Hello my dears!

I continue to share with you my London impressions. Remember the famous:

  • Watson, what do we have for breakfast?
  • Oatmeal, sir!
  • Again?

Imagine my surprise when I learned that the British, it turns out, do not eat oatmeal!My teacher in London told and showed what the British eat for breakfast. No oatmeal! He asked me - where did you get this? But what about Sherlock Holmes from London? Here we are confused!

Oatmeal, sir! This is not about London. I have never been offered oatmeal in any restaurant. Maybe they eat it at home? Although a comment immediately flew to my Instagram that the local oatmeal is very tasty. But called:Scottish porridge oats(this is the breakfast of the Scots, not the British). Interesting!

I have a lesson plot on Instagram, look what the British eat. In fact, the traditional breakfast served at the table is not at all so light and not everyone can eat such a heavy and hearty breakfast in the morning.

So what do the British serve for breakfast?

  • Fried - it consists of a fried egg (or poached), bacon or a couple of sausages, fried until crisp, white beans, mushrooms and tomatoes - and all fried! Oh my poor stomach!
  • Sauces are served separately, the ingredients of which vary slightly depending on the area.
  • Bread- it is used mainly in the form of toast, and a piece is cut at an angle, and the crust is cut off.

And what about oatmeal?

Oatmeal is a Scottish dish (by the way, a very healthy grain). A slice of bacon and a soft-boiled egg are served with the porridge. The Scots cook it with pleasure and also eat it, after having sprinkled it on top with cream or honey.


That's it!

Would you like to cook an English breakfast in order to feel the true British spirit?

A well-known feature of the inhabitants of England - adherence to tradition - applies to food. The traditional cuisine of England has been unchanged for several centuries, but it causes a lot of criticism, both from tourists and representatives of the local population, although the British do not strive to change anything in their traditional cuisine.

From the outside, it seems that the native inhabitants of England have formed a kind of food cult. But, for example, the geographical neighbors of the British, the French, joke that only English cooks cook food in hell, and in order not to starve to death in England, you have to ride to the continent three times a day.

What constitutes an English breakfast, lunch and dinner, why there is confusion in these concepts, how many meals and snacks the British allow themselves, will be discussed below.

Meals: From the first cup of tea to dinner

Traditionally, a typical Englishman's day begins with a cup of tea in the morning, which is drunk while still in bed. The first English breakfast occurs at 7-8 am and includes some fairly nutritious options.

A second breakfast or lunch occurs at 1-2 pm and usually takes place in small restaurants or pubs. In fact, in our country, second English breakfast is lunch, but in England it is customary to call an evening meal - dinner.

On weekends in England, breakfast flows smoothly into lunch- this extended meal, which lasts almost half a day and is, rather, entertainment and a joint pastime for the whole family, is called brunch (the beginning and end of the words breakfast and lunch are combined).

At 5 o'clock, all Englishmen invariably drink tea - this national tradition is called "five-hour tea drinking » .

Dinner of the British falls at 7-8 pm and is perhaps the most nutritious of all meals. When they want to designate dinner more formally, they talk about lunch, which usually takes place in restaurants and includes three or more courses.

A traditional English breakfast begins with oatmeal (everyone remembers the famous expression "Oatmeal, sir!"), Which is considered to be the homeland of Scotland.

In Scotland itself, oatmeal is eaten without any additives. English oatmeal is served with milk or cream, and sugar may be added to taste.

Breakfast is continued with scrambled eggs and bacon, to which you can also add mushrooms, fried tomatoes, herring or sausage, toast with jam and tea or coffee. Jam is generally a separate part of the morning meal - Traditional English breakfast is unthinkable without it... The only thing is that it is sometimes replaced with marmalade, which can be presented in different states - solid, crumbly or jelly-like.

Also, English breakfasts are replete with lots of vegetables and fruits and fruit juices. In the morning, cornflakes or muesli with milk, popular all over the world, are also acceptable.

Many Englishmen spend their second breakfast, lunch or dinner in restaurants, since it is not customary to go home for a lunch break. It can include meat or fish, salads, potatoes, fruit pudding for dessert.

