English Menu for Swedish Visitors
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Nigel Haworths prize winning Lamb Hot Pot.
A thing of beauty->
https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/lancashi...
A thing of beauty->
https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/lancashi...
Mobile Chicane said:
Well.
Considering that traditional Swedish foods consist of either fish lips and a
holes, or pork lips and aholes, the Northern Hemisphere is your playground.
I'd go for a curry, personally.
Personally I disagree…. Considering that traditional Swedish foods consist of either fish lips and a
holes, or pork lips and aholes, the Northern Hemisphere is your playground. I'd go for a curry, personally.
Having a Swedish Mum I’ve been fortunate enough to experience all sorts of wonderful dishes, in the main all very healthy with amazing variety. Plenty of fish, meat, cheese, breads and salad options - delicious.
Makes you realise how very dull and non-existent English cuisine is in contrast, aside from a good old roast dinner!
2HFL said:
Mobile Chicane said:
Well.
Considering that traditional Swedish foods consist of either fish lips and aholes, or pork lips and aholes, the Northern Hemisphere is your playground.
I'd go for a curry, personally.
Personally I disagree…. Considering that traditional Swedish foods consist of either fish lips and a
holes, or pork lips and aholes, the Northern Hemisphere is your playground. I'd go for a curry, personally.
Having a Swedish Mum I’ve been fortunate enough to experience all sorts of wonderful dishes, in the main all very healthy with amazing variety. Plenty of fish, meat, cheese, breads and salad options - delicious.
Makes you realise how very dull and non-existent English cuisine is in contrast, aside from a good old roast dinner!
All good suggestions but for quick easy tasty I can't believe nobody has mentioned beans on toast or jacket.
Ill also add
Egg and soldiers.
Fray bentos.
Pot noodle
Ploughmans
My more serious answer would be they need to have a fry up, fish and chips and a Sunday roast.
When I worked in Stockholm for a week I pestered some of the guys to take me for something traditional. They said its nothing worth having but I wanted it. They were right it was some sort of fish with... mash!? I think... so folks often call British food bland but we are in good company on that front and it will seem very cheap to them. When I worked in Spain the Spanish used to mock us for fish and chips but I pointed out that everything they eat is often based on ham cheese and salt ha. OT
Ill also add
Egg and soldiers.
Fray bentos.
Pot noodle
Ploughmans
My more serious answer would be they need to have a fry up, fish and chips and a Sunday roast.
When I worked in Stockholm for a week I pestered some of the guys to take me for something traditional. They said its nothing worth having but I wanted it. They were right it was some sort of fish with... mash!? I think... so folks often call British food bland but we are in good company on that front and it will seem very cheap to them. When I worked in Spain the Spanish used to mock us for fish and chips but I pointed out that everything they eat is often based on ham cheese and salt ha. OT
Edited by White-Noise on Tuesday 2nd April 17:17
Pear, date & walnut salad with creamy stilton dressing.
Roast sirloin of beef.
Classic scones with jam & clotted cream.
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/gar...
Roast sirloin of beef.
Classic scones with jam & clotted cream.
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/gar...
Beef Wellington or a Rib of beef, a fabulous Steak pie or pudding, scotch eggs are delicious if you can cook (on many a Michelin starred menu) Toad in the hole, potted shrimps, scallops, a lovely pan roasted Cod fillet or Lobster, John Dory, cheese, we have some amazing cheeses, the list is long as is the pudding menu, loads of soups as well, lots of baked treats the list is endless and breakfast well there isn't a better one.
I find it depressing that even after decades of Michelin starred chefs promoting British food and endless TV shows doing the same, that people still think a badly cooked sloppy curry is the answer.
Whenever we have foreign visitors and we want to give them a 'traditional' English meal, we always do a roast sirloin of beef with all the trimmings and some form of English fruit pie for pudding and an cheeseboard of English cheeses. If a starter is called for, we will do an English game terrine or a pea and ham stock soup.
