English_Food

1、English Food - Group 4British Traditional Foodsl British food has traditionally been based on beef, lamb, pork, chicken and fish and generally served with potatoes and one other vegetable. The most common and typical foods eaten in Britain include the sandwich, fish and chips, pies like the Cornish

2、pasty, trifle and roasts dinners. Some of the main dishes have strange names like Bubble & Squeak and Toad-in-the-Hole.l The staple foods of Britain are meat, fish, potatoes, flour, butter and eggs. Many of dishes are based on these foods.The traditional English breakfastl It consists of eggs, b

3、acon, sausages, fried bread, baked beans and mushrooms. Even though not many people will eat this for breakfast today, it is always served in hotels and guest houses around Britain. Many people, especially children, in England will eat a bowl of cereal. They are made with different grains such as co

4、rn, wheat, oats etc. In the winter many people will eat porridge or boiled oats.l The traditional English breakfast is called the Full English and sometimes referred to as The Full English Fry-up.l Many children at school and adults at work will have a packed lunch. This typically consists of a sand

5、wich, a packet of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink. The packed lunch is kept in a plastic container.l Sandwiches are also known as a butty or sarnie in some parts of the UK.Lunch Dinner l The evening meal is usually called tea, dinner or supper.l A typical British meal for dinner is meat and two

6、 veg. We put hot brown gravy, traditionally made from the juices of the roast meat (but more often today from a packet!) on the meat and usually the vegetables. One of the vegetables is almost always potatoes.l This traditional meal is rarely eaten nowadays, a recent survey found that most people in

7、 Britain eat curry! Rice or pasta are now favored as the British Dinner.The Sunday Roast Dinnerl Sunday lunch time is a typical time to eat the traditional Sunday Roast. Traditionally it consists of roast meat, (cooked in the oven for about two hours), two different kinds of vegetables and potatoes

8、with a Yorkshire pudding. The most common joints are beef, lamb or pork; chicken is also popular.l Beef is eaten with hot white horseradish sauce, pork with sweet apple sauce and lamb with green mint sauce. Gravy is poured over the meat.Yorkshire pudding 约克郡布丁l Yorkshire Pudding is not a dessert in

9、spite of its name, although it is similar in some ways to a pancake made with flour, milk and eggs. It is usually eaten with roast beef and gravy as part of a traditional Sunday lunch.l 虽然名字叫约克郡布丁，而且感觉上像是是用面粉、牛奶、鸡蛋做出来的煎饼，但它其实不是一道甜点。这道菜通常都和烤牛肉、调味肉汁一起，作为一道传统的周日午餐。Roast Meats l Typical meats for roasti

10、ng are joints of beef, pork, lamb or a whole chicken. More rarely duck, goose, gammon, turkey or game are eaten.l 典型的肉是关节为烤牛肉、猪肉、羊肉或整只鸡。更为罕见于金门、鸭、鹅、火鸡或游戏是吃。Shepherds pie 肉馅土豆馅饼l Shepherds Pie, also known as cottage pie, is a traditional English dish comprising minced (ground) meat covered with mashe

11、d potato. The meat is typically lamb or beef left over from a Sunday roast. The term shepherds pie tends to be used when the meat is lamb.l 肉馅土豆馅饼是一道传统英国菜肴，也叫农家馅饼。主要材料是肉丁和土豆泥。通常会使用周日烤肉剩下的羊牛肉。当肉是羊肉时，通常叫做“sheperds pie”（小编注：sheperd是牧羊人的意思） Jellied eels 鳝鱼冻l Jellied eels are eels cooked for approximatel

12、y half an hour and allowed to cool. The juices then solidify forming the jelly. The dish is an East End of London delicacy, often sold with pie and mash. They are no longer commonly eaten in London, but can still be found, especially around the East End.l 鳝鱼冻是煮了大概半个小时的鳝鱼，摊凉，汤就会凝固起来变成冻。这道菜是东伦敦的地道小吃，通

13、常和馅饼、土豆泥一起出手。现在的伦敦人不太经常吃它，但还是能找到的，尤其是东伦敦。Trifle 水果松糕l Trifle is a dish made from thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice, and whipped cream. These ingredients are usually arranged in layers with fruit and sponge on the bottom, and custard and cream on top. Some trifles contain a small amount

14、of alcohol such as port or, most commonly, sweet sherry.l 水果松糕是由蛋奶沙司、水果、海绵蛋糕、果汁和搅打过的奶油特制而成。水果和海绵蛋糕放在下层，蛋奶沙司和奶油放在上层。有些水果松糕含有一点点究竟，比如波提葡萄酒，最常见的是加一点甜雪利酒。 Marmite马麦酱l Marmite is made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing, and is a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive, powerful flavor.

