary traditions. Indian cuisine had a very strong influence on British cuisine - it was from there that various spices appeared in British cuisine, giving dishes of modern British cuisine a unique taste and aroma.
English Cuisine
British cuisine is often called differently - English cuisine, but this is completely wrong. English cuisine is really the cuisine of England, but not the entire United Kingdom. Yes, English cuisine has had a significant influence on British cuisine recipes, but still English cuisine remains only one component of traditional British cuisine. At the same time, English cuisine includes many traditional dishes that have become traditional dishes of British cuisine.
Features of British Cuisine
The main feature of British cuisine is the combination of all the best that is available in the cuisine of Great Britain with the culinary traditions of former colonies and other countries of the world. Another feature is that British cuisine is widespread only in Great Britain. This significantly distinguishes it from some national cuisines that have spread throughout the world. Such cuisines are French cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Italian cuisine, Indian cuisine, Japanese cuisine and some other cuisines of the world. Although, in fairness, it must be said that British cuisine has had a significant influence on Canadian cuisine and American cuisine, a significant part of the population of which were immigrants from Great Britain.
Traditional British Food Recipes
British cuisine includes many traditional recipes - cucumber sandwiches and scones, fish and chips, Yorkshire pudding and toad in the hole, shepherd's pie and English breakfast, kidney pie and colcannon, pork in cider and kidney soup, bacon salad with crackers, English pudding and flapjack, boxty and beefsteak, roast beef, Cornish pasty and many other dishes.