Traditional british dishes Flashcards
sausages and mashed potato, traditionally served with onion gravy
bangers and mash
fruit preserve
jam
A simple meal of bread, cheese (sometimes with cold meat), pickles and salad (often with apple)
plaughman’s lunch
meat (beef) in a thick gravy, topped with pastry and baked in an oven
steak and kidney pie
lemon cheese / butter / paste
lemon curd
a meat dish combining British and Indian ingredients (cream, yoghurt, spices…), developed by Indian chefs for British tastes
tikka masala
Steamed pudding, containing dried fruit, usually currants. The dessert is usually served either with custard or with butter and brown sugar
Spotted Dick
A dish consisting of sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter, usually served with vegetables and gravy
toad in the hole
The dish consists of a cold, hard-bolied egg removed from its shell, wrapped in a sausage meat mixture, coated in breadcrumbs, and deep-fried
Scotch egg
A sausage containing pork, dried pig’s blood, suet etc.
black pudding
A dish consisting of oatmeal or cereal boiled in water or milk.
porridge
A type of fruit preserve made from oranges, lemons or grapefruit
marmelade
A preparation based on milk and eggs
custard
Minced lamb in a thick gravy, covered with mashed potato and baked in an oven.
Shepherd’s pie
Minced beef in a thick gravy, covered with mashed potato and baked in an oven
cottage pie
piece of pastry filled with meat and vegetables
Cornish pastry
snack food (ned. = chips)
crisps
small cake, often with fruit
Danish (pastry)
french fries (ned. = frieten)
chips
A traditional and tasty way of using leftover vegetables. You can add any green vegetable, such as broccoli or green beans, or even cooked leeks, carrots, and parsnips to the mashed potato. It is often eaten on Mondays to cook up any vegetables remaining from the roast Sunday lunch
bubble and squeak
round pastry case, filled with pork (eaten cold)
pork pie