Top 50:
1. Full English Breakfast
2. Sunday Roast with Yorkshire Pudding
3. Fish and Chips
4. Shepherd’s Pie
5. Bangers and Mash
6. Beef Wellington
7. Ploughman's Lunch
8. Cottage Pie
9. Cornish Pasty
10. Toad in the Hole
11. Bubble and Squeak
12. Steak and Kidney Pie
13. Lancashire Hotpot
14. Pork Pie
15. Scotch Eggs
16. Welsh Rarebit
17. Chicken Tikka Masala
18. Eton Mess
19. Sticky Toffee Pudding
20. Victoria Sponge Cake
21. Bakewell Tart
22. Bramley Apple Pie
23. Cornish Cream Tea (Scones with Clotted Cream and Jam)
24. Trifle
25. Bread and Butter Pudding
26. Spotted Dick
27. Banoffee Pie
28. Mince Pies
29. Christmas Pudding
30. Black Pudding
31. Kedgeree
32. Mulligatawny Soup
33. Pimm’s Cocktail
34. Jellied Eels
35. Piccalilli
36. Stilton Cheese
37. Beef and Ale Stew
38. Rabbit Pie
39. Treacle Tart
40. Sussex Pond Pudding
41. Gammon with Parsley Sauce
42. Leek and Potato Soup
43. Potted Shrimps
44. Roast Beef and Horseradish Sauce
45. Smoked Kippers
46. Cornish Saffron Cake
47. Sherry Trifle
48. Lardy Cake
49. Parkin
50. Pease Pudding
1. Full English Breakfast
2. Sunday Roast with Yorkshire Pudding
3. Fish and Chips
4. Shepherd’s Pie
5. Bangers and Mash
6. Beef Wellington
7. Ploughman's Lunch
8. Cottage Pie
9. Cornish Pasty
10. Toad in the Hole
11. Bubble and Squeak
12. Steak and Kidney Pie
13. Lancashire Hotpot
14. Pork Pie
15. Scotch Eggs
16. Welsh Rarebit
17. Chicken Tikka Masala
18. Eton Mess
19. Sticky Toffee Pudding
20. Victoria Sponge Cake
21. Bakewell Tart
22. Bramley Apple Pie
23. Cornish Cream Tea (Scones with Clotted Cream and Jam)
24. Trifle
25. Bread and Butter Pudding
26. Spotted Dick
27. Banoffee Pie
28. Mince Pies
29. Christmas Pudding
30. Black Pudding
31. Kedgeree
32. Mulligatawny Soup
33. Pimm’s Cocktail
34. Jellied Eels
35. Piccalilli
36. Stilton Cheese
37. Beef and Ale Stew
38. Rabbit Pie
39. Treacle Tart
40. Sussex Pond Pudding
41. Gammon with Parsley Sauce
42. Leek and Potato Soup
43. Potted Shrimps
44. Roast Beef and Horseradish Sauce
45. Smoked Kippers
46. Cornish Saffron Cake
47. Sherry Trifle
48. Lardy Cake
49. Parkin
50. Pease Pudding
Regional ones:
1. Bedfordshire Clanger (a pastry with a savoury filling at one end and sweet at the other)
2. Stargazy Pie (a Cornish pie with fish heads protruding through the crust)
3. Singin' Hinnies (griddled scones from the North East)
4. Fat Rascals (similar to rock cakes, from Yorkshire)
5. Cullen Skink (a Scottish smoked haddock soup)
6. Laverbread (Welsh seaweed delicacy)
7. Bara Brith (Welsh fruit bread)
8. Cock-a-Leekie Soup (Scottish chicken and leek soup)
9. Rumbledethumps (Scottish potato, cabbage, and onion dish)
10. Clapshot (Scottish mashed potatoes and swede)
11. Cranachan (Scottish dessert of oats, cream, whisky, and raspberries)
12. Skirlie (Scottish oatmeal and onion side dish)
13. Haggis, Neeps and Tatties (Scotland's national dish, especially for Burns Night)
14. Brawn (head cheese or terrine made from pork)
15. Hog's Pudding (a type of sausage from the South West)
16. Faggots (meatballs made from minced off-cuts and offal)
17. Partridge in Pear Cider
18. Kentish Huffkins (soft rolls with a dimple in the middle)
19. Sussex Pond Pudding (steamed suet pudding with a lemon inside)
20. Manx Kippers (smoked herring from the Isle of Man)
21. Tattie Scones (Scottish potato scones)
22. Welsh Cawl (traditional Welsh soup or stew)
23. Pan Haggerty (Northumberland dish of potatoes, onions, and cheese)
24. Colcannon (Irish mashed potatoes with kale or cabbage)
25. Boxty (Irish potato pancakes)
26. Goosnargh Cakes (Lancashire shortbread biscuits)
27. Forfar Bridies (Scottish meat pastries)
28. Pease Pudding (North Eastern dish made from yellow split peas)
29. Butteries/Rowies (Aberdeen rolls, very buttery and flaky)
30. Potted Cromarty Haddock
31. Gur Cake (Dublin fruit cake sandwiched between pastry)
32. Teisen Lap (Welsh moist cake)
33. Lorne Sausage (Scottish square sausage)
34. Clