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We call this is "British food birthstone". Let's take a look and see what's yours?

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WHAT ARE THE MOST POPULAR CUISINES IN THE UK?

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WHAT ARE THE MOST POPULAR CUISINES IN THE UK?

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1. The humble pie: A recipe for chicken pie was carved into a tablet there over 4,000 years ago. And the first apple pie recipe was printed by no other than the father of English literature and author of the Canterbury Tales Geoffry Chaucer, back in the 13th century.
2. Cornish pasty: A circle of pastry folded over a filling of beef, potato, onion, and swede with the edges crimped into a thick crust. As meat became more expensive, more vegetables were added.
3. Beef Wellington: The dish was supposedly created to celebrate the Duke of Wellington’s victory at the Battle of Waterloo.
4. Suet: An ingredient for the famous English pudding, used in pastry, giving it a distinctive taste and spongy texture that evokes cozy childhood memories. Suet is so English that it’s difficult to find anywhere outside the British Isles.
5. The Balti: Curry has been a favorite in the land for many years, since way back in the 19th century. The first curry house opened over 200 years ago, and so important is it for English history. The actual curry is much the same as the Indian original.
6. The full English: This is a breakfast of centuries-old tradition, a true English affair. The basics are bacon, egg, sausage, mushrooms, tomato, black pudding, and fried bread. So popular is it that cafes dedicated to serving it sprang up.
7. Fish and chips: In the 17th century, Jewish settlers introduced the deep-fried battered fish recipe to these shores, bringing it from Portugal and Spain. And the chip? Peru. Not English, or French. Chips didn’t team up with the battered fish until around 1850. And that’s how traditions are born.
8. The Sunday roast: This is as English as they come – a plate of roast meat. It’s been the main meal of the week for over 300 years. It can be found in pubs and carveries throughout the land, not just on Sundays.
9. Lancashire hotpot: This staple of 19th century Lancashire cotton workers has become a nationwide favorite. Once they returned from the mill, the workers would find a flavorsome stew, the lamb fusing with the vegetables.
10. Scouse: Just south of Lancashire is Liverpool. And while the dialect here, Scouse, shares little in common with its neighbors, its famous regional dish uses much the same ingredients as the hotpot. Every child of Liverpool, Bootle, and Birkenhead knows scouse.
11. Shepherd's pie: Another cheap dish and often made from Sunday roast leftovers, shepherd's pie is a classic of nursery cooking. Originally, the meat was encased top, bottom, and sides in mashed potato, though the version most cooked today simply has a mashed potato topping, browned in the oven.
12. Puddings: Traditional British puddings are usually steamed, baked or boiled desserts, such as Christmas Pudding, Spotted Dick, or Summer Pudding. They're a bit like cake that is steamed so they're very moist, and take the shape of a bowl or basin.

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Atmosphere: The atmosphere in pubs is extremely different from drinking establishments in other countries. British pubs are quiet, relaxing environments. People can visit any time of the day to work, read, take meetings or simply enjoy a drink.
History: The charm of British pubs comes from the old buildings in which they’re housed. While no two pubs are ever the same, they share many quintessential characteristics: low ceilings, wooden beams, log fireplaces, and a regular called Steve.
Activities: They’re a great place to catch up with friends and bond over fun activities: pub quizzes, darts teams, and pool to name a few. Many pubs are family friendly too, often with a playground for younger ones to entertain themselves while parents unwind with their favorite drink.
Foods & drinks: The basic bar snacks like crisps are always offered even if the pub doesn‘t serve meals. However, some pubs do serve lunch and dinner and have a variety of sandwiches to chew on.
Characteristics:
- No waiter service. The only exception to this is when you go to a “gastro pub”, aka a posh pub, for a meal. Then you will get table service.
- Bar staff will ring the bell to signal it’s time to place your last orders. They will then ring it again to signal the bar is closing. No more orders can be placed after the second bell.
- You don’t normally tip bar staff in the UK. If you want to say thanks, then offer to buy them a drink.

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH AND VIETNAMESE CUISINE 

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH AND VIETNAMESE CUISINE 

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- It is well known that the British are fond of drinking tea, while coffee is the drink of choice in Vietnam
- British cuisine brought influences from the Vikings, Romans, and French as they traveled through the land. Vietnam has many large rivers, fertile alluvium, and a wet rice civilization. These points have made our country stand out with dishes made from rice, potatoes, corn, and beans, and also partly influenced by some Eastern countries.

- The breakfast meal in both countries is also considered a light meal. People often eat a few dishes that are simple. However, each country has a typical meal.
- the most common foods eaten in Britain include sandwiches, fish and chips, trifle and roasts dinners, opposite to pho, banh mi, xoi in Vietnam.
- English people eat with a knife, fork, or spoon while Vietnamese usually use chopsticks and spoons.
- In the meal, the British usually use napkins and drink during meal meanwhile Vietnamese do not use napkins but wash their hands and their faces before and after every meal. They don’t drink during eating, they drink afterward.
- In Vietnam, rice is the main starch, and meat is cut into small pieces before cooking because they never use knives during meals. In Britain, potato or bread is the main starch and meat is cooked in big pieces, they cut it during eating.
- Before having a meal, people in England normally pray to God because of providing them with food, however, in Vietnam, everybody (especially young people) has to invite other members to have a meal.
=> There are so many differences between British and Vietnamese cuisine. But in the trend of integration, Viet Nam and Britain have more acculturation. For example, there are so many places in Viet Nam selling British food such as sandwiches, fish and chips, and vice versa.

