British Cuisine by Ritik, Jaskiran, Divyam, Dibakar

INTRODUCTION
 Britishcuisine is the heritage of cooking tradition and practices

associated with United Kingdom and its dependent territories.
 It is shaped by the country’s climate, its geography and its

history. It does not consist of homemade ingredients but also of
ingredients imported from other countries as well like North
America, China, India.
HISTORY
 Great Britain – four very different countries England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each
with a rich and varied history and culture. Perhaps this explain the diversity of its culinary
tradition
The history of Britain play an important part in its tradition . The Roman brought cherries,
cabbages , peas and corns. The wine was also brought by them.
The Vikings and Danes brought with them the technique for smoking and drying fish.
The Normans encouraged the drinking of wine and even gave words for food such as mutton
( mouton) beef(beouf)
New food started to arrive due to increase in trade and discovery of new lands spices from the Far
East, sugar from the Caribbean, coffee and cocoa from South America and tea from India.
Kedgree, is a version of the Indian dish khichri and was bought to British cuisine by East India
Company.
TRADITIONS AND CULTURE BEHIND BRITISH CUISINE
Britain had played a great role in keeping its culture and food. British traditional food is
full breakfast, Fish and Chips, the Sunday Roast, Steak, and Kidney Pie, Shepherds Pie,
Bangers, and Mash.
Several regional dishes are associated with British cuisine as it’s within the border with
English, Scottish and Welsh cuisine and Northern Irish cuisines. Each place has come
up with its regional dishes like fish and chips, Yorkshire pudding, Cumberland sausage,
Arbroath Smokie, and Welsh Cakes.
In British culture, Christmas dinner is special. Turkey and Christmas pudding is more
popular from the 16th century.
Christmas pudding-like Mince Pies, Cakes, etc are popular with deserts.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
United Kingdom, island country located off the north-

western coast of mainland Europe. The United Kingdom
comprises the whole of the island of Great Britain—
which contains England, Wales, and Scotland—as well
as the northern portion of the island of Ireland.
STAPLE FOOD
The staple food of British are meat, fish,

potatoes, flour, eggs. Many of the dishes
are based on these food.
TRADITIONAL FOOD
Toad in the hole - a traditional British dish consists of
Yorkshire pudding batter, usually served with onion
gravy and vegetables.
Fish and chips – the origin of fish and chips culture in
UK was brought to the British by Jewish from holland .
The fish is deep fried in flour batter and is eaten with
chips.
Shepherd’s pie - a wholesome and classic British meal,
originated in Scotland and north of England and is made
from minced lamb and potatoes
Eton mess – a traditional English desert consisting of a
mixture of strawberries, meringue and whipped cream.
TRADITIONAL FOOD
The English breakfast – a culinary classic . It consists
of bacon, grilled tomatoes, black pudding, baked beans,
fried mushrooms, sausages and eggs.
Bangers and Mash – also known as sausages and mash,
this traditional dish consists of sausages and mashes
potatoes and is often accompanied with peas and gravy.
Yorkshire pudding – is made from flour, eggs, milk and
is a sort of batter baked in oven and usually moistened
with gravy.
Steak and Kidney pie – is a savory pie that is
principally filled with a mixture of diced beef , diced
kidney, fried onion and brown gravy steak. Kidney pie is
a representation dish of British cuisine.
MIGRATION
When it comes to cuisine in particular, those who travelled from the Caribbean to the
UK between the 1940s and 1970s brought with them an abundance of recipes unique
to West Indian culture, helping to massively increase the popularity of Caribbean food
across the nation.
Immigration has revolutionised British food, changing eating habits irrevocably
Restaurants such as the well-loved chain Rum Kitchen, Ital Fresh in Liverpool,
Caribbean Croft in Bristol and Maureen’s in Leeds offer the very best of authentic
Caribbean cuisine, serving firm favourites such as jerk chicken and Jamaican curried
goat along with vegan dishes such as fried plantain, pumpkin and yam stew, and
marinated aubergine.
MIGRATION
Multiculturalism and British Cuisine

In recent decades, immigration has had a significant impact on Britain’s
favourite dishes. Chinese, Indian and Italian restaurants and takeaways can be
spotted on every high street. They have become a staple, so much so that
chicken tikka masala – an all time favourite curry among British– is commonly
listed as Britain’s number one national dish.
This is bittersweet for many communities who recognise that Britain can often
be a hostile place for migrants, yet the nation seemingly has no problem with
adopting and appropriating aspects of various cultures when it suits
THANK YOU
PRESENTED BY:-
RITIK ARORA
JASKIRAN KAUR
DIVYAM SALUJA
DIBAKAR SARKAR

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INTRODUCTION

 Britishcuisine is the heritage of cooking tradition and practices

 It is shaped by the country’s climate, its geography and its

United Kingdom, island country located off the north-

The staple food of British are meat, fish,

Multiculturalism and British Cuisine

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