Soups and broths are considered as the first courses, which are generally not very common in England, however, they are more often carried over to the evening meal.

Also popular during lunch are closed sandwiches or sandwiches with pâté, boiled pork, ham, fish and other ingredients.

Drinks during lunch can be traditional tea or juices... Even on a weekday lunch, some Englishmen drink draft beer - porter or black ale.

After a five-hour tea party, which takes place with all the formalities, it is time for a rather late dinner. For some English families, this particular meal is considered the main meal of the day.

On the eve of dinner, it is customary to serve an aperitif - usually wine... Then soup can be served as a first course, or several different hot dishes can simply be prepared.

Roast beefs or steaks are usually eaten for dinner, and vegetable appetizers (beans, corn, pickled vegetables, cauliflower, etc.) are added to the second course. Sauces are offered with each dish. At the end of the meal, they usually serve something sweet to the favorite drink of the British - tea..

Useful for the tourist

Several dishes are considered to be the national food in England, which are recommended to be tasted by all visitors to this amazing country. Having learned what the British eat and what are their signature dishes, you can try this or that culinary masterpiece yourself.

So, you should definitely try the famous English pies.... It can be meat pie, which traditionally appears on the table during an evening dinner, or apple pie, which is consumed as a dessert at any time of the day.

The wholesome Scottish oatmeal is worth trying, which makes up much of the English breakfast.

As a first course, Irish fish soup with tomatoes and finely chopped potatoes, which is seasoned with sour cream and nutmeg, is considered very tasty.

The most favorite side dish of the British is rice with tomato seasoning or potatoes.... Bread is not very popular among the people of Great Britain - there is a huge amount of food on the table!

The famous fish-and-chips dish is popular in England... Bloody sausage, Yorkshire pie or pudding named after a specific area, shortbread cookies and other popular and original dishes are also common here.

The famous fish-and-chips dish

The British do not use sauces very often, because they consider the taste of dishes to be perfect without them. If you try roast beef, steak with blood or rump steak in England, you can definitely say that their taste will be different from those offered in other countries.

It is difficult to imagine the national cuisine of the British, reading or watching films about it... You can try making a typical English pudding or roast beef according to the English recipe, or you can buy a ticket and go explore the culinary talents of English chefs. Enjoy your meal!

Typical English Food doesn't mean much to most people, and Traditional English Food tends to be associated with the famous Oatmeal Sir!

Tourists often limit themselves to eating in establishments focused on the culinary traditions of other countries, and quickly conclude about the simplicity and lack of variety of local cuisine. However, the more curious traveler who wonders what food is worth trying in England will certainly discover many famous and delicious national dishes.

Some of them may seem simple at first glance, but rather unusual on closer acquaintance. An interesting highlight of modern England is the combination of conservative traditions with a vibrant Indian culture, which is reflected in the culinary arts.

Fish and Chips

Fish and fries, or fish and chips, are the most popular and well-known English dish today.

In the country, this typical food can be tasted literally everywhere: from pubs to expensive restaurants. It is even called an unofficial national dish.

Fish and Chips is the first fast food to be delivered to your home in England. It happened in 1935.

The famous dish is nothing more than fish and potatoes deep-fried in lard or vegetable oils. The peculiarity of food preparation is the use of a special batter prepared with the addition.

Cod appears in the traditional recipe, but now the British often replace it with haddock, pollock, halibut, and flounder. In some restaurants, you can even taste the unusual fish and chips, prepared to order, if you first select your favorite type of fish from the assortment on offer.

Steak and kidney pudding

The first mentions of this famous national dish date back to the 19th century. It was at that time that various variations of pudding, which was quite traditional for England, began to appear. Then he was not associated with, but was a typical English hearty meal for ordinary people.

Famous in England Steak and kidney pudding is made from chopped beef chop and pieces of sheep or pork kidneys. The lard-based dough is mixed with meat ingredients, onions and a little bone broth. The dish is steamed for about 4 hours. Put mashed potatoes, vegetables and the pudding on a plate. The food is served hot.

