Quintessential British fair..

[Melman Giraffe]

So You're in a foreign country and a local asks you what is a quintessential British dish! What would your answer be?


For me - Bangers and mash with onion gravy. Not regional (only if you choose a sausage from a particular area) and Very very British!!

Edited to please brain headache

Edited by Melman Giraffe on Wednesday 23 September 18:41

[TubbyRutter]

Chicken Tikka Masala

[mybrainhurts]

(1) Fare

(2) You're

(3) Burrrp

Edited by mybrainhurts on Wednesday 23 September 17:29

[Melman Giraffe]

mybrainhurts said:

(1) Fare

(2) You're

(3) Burrrp

Edited by mybrainhurts on Wednesday 23 September 17:29

well done A+

[Gold]

Roast beef with yorkshires

[OllieWinchester]

Ham, egg and chips.

Steak and Kidney Pie.

Fish and chips.

SOme form of traditional roast.

[jas xjr]

Roast lamb with all the trimmings

[mybrainhurts]

Melman Giraffe said:

mybrainhurts said:

(1) Fare

(2) You're

(3) Burrrp

Edited by mybrainhurts on Wednesday 23 September 17:29

well done A+

Thank you, it's nice to be appreciated...

[bint]

Even before opening the thread I thought of bangers and mash.

Closely followed by roast beef and yorkshire puddings and all the trimmings :P

[juice]

Ploughmans...(Regional variations excepted !)
Fish & Chips
Pie & Mash ?
Pork Pie
Faggots

Edited by juice on Wednesday 23 September 19:04

[hugo a gogo]

turkey twizzlers, mccain micro chips and sunny D to wash it down

[Bill]

Ham and parsley sauce
Beef and trimmings
Bangers and mash

[OnTheOverrun]

Beef Wellington
Sticky toffee pudding with custard

[Smiler.]

juice said:

...Ploughmans..

Invented by the Milk Marketing Board in the 50's I think

[Patrico]

Bill said:

Ham and parsley sauce

Bill, I salute you. A true British great.

[grumbledoak]

Our Sunday roast is probably the essence; Ze French still call us "Roast Beefs". Bangers and mash also a good one. Fish and chips probably, if you can find a good one. Cottage pie with vegetables is good. Lancashire Hot Pot is nice if done properly. All washed down with Spotted Dick, obviously, or rice pudding.

Sadly, many of the others I can think of are pretty vile: anything drowned in parsley sauce (I was thinking fish, but ham will do), Pork Pies, Jellied eels, "Pie, Mash, and Liquor" (with that awful parsley sauce again).

[Bill]

Patrico said:

Bill said:

Ham and parsley sauce

Bill, I salute you. A true British great.

Grumbledoak - when did you last have it? I made it for the first time in years (if not ever) the other day and surprised myself. It was genuinely spectacular, particularly for such a simple dish.

[jet_noise]

Dear All,

smoked salmon, peas, buttery new jersey royals, oh I'm salivating already.
Nyetimber rose sparklagne wine.
Christmas pudding for desert or maybe treacle tart both with lashings of double cream.
Apple brandy.

Sliced white bread dry cured bacon sarnie with tomato/HP (delete to taste) sauce.
Pint of Theakstons Old Peculiar or mug (not cup) of strong tea.

regards,
Jet

[bazking69]

Cod and chips with pea fritter.
Roast dinner with all the trimmings
Pie or bangers and mash with gravy.

[grumbledoak]

Bill said:

Grumbledoak - when did you last have it?

Quite a while ago, I'd admit. But I'm in no hurry to try it again.