UK Cuisine
Foreign food can be delicious, but never forget that Britain has some fine traditional dishes…
Starting down in the south west of England, this is where the world renowned Cornish pasties are made.
The pasty was originally created as a lunchtime snack for miners, but soon grew into a nationwide phenomenon.
The famous food has appeared in Shakespeare plays, Poldark novels and Chaucer tales, so with such a long history it’s no wonder that it’s one of Britain’s most famous foods.
In order for the pasty to be called a Cornish pasty it needs to be prepared a specific way. An authentic Cornish pasty needs to be shaped like a D, crimped on one side and include a filling of beef, turnip, potato and onion. They also can only be prepared in Cornwall – however they can be transported elsewhere to be baked while still being called a Cornish pasty. This hearty snack is best devoured in one of Cornwall’s many seaside towns such as Newquay or St Ives, well known for their spectacular seafronts.
Another staple of British cuisine has to be fish and chips. Best enjoyed on a summer’s day walking along the beach, the fish supper has been much loved by Brits for years – so much so that during World War II, fish and chips were one of the few foods that were never rationed. Winston Churchill once described them as being “good companions” and we couldn’t agree more.
There were once 35,000 fish and chip shops in the UK with the classic combo being a popular choice among families. The number of shops may have dwindled as the range of takeaway food increased, but our love for the dish certainly hasn’t!