British Cuisine in Europe
Civilisation : La Grande Bretagne et l’Europe
Has British food become trendy?
Greasy food, unusual, doubtful combinations, unattractive appearance: British food hasn’t got the best reputation. Even worse, according to some rankings, it would be the worst in the world. It seems like those clichés are hard to tackle. For many years, English cuisine seemed to be odd, not suitable for every palate; but things have changed now, many foreigners have a very different opinion. According to a study by Visit Britain (a British tourist agency) amongst 26.000 people in order to find out what tourists taste in British foods as found that Russians, Irish and Americans are the most positive, though French, Italian and
Spanish citizens keep on giving poor reviews to British food.
Besides, a majority of those people agree with the sentence: “I have always wanted to eat an English breakfast”. Russians are the most enthusiastic about it, while Germans are quite reluctant. The French however are average. And yet, English breakfast is somewhat surprising, consisting of: a hot beverage (usually tea), orange juice, toast with butter, jam and marmalade, but also baked beans, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, and sometimes black pudding. So of course, it might be an issue for some gourmets.
This meal is not the only one suffering from a bad reputation; tourists are really reluctant to try the famous “jelly”. This sugary, colourful see-through jelly is England's pride and joy. Usually served in small glasses, this mixture is mostly prepared as a dessert, but sometimes it finds its place in the main course, as a side dish, with meat and vegetables. This is the reason why this union is pretty scary for French tourists, less used to sweet and savoury food. British cuisine also has to deal with another cliché: the high use of fat, and particularly cooking oil. For that matter, even English people joke about their traditional fish &chips: some of them say the paper around it
Has British food become trendy?
Greasy food, unusual, doubtful combinations, unattractive appearance: British food hasn’t got the best reputation. Even worse, according to some rankings, it would be the worst in the world. It seems like those clichés are hard to tackle. For many years, English cuisine seemed to be odd, not suitable for every palate; but things have changed now, many foreigners have a very different opinion. According to a study by Visit Britain (a British tourist agency) amongst 26.000 people in order to find out what tourists taste in British foods as found that Russians, Irish and Americans are the most positive, though French, Italian and
Spanish citizens keep on giving poor reviews to British food.
Besides, a majority of those people agree with the sentence: “I have always wanted to eat an English breakfast”. Russians are the most enthusiastic about it, while Germans are quite reluctant. The French however are average. And yet, English breakfast is somewhat surprising, consisting of: a hot beverage (usually tea), orange juice, toast with butter, jam and marmalade, but also baked beans, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, and sometimes black pudding. So of course, it might be an issue for some gourmets.
This meal is not the only one suffering from a bad reputation; tourists are really reluctant to try the famous “jelly”. This sugary, colourful see-through jelly is England's pride and joy. Usually served in small glasses, this mixture is mostly prepared as a dessert, but sometimes it finds its place in the main course, as a side dish, with meat and vegetables. This is the reason why this union is pretty scary for French tourists, less used to sweet and savoury food. British cuisine also has to deal with another cliché: the high use of fat, and particularly cooking oil. For that matter, even English people joke about their traditional fish &chips: some of them say the paper around it