15、The taste of Marmite is comparable in some ways to soy sauce. This distinctive taste is reflected in the British companys marketing slogan: Love it or hate it.l 马麦酱是用酵母提取物制成。酵母提取物是啤酒发酵的副产品，性状粘稠，颜色较深，味道浓郁易辨认。马麦酱的味道和酱油有点相似。卖马麦酱的公司营销口号就是：“马麦酱，让你爱恨分明。”Mushy peas豌豆糊l Mushy peas are dried peas which are f

16、irst soaked overnight in water, and then simmered with a little sugar and salt until they form a thick green lumpy soup. They are a very traditional northern English accompaniment to fish and chips.l 要做豌豆糊，必须先把豌豆置于水中一晚，次日晾干，后与盐、糖少量炖至绿色浓汤。这是英国北部常与鱼、薯条搭配食用的传统菜肴。Black pudding血肠l Black pudding is a saus

17、age made by cooking pigs or cows blood. It is usually served as part of a traditional full breakfast in England.l 血肠是用猪血或牛血灌制而成的，通常都是传统的英格兰早餐会吃到。Toad in the hole布丁香肠l Toad in the hole is a traditional British dish comprising sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter, usually served with vegetables and gr

18、avy. The origin of the name Toad-in-the-Hole is vague. Most suggestions are that the dishs resemblance to a toad sticking its little head out of a hole provide the dish with its somewhat unusual name.l 布丁香肠是一道传统英国食物。主要材料有香肠和做约克郡布丁的面糊，通常和蔬菜、肉汁一起食用。这个名字的来源并不清楚，流传最广的说法是这道菜像是一只蟾蜍稍微从洞中探头出来，于是才有了这个如此特别的名字

19、。（小编注：这道菜名直译为洞中蟾）Bangers and mash肉泥与土豆泥lBangers and mash is a British colloquial name for sausage (bangers) served with mashed potatoes. The dish is usually served with a rich onion gravy.l 肉泥和土豆泥是通俗的说法，其实就是香肠和土豆泥一起吃。这道菜通常都和浓郁的洋葱肉汁一起食用。Lancashire hotpot兰开夏火锅l Lancashire hotpot is a dish consisting e

20、ssentially of meat, onion and potatoes left to bake in the oven all day in a heavy pot and on a low heat.l 兰开夏火锅主要有肉、洋葱、土豆组成，这些食材要在一个非常重的锅里面低火烹制一天方可食用。Cornish pasty康尔瓦郡菜肉烘饼l A Cornish pasty is a baked savoury pastry case traditionally filled with diced meat, sliced potato and onion. Traditionally, p

21、asties have a semicircular shape.l 康瓦尔郡菜肉馅饼很可口，通常它是一块烤成半圆的馅饼，里面会有肉丁、土豆块和洋葱。Chutney酸辣酱l Chutney is a term for a variety of sweet and spicy condiments, originally from India.l 酸辣酱指那种甜辣甜辣的调味料，从印度传入英国。 Worcester sauce伍斯特沙司l Worcester sauce is a flavoring used in many dishes, both cooked and uncooked, an

22、d particularly with beef. It is an important ingredient in a Bloody Mary (vodka, tomato juice and Worcester sauce).l 英国许多菜肴都喜欢放伍斯特沙司，包括生的、熟的，他们尤其喜爱以其佐牛肉食用。伍斯特沙司也是血腥玛丽的重要材料之一（伏特加，番茄汁和伍斯特沙司）。Scones with jam果酱饼l Scones are a British snack of Scottish origin, similar to a quickbread made of wheat, barley or oatmeal. Br