This simple yet popular dish allows you to get an idea of ​​the culinary preferences of ordinary Englishmen who lived a couple of centuries ago.

Leicestershire pork pie

The famous Leicestershire Pork Pie is a traditional English food originally from Leicestershire, Melton Mowbray.

The dish is officially recognized as the culinary heritage of the region and is prepared according to a strictly defined recipe. There is even a special Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association in the country that controls the production and distribution of this pie.

Before becoming one of the national dishes in England, Melton Mowbray pork pie was a typical food in the diet of ordinary workers. An unusual pie for her came to the table of the nobility in the 18th century, after noble persons got hungry during the hunt and did not disdain to taste the food of the servants. Its satiety and taste were appreciated, and with minor changes the recipe for this famous cake has survived to this day.

The typical filling for Melton Mowbray pork is finely chopped pork, which is then wrapped in water-kneaded dough. A traditional pie is baked without the use of special forms and therefore turns out to be somewhat irregular and unsightly in appearance. Outwardly, it resembles a bulb, expanded downward.

It is interesting that for the preparation of this famous dish, the British take only the freshest and most natural pork meat, grown without adding antibiotics and artificial ingredients to the feed.

Toad in the hole / Sausage Toad

Despite the unusual name, frogs are not included in this typical English food. It is not known for certain why the country began to call it that way. Some even suggest that the curious name is due to the kind of sausages that look out a little from the recesses in the dough.

The first mentions of this now popular English cuisine date back to the middle of the 18th century. Then, not sausages were added to Toad in the hole, but meat, including even whole plucked pigeons. One of these unusual recipes was called "Doves in a Mink".

Today, Toad in the hole takes pork sausages and bakes them in a batter made from a Yorkshire pudding recipe. The dish turns out to be lush, light and very tasty! It is served to the table along with vegetables and onion sauce. Any British housewife can prepare such typical English food in her kitchen.

Kedgeree

Kedgeree can be attributed to those unusual English dishes, the history of which is firmly connected with the traditions of Indian national cuisine. It is believed that kichari was taken as its basis in England - stewed rice with the addition of spices and vegetables fried in oil.

The originality of this dish known to every Englishman lies in how the conservative British cuisine has modified the dish of a distant and alien culture "for itself" - so that today it has become familiar and familiar.

Only rice, vegetables and spices remain from the original kichari in Kedgeree. The British diversified the popular dish by adding pieces of boiled fish (usually haddock), parsley, hard-boiled eggs, cream and raisins.

Until now, there is no generally accepted national recipe for Kedgeree, so in England you can try it with various types of fish (tuna, salmon) and vegetables. Typical kejeri is usually served hot, usually for breakfast or lunch.

Oxtail soup

As the name suggests, this traditional English food is made with highly unusual offal. It is believed that the famous oxtail soup was invented in the 17th century in the East End of London by immigrants from Flanders. They used ingredients they could afford to prepare their meals.

Cuisines of different nations of the world offer to try their variations of Oxtail soup. It is prepared in Germany and other countries.

The process of making the popular soup usually begins one day before serving. The chopped tails are fried, then added to the vegetable broth and boiled for 3 hours. Then the pan is placed in the refrigerator overnight to remove the frozen layer of fat in the morning. The next day, just before eating, the soup is warmed up. Sometimes flour mixed with hot broth is added to it to thicken. There are variations of the recipe with sherry or wine.

Oxtail soup is a real classic of traditional English national cuisine. It is quite fatty and filling and is definitely worth trying. Today the dish is so popular in England that it is produced in canned food and sold in almost every store.

Chicken tikka masala

Chicken tikka masala is perhaps the most popular dish in modern England, which can be attributed to the heritage of the national cuisine.

In 2001, British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook called Chicken tikka masala a "true British national dish" that best exemplifies the characteristics of the nation.

There is still controversy about the true origin of this famous and popular food. Some argue that it originated in India, others believe that it was first tried in the UK. Be that as it may, today this dish is extremely famous and popular not only among the British themselves, but also among residents of other countries.

