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After the end of Roman rule in Britain and the subsequent collapse of the Western Roman Empire, many of the more exotic food items, such as spices, disappeared from British cuisine until its reintroduction centuries later. After the Roman period, British cuisine predominately consisted of vegetables, cereals, and meats such as mutton. [16]
English cuisine encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with England.It has distinctive attributes of its own, but is also very similar to wider British cuisine, partly historically and partly due to the import of ingredients and ideas from the Americas, China, and India during the time of the British Empire and as a result of post-war immigration.
This is a list of prepared dishes characteristic of English cuisine.English cuisine encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with England.It has distinctive attributes of its own, but also shares much with wider British cuisine, partly through the importation of ingredients and ideas from North America, China, and the Indian subcontinent during the time of the British ...
Pie and mash is a traditional working-class food, originating in the Docks of London. Often accompanied with jellied eels , the dish has been popularised as "a Cockney classic". It typically consists of a minced beef pie, mashed potato, and a parsley sauce known as liquor.
Hákarl – a traditional food [15] and national dish of Iceland; Hangikjöt [16] Þorramatur – a selection of traditional Icelandic food, [17] consisting mainly of meat and fish products cured in a traditional manner, cut into slices or pieces and served with rúgbrauð (dense and dark rye bread), butter and brennivín (an Icelandic akvavit)
Food history is an interdisciplinary field that examines the history and the cultural, economic, environmental, and sociological impacts of food and human nutrition. It is considered distinct from the more traditional field of culinary history , which focuses on the origin and recreation of specific recipes.
Here are 18 British Christmas traditions that might surprise you. Pantomimes, or "pantos," are plays performed around Christmastime in the UK. Pantomime dames playing the role of the Ugly Sisters ...
A History of English Food is a 2011 non-fiction book, a history of English cuisine arranged by period from the Middle Ages to the end of the twentieth century, written by the celebrity cook Clarissa Dickson Wright and published in London by Random House. Each period is treated in turn with a chapter.