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Alcohol is a big part of British culture

- Alcohol helps the British to relax, and loosen up having remained professional all day, emotions and stress masterfully contained and depressed.
- Beer is the most popular alcohol drink.
- People aged 16 and 17 can drink beer, wine, or cider with a meal if an adult accompanies them.  They cannot buy alcohol until they are 18.

- Even for those Brits who are not necessarily looking to go out and get totally drunk at the end of the week, for most, a couple of beers or glasses of wine is a comforting reward for having survived another day with the kids or at the office.
- Nonetheless, alcohol misuse remains the biggest risk factor for death, ill-health, and disability among 15-49-year-olds in the UK, according to Local Alcohol Profiles for England.
- London topped the chart due to the capital’s 1,068 bars and nightclubs, 26,580 alcohol-related hospital admissions between 2019 and 2020, 52 advertised alcohol tours, and 92,615 residents diagnosed with alcoholism.

The rise of the healthy drinking culture

- Research for Drink Aware found that 20% of adults aged 16 and over said that they do not drink alcohol at all and many described themselves as a non-drinker. Younger people were also found to be at the lower end of the risk of drinking too much.
- The decline of traditional pubs in the UK is well known with the BBC reporting that an average of 18 pubs close a week in the UK. The cost is believed to be one of the big indicators of this but it can’t be denied that alcohol isn't seen as important by many younger people in the UK.
- Drinking alcohol was once seen as a rite of passage into adulthood but many young people don’t place a great emphasis on it these days.
- The rise in popularity of alcohol-free drinks alongside the decline of pubs and alcohol in general also sheds some light on how drinking culture in the UK is changing.
- Alcohol-free drinks have seen huge rises over the last few years. Big name manufacturers are also seeing the boom in popularity and manufacturing their own alcohol-free beverages as well.
- People are more focused on being healthy and active nowadays and the dangers of excessive alcohol consumption are more well-known.
- The importance of alcohol on a cultural level especially amongst younger age groups is changing and many people simply prefer a sober lifestyle.
=> With the increasing popularity of alcohol-free drinks, we could be seeing the beginning of abig shift in the UK's drinking culture.

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This video will probably give you a new and general look on some aspects of British cuisine.
Click here: https://youtu.be/t4e_hHjLgN8

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Fish and chips were served in newspapers until the 1980s

Over 970 million dozen eggs are laid every year in the UK

English people consume more tea per capita than anybody else in the world

Bangers and Mash are so called as they used to ‘bang’

Sunday roasts are a tradition from the church

Chicken Tikka Masala has become the national dish of England

Greggs - a pastry chain sells 2.5 million sausage rolls a WEEK

Cornish Pasties have to have 20 crimps to be a ‘pasty’

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There are three main meals a day:

- Breakfast (7:00-9:00): Big meal; with bacon, eggs, sausages,...or a regular breakfast with cereal, milk, and toast

- Lunch (12:00-1:30): Light meal, usually some sandwich, fish and chips, hamburger... Kids typically eat at school while workers in the factory canteen or fast food restaurant...
- Dinner (6:30-8:00): Main meal. A typical dinner is a meat dish with vegetables & dessert

Traditionally, and for some people still, there is a meal called "Tea" from 5:30 at night to 6:30.

Britons may eat this big breakfast at weekends or on special occasions but they prefer a smaller, healthier meal to start a normal day.

Most supermarkets sell a range of pre-packed meals to be heated in a microwave. Takeaways became extremely popular in the 1980s.

Most working people do not have an "afternoon meal”, but they have a short break in the middle of the afternoon for a cup of tea.

Since the 1970s eating habits in Britain have undergone a change. People started to eat less fat and more fiber.

British have also started to count calories. They try to take in fewer calories and follow a calorie-controlled diet. One of the fastest growing factors in the food market in Britain is slimming foods.

Cold meats are not very popular. To many people, preserved meats are typically "continental".

Eggs are a basic part of most people's diet.

Bread is not an accompaniment to every meal. this may explain why sliced bread is the most popular type.

A "fry up" is a phrase used informally to denote several items fried together.

It is common in most households for a family meal to finish with a prepared sweet dish (called either "pudding", "sweet", or "dessert").

The country has neither a "restaurant culture" nor a "cafe society". People just want to eat up quickly. Even at home, food and drink are given relatively little attention.

Not so long ago, going to a restaurant was a rare event. It was confined to the richest section of society. By now, a far larger number of people do it.

Fast food outlets are probably more common in Britain than they are in most other countries.

Many more types of shops now sell alcohol than previously. However, this lessening of the negative to alcohol has been balanced.