Chicken tikka masala are small pieces of chicken that are dipped in a masala sauce of tomatoes, cream, curry and other spices before serving. Prior to that, chicken meat is marinated in spices and yogurt, and then baked on a tandoor, a special oven-brazier.

Food is served only hot. In some, instead of the typical, traditional Chicken tikka masala, you can try unusual varieties of this famous dish made with lamb, fish or even paneer (Indian cheese).

Sunday roast

For the British, Sunday roast is more than just a typical and famous Sunday meal. This is a tradition that has been honored in the country since the 18th century, when people were devout, attended church services and gathered after them for a family dinner.

Sunday roast is a famous English dish served in a complex with several ingredients at once. The main ingredient is baked meat, most often chicken or lamb, but beef, pork, duck and turkey are also popular.

Meat is served with baked potatoes or mashed potatoes and other boiled, baked or stewed vegetables (carrots, Brussels sprouts or cauliflower, green beans, peas). Often, the dish is complemented with baked parsnips, rutabaga or turnip puree.

But the most important ingredient of the traditional Sunday roast, without which there is no point in eating food, is the gravy sauce, or, more simply, gravy. It is based on the juice that is released during baking. Fried or finely chopped vegetables are also added to the sauce.

Depending on the selected meat, the set of other components of the dish also varies. So, it is customary to serve red currant sauce and jelly with lamb, Yorkshire pudding and mustard for beef, and sausages, cranberry and bread sauce for chicken.

Roast cabbage and potatoes (Bubble and squeak)

The literal translation of "Bubble and squeak" - "bubble and squeak" - is quite funny and can cause confusion. The unusual name of the national dish of the British is explained by the fact that in the process of cooking cabbage, the water gurgles (bubbles) and "squeaky" sounds are emitted.

Bubble and squeak is a variation on a hearty Saturday breakfast. The main ingredient in this famous English food is fried or boiled potatoes, which are wrapped in cold boiled cabbage leaves and then fried in a shallow pot.

Other typical ingredients can be cold meats, as well as green peas, Brussels sprouts, carrots, and other vegetables leftover from traditional English fries.

The unusual dish is seasoned with salt and pepper so that it turns out to be quite spicy as a result. Amazing ideas about, however, these Englishmen!

Trifle

It is difficult to imagine traditional English cuisine without a trifle, a world-famous dessert. It was first mentioned in cookbooks already in the 16th century! Since that time, the recipe for this well-known and popular nowadays sweets has been changed and supplemented more than once.

Trifle was originally a cream with sugar, ginger and rose water. Then the British began to add eggs, dough, jelly or fruit juice to these ingredients. In the modern version, the famous dessert is prepared in layers from biscuit (often soaked), custard, whipped cream, jelly, fruits and berries (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries). The traditional English trifle is served in portioned bowls or in a medium-sized dessert bowl. It is impossible to refuse it!

Variations of the popular dish have their own variations in and around the Southern United States. In England, trifle is a traditional Christmas treat.

What else do the English like to eat

If you set out to try all the most popular and typical English dishes, then you will soon realize how daunting this task is!

So, you definitely need to pay tribute to such famous national dishes as:

  • Cornish pasty- pie stuffed with meat, vegetables or fruits;
  • Bread and butter pudding- a typical dish of greased bread baked under egg and sour cream filling;
  • Spotted dick- pudding with raisins and dried fruits;
  • Black pudding- Sausage made from curdled pork blood, lard and oatmeal with spices;
  • Lancashire hotpot- lamb baked with blood sausage and potatoes;
  • Shepherd's pie- potato casserole with minced lamb;
  • Laverbred- a jelly-like paste made from red Welsh algae.

And this is not the whole list of unusual and tasty dishes that the British came up with. In a word, there really is something to try!

English breakfast includes strictly defined products that have not changed for centuries. Knowledge and recipes are passed down from generation to generation. The dishes are not particularly diverse, but they turn out to be hearty and quite high-calorie.

The British traditionally start the day with a cup of tea, which they always drink in bed. Then oatmeal is served on the table.

