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Gourmets avoid the British Isles? Not even close. Although English cuisine has had a bad reputation for what feels like an eternity, anyone who has tasted the typical dishes from the kingdom will certainly quickly change their mind. The English breakfast alone is so popular that you can get it served in almost every hotel between Mallorca and Phuket in the morning. But that's not all, because "Bangers and Mash", "Scones" and "Sunday Roast" are also real treats for the palate. Incidentally, the latter dish comes very close to the well-known Sunday roast. This article introduces you to a few well-known and extremely popular dishes from England that you probably won't get enough of.
Boring and not very tasty: these prejudices circulate when it comes to English cuisine. The best way to refute this is to try it. We bet you'll end up convinced that British food is absolutely delicious too. You already know it from the drinks: Scotland's whiskey is world-famous and anyone who vacations in England will certainly visit London, Birmingham and Manchester again buy gin – along with tea, one of the state’s traditional drinks.
The English Breakfast: It could hardly be heartier
The English breakfast enjoys world fame, unlike many other dishes from the kingdom. It's no wonder that far more than just bread with butter end up on the plate. The famous baked beans combine with fresh scrambled eggs, sausage and crispy bacon. Blood sausage, known as black pudding on the island, is just as much a part of it as mushrooms and fried tomatoes.
Sunday Roast - the English Sunday roast
Beef, pork, chicken or lamb: It is a question of taste how the Sunday Roast is prepared, which, as the name suggests, lands on English tables on Sundays. The preparation varies depending on the type of meat. For example, lamb is traditionally served with a mint sauce, while British beef tends to be eaten with mustard or horseradish sauce. The famous Yorkshire pudding is often served as an accompaniment to Sunday roasts. This is a baked good consisting of fat, milk, flour, eggs and a few other ingredients.
To give the Yorkshire pudding its distinctive flavor, it is baked in an oven together with the roast. Other side dishes for the Sunday Roast are vegetables and stewed potatoes. It doesn't necessarily belong in an English roast, but it's always delicious, of course, if you add some red wine during preparation.
Bangers and Mash: Simple but very tasty
Bangers and Mash is made from the famous Cumberland sausages, pork sausages from the county of Cumberland. These are served with plenty of mashed potatoes and an onion sauce. Other side dishes are mostly peas and roasted onions.
At tea time there are scones with clotted cream
Tea time begins at 16 p.m. in the British Isles. In addition to the traditional brew, so-called scones are served. This is a soft pastry that is visually reminiscent of small rolls. They are traditionally spread with strawberry jam and clotted cream, a kind of cream made from raw cow's milk. Have you worked up an appetite? Then cook one or the other English dish, for example with organic ingredients. Or even better: It's best to just travel directly to the island.
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