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British
Food and
Drink

Alcohol

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“

On the Continent people
have

good

England

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good

food;

people

table

in
have

manners.
George Mikes

Introduction
- Britain and good food are two things which are not
commonly associated.
- Why is food in Britain terrible?
+ British tastes are different from

everybody else's.

(strange, unpleasant taste; little taste; overcooked )
+ Most visitors don't get the opportunity

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to sample home cooking. (usually food in
institution: university canteen or eat out:

British
Food and
Drink

● Eating habits and attitudes
● Eating out
● Alcohol
● Pubs

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Eating
habits and

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attitudes

What are British people's attitudes to
food?

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It seems that Britain people simply
don't care enough about food very
much.

* In the society
•There're no “restaurant culture”
nor a “cafe society”.
•People just want to eat up quickly
and are not interested much in

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quality.

* In the society
• Little

effort

is

made

to

make

the

hamburgers tasty because nobody expects
them to be.
• The coffee is horrible not because British
people prefer it that way but because they

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don't go to a cafe for a delicious, slow cup
of coffee-they go there because they need
caffeine.

* At home
• Food and drink given little attention. The coffee
often as bad as it is in the cafe.
• Meals tend to be eaten quickly and the table
cleared.
• Parties and celebrations are not normally
centered around food.

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* At home
• When the British do pay attention to food, it is most
frequently not to appreciate it but to notice what they
don't like about it. (eggs infected with salmonella; “mad
cow” disease).
• The range of plants and animals which they will eat is
rather narrow. British consider eating wild animals and

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domestic

animals

is

exotic.

Today

the

country's

supermarket shelves are full of the spices and sauces.

What do British people eat?

•

A fry-up is a phrase used informally for several
items

(eggs,

bacon,

sausage,

tomatoes,

mushrooms, bread) fried together. The British eat

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rather a lot of fried food.
•

Bread is not an accompaniment to every meal.
They use flour for making pastry dishes.

What do British people eat?

• Eggs are a basic part of most people's
diet. (fried, soft-boiled, hard-boiled).
• Cold meats are not very popular.
• The British are the world's biggest

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consumers of sugar- more than 5
kilograms a person per year. They also
love “sweets”.

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Eating out

• Going to a restaurant is still a rare event for most
British

people.

Regular

restaurant

going

confined mostly to the richest section of society.
Being in an expensive restaurant
sometimes seems to be more

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important than the food eaten
in it. – snobbery.

is

• Snobbery in the menus. All the dishes have
non English names, most commonly French
(more exotic and exciting).
• Going to a restaurant is a time to be
adventurous.-few

are

actually

British

restaurants)
• Eating places which serve British food:
pubs, workman's cafe, fish and chip shop.

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* Workman's cafe (pronounced “caff”')
• Used during the day, most typically by manual
workers.
• Also used by anybody else who wants a filling
meal, likes the informal atmosphere and is not
over-worried about cleanliness.
• Offers mostly fried food of the “English breakfast”
type.

(sometimes

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spoon”).

jokingly

called

a

“greasy

* Fish and chip shop

Fish and chips or fish 'n' chips, a popular take-away food
with British origins, consists of deep-fried fish in batter or
breadcrumbs with deep-fried potatoes.

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When do people eat what meals?
1. Breakfast
• Full breakfast is a traditional cooked breakfast, comprising at
its heart bacon and eggs, that is popular throughout the
Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and other parts of the
English speaking world.

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• A full breakfast with scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, black
pudding, mushrooms, baked beans, hash browns, and half a

When do people eat what meals?

• While weekday breakfasts in Britain
and Ireland often consist of a brief
meal of cereal and/or toast, the fry-up
is commonly eaten in a leisurely
fashion on Saturday or Sunday

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mornings.

When do people eat what meals?
2. Elevenses
Elevenses is conventionally, a cup of
tea or coffee and some biscuits at
around eleven o'clock. In fact, people

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drink tea or coffee whenever they feel
like.

When do people eat what meals?
3. Lunch
Lunch is typically at 1 o'clock (any shops which
close for lunch close from one to two).

4. Supper
Supper is the usual word for the evening meal

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among most people who don't call it “tea”.

When do people eat what meals?
5. Dinner
In the United Kingdom, dinner traditionally meant
the main meal of the day. Because of differences in
custom as to when this meal was taken, dinner
might mean the evening meal (typically used by

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upper class people), or the midday meal (typically
used by working class people, who describe their

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Alcoho

The attitude to alcohol in Britain is ambivalent

• It is accepted & welcomed as an integral
part of British culture. Local pubs play an
important role drinking beer and spirits.

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• The puritan tradition thinks that
drinking is potentially dangerous
therefore it should be restricted.
• People can't be served in pubs until
the age of 18 and they aren't even
allowed inside one until they're 14.
• Beer is an important part of the
lives of many people.

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Pubs

• Special character: no waiter service, if you
want something you have to go and ask for it
at the bar. (comfortable and relaxed, informal,
being in your own house).
• Each pub has its own name, a

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sign hanging outside, always
with

old-fashioned

What do people drink?
• Large amounts of hot drinks: tea, coffee, cocoa, squash (a
sweetened fruit concentrate diluted with water), soft drink,
water from the tap.
• Wine (higher social classes, in expensive restaurants)
Now, it is for everybody.
• Beer is still the most popular alcoholic drink. (bitter, mild,
lager beer)

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Thanks for
your
watching!

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