This is followed by the obligatory seven products:

  • two fried sausages;
  • fried classic bacon with a crispy crust;
  • a couple of tomatoes drizzled with bacon oil;
  • fried champignons;
  • white beans with tomato;
  • fried eggs, traditionally prepared from two eggs;
  • two toasts, oiled with butter or jam.

It is customary to drink it with a mug of coffee, tea with milk or orange juice. Occasionally, pancakes with jam or milk with cereals are included in the diet.

All of these products are laid out on one dish. In the center, fried eggs always take pride of place, the rest of the products frame it.

The tradition of making a hearty breakfast comes from ancient times. In poor families, the British needed to eat well in the morning to do hard work all day long. At lunchtime, they did not have time to additionally eat, and the next meal came only late in the evening. A high-calorie breakfast kept you full for the day.

And despite the fact that times have changed long ago and the rhythm of life has become much easier, the tradition of eating dense food in the morning has remained.

Classic scrambled eggs with bacon in English

No classic English breakfast is complete without bacon and scrambled eggs. The number of products is calculated for two servings.

Ingredients:

  • egg - 4 pcs.;
  • olive oil - 2 tablespoons spoons;
  • bacon - 6 slices;
  • salt;
  • toasts - 4 pcs.;
  • tomato - 1 pc.;
  • ground chili - 0.1 tsp;
  • paprika - 0.5 tsp.

Preparation:

  1. Cut the tomato into four parts.
  2. Heat a frying pan. Add bacon. Withstand one and a half minutes, turn over. Hold the same amount of time. Place on a plate covered with paper towel. To cover with a lid.
  3. Pour the fragrant oil without rinsing the pan. Place the tomatoes. Sprinkle with chili and paprika. Hold for a minute. Drive in the eggs. Salt. Fry for two minutes. The yolk should remain intact and not fried.
  4. Put on two dishes. Place bacon and toast nearby.

Stewed beans in tomato sauce

This warming dish will help maintain vitality and good mood. Will give a boost of vivacity for the whole day.

Ingredients:

  • dry beans - 1.5 cups;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • sugar - 1 tsp;
  • spices;
  • butter;
  • champignons - 140 g;
  • carrots - 1 pc.;
  • chopped tomatoes in their own juice - 200 g.

Preparation:

  1. In the evening, pour the beans with water. Boil in the morning. The time will take approximately two hours.
  2. You will need carrots in cubes.
  3. Onions - in small pieces.
  4. Send vegetables to the pan, add oil, fry. Bring the onion to a transparent state. 3-5 minutes is enough. Transfer to any container.
  5. Chop the mushrooms. Place in a frying pan. Darken for seven minutes. Return the vegetables. Pour over grated tomatoes. Sweeten. Sprinkle with herbs. Add the beans and chopped garlic cloves. Stir and simmer for three minutes.

In fact, few Englishmen cook this dish themselves at home. Most often, the product is bought in supermarkets in canned food and heated.

English breakfast of pancakes with jam

Dry and very tasty - these are English pancakes. They turn out to be lush and airy. The main difference from ours is that the pancakes are thick and never add oil to the pan for cooking.

Ingredients:

  • milk - 210 ml;
  • salt - a pinch;
  • baking powder - 2 tsp;
  • sugar - 2 tbsp. spoons;
  • vanilla - a pinch;
  • egg - 3 pcs.;
  • flour - 135 g;
  • jam;
  • butter - 2 tbsp. spoons.

Preparation:

  1. Pour salt into the yolks. Beat with a whisk. Pour in milk and flour. Mix. Add baking powder. Continue stirring until the mixture is smooth.
  2. Turn on the mixer, and turn the whites into a foam. Send into dough and mix gently.
  3. Melt butter and pour into dough. Stir.
  4. Heat the pan and pour the ladle over the mixture. When bubbles form on the surface, turn over. Fry.
  5. Place on a platter and serve with jam. The British prefer the strawberry delicacy.

Oatmeal with cream

Even lords eat this dish for breakfast. Try a truly English way of cooking.

Ingredients:

  • sugar - 3 tsp;
  • water - 950 ml;
  • plum jam;
  • oatmeal - 2 cups;
  • salt - 3 g;
  • cream - 125 ml.

Preparation:

  1. Salt water. Fill in the flakes. Boil. Boil for five minutes. The flakes should be soft.
  2. Put in bowls. Pour cream over. Sprinkle with sugar. Serve with jam.

Recipe with sausages and mushrooms

The English have a pretty hearty breakfast. With us, such a dish can be consumed at any time of the day.

Ingredients:

  • thick sausage - 1 pc .;
  • bell pepper - 1 pc.;
  • vegetable oil;
  • champignons - 5 pcs.;
  • canned beans - 0.5 cans;
  • salt;
  • egg - 2 pcs.;
  • pepper;
  • smoked bacon - 2 strips;
  • blood sausage - 1 piece;
  • butter;
  • bread - 2 pieces;
  • tomatoes - 1 pc.

Preparation:

  1. Transfer the beans with the sauce to the frying pan. Sprinkle with pepper and heat for nine minutes over low heat. Add butter. Mix.
  2. Now you need a grill. Fry the sausages over medium temperature. Remove to a dish. Fry the bacon.
  3. Place whole mushrooms and a tomato, cut into two, in a frying pan. Pour in oil and fry.
  4. Place the blood sausage in the pan. Drive in the eggs. Fry. Dry bread in a toaster.
  5. Preheat the dish and place all the prepared food. Serve with strong tea.

When purchasing sausages, remember that English sausages are not the same as our dairy ones. These are spicy sausages or sausages that are made from chicken or pork.

English toast

No English breakfast is complete without toast. You can simply fry the bread or make an incredibly tasty dish.

Ingredients:

  • cheese - 90 g;
  • beer - 650 ml;
  • bread - 4 pieces;
  • butter - 1 tbsp. spoon;
  • yolk - 2 pcs.

Preparation:

  1. Cut slices of bread in half. Melt butter in a skillet. Place the bread. Fry.
  2. Grate the cheese. Salt. Pour in yolks and beer. Spread each piece of bread with the resulting mass. The layer should be thick. Sprinkle with pepper.
  3. Send it to the microwave on low power, melt the cheese.

You can make a simpler option for breakfast. To do this, dry the bread in a toaster until golden brown. They can be served with salted butter or orange jam.

Egg cream toast

You can diversify the taste of the cream by adding any additives to your taste: berries, liqueur, almonds, cocoa, mint.

Ingredients:

  • vanilla sugar - 4 tsp;
  • yolk - 11 pcs. room temperature;
  • sea ​​salt - 0.1 tsp;
  • cream - 850 ml;
  • cinnamon sticks - 2 pcs.;
  • sugar -210 g

Preparation:

  1. To make the cream rich in color, sprinkle the yolks with salt at once.
  2. Take cinnamon with tongs and hold it over the lighter for half a minute, turning it constantly. Split into pieces.
  3. Pour half the granulated sugar and vanilla sugar into the cream. Place the cinnamon. Boil. Insist under the lid for a quarter of an hour. Get the cinnamon.
  4. Pour the remaining sugar into the yolks. Beat. The mass should turn white. Boil the cream. Whisking the yolks constantly, pour in the creamy mass in small portions.
  5. Boil the resulting cream over low heat. The mass should thicken. Pour into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. This will help keep the cream from crusting. Cool down.

How and what to serve correctly

The English breakfast is high-calorie and very heavy. He is able to saturate the body for the entire coming day. It does not differ in variety, but traditionally its composition has not changed for several centuries.

Breakfast includes several dishes, which must be placed on one plate and served in a certain color. A pair of yellow eyes of scrambled eggs, bordered by white clouds of fried proteins, pinkish beans, brown mushrooms, almost black sausages, a rich tomato spot and golden toast on the edge.

The famous breakfast is complemented with a large bottle of ketchup. Served with a mug of coffee, tea with milk or orange juice.

Great Britain, as an island state, has always existed apart from other European countries. Thanks to this, its population is distinguished by conservatism and adherence to centuries-old traditions. This applies to lifestyle and even food.

The traditional English breakfast, which most Europeans learned about after the film adaptation of A.K. Doyle's novels, is only confirmation of this. How did his menu come about and why does it include certain ingredients?

An excursion into history

A classic English breakfast consists of:

  • fried eggs;
  • crispy bacon;
  • toasted thin sausages / bangers sausages;
  • tomatoes (fresh, baked);
  • braised white beans (sometimes fried mushrooms);
  • toasted toast;
  • oils;
  • jam;
  • pudding (white or black).

All the ingredients are carefully laid out on a large plate, as much attention is paid to serving the dish. Meals in the morning are complemented by drinks - orange juice, or coffee.

This set of products is by no means accidental, it is based on historical and geographical factors. Its foundation was laid in the Victorian era. At that time, the British worked a lot, moved mainly on foot, so they had to have breakfast so that they could get a boost of energy for the whole day. And only hot and hearty food allowed to withstand the cold and humid climate of the island.

That is why the British breakfast was high-calorie, nutritious and consisted mainly of products that could be boiled, heated / fried. Although the tables of the aristocrats were full of a variety of dishes (on them in the morning you could see pheasant legs, baked halibut, sausages, smoked honey bacon, fresh fruit and marmalade), ordinary workers had a much more modest breakfast. Their morning meal consisted of readily available foods - eggs, bread, sausages.

The traditional composition of what is eaten in England for breakfast has become entrenched among its population after the publication in 1859 of I. Beaton's bestseller on home economics and cooking. In her book, the author argued the need for a hearty breakfast and gave a number of recipes. Simple and wealthy English people liked these dishes.

What modern Englishmen have for breakfast

Back in the 20th century, most Englishmen traditionally ate plentiful breakfast. But in modern realities, residents of foggy Albion prefer a lighter and faster breakfast. They don't have time to prepare a varied meal that includes multiple ingredients.

What do the British eat for breakfast? It often starts at 7-8 am and consists of oatmeal or muesli with milk, yoghurt, fresh fruit, tea / juice. Sometimes a morning meal only includes a cup of coffee and a sandwich.

Many people think that the daily English breakfast is oatmeal. The people of England really love this nutritious porridge and willingly eat it in the morning with fruit or soft-boiled egg and bacon. But working Englishmen rarely eat oatmeal, as it takes a long time to cook. Today, only a small fraction of Britons eat breakfast at home. Others do it in restaurants, cafes, where breakfast is served almost all day.

At 11 o'clock in the afternoon, the residents of Great Britain are scheduled to have a snack - a snack. It is also called second breakfast. It is lighter than the first one. For lunch in England, they drink a cup of tea / coffee with a slice of cake or biscuit. Its main purpose is to satisfy hunger between meals.

On the signs of many catering establishments, you can see the inscription "Full English Breakfast". This means a full breakfast is served here, using traditional ingredients. The energy value of this "set" is about 1000 kcal. It gives a boost of strength and vigor for most of the day. But there is also a lighter version of the English breakfast that includes fat-free bacon, low-calorie sausages. It is intended for people who are on a diet.

Since the British state consists of several territorial units, the food system in them is similar, although it has its own distinctive features. Blood sausage, oat cakes or potato pancakes are an integral part of the morning. impossible to imagine without white pudding. This is by no means a dessert, but a sausage stuffed with pork meat and cereals. In Wales, seaweed bread is served in the morning, while in Cornwall, fried potatoes are served.

On weekends, the British pay tribute to tradition by preparing a full breakfast for the whole family.

English breakfast at the hotel

The popularity of the typical English breakfast increased significantly after the First and Second World Wars. It began to be served not only in cafes / restaurants, but also in hotels in the country. Bed and Breakfast in England refers to a morning meal that includes scrambled eggs, toast and other traditional food.

Sometimes the morning meal menu may include pancakes with strawberry jam. Drinks include a choice of classic tea with milk, coffee, juice. Bed and Breakfast is served at the hotel at 8-9 am.

Breakfast in England is more than just food. This is a tribute to tradition, the desire for stability in their own habits. It is incredibly tasty, as it includes the favorite ingredients of the British, so it is popular not only among locals, but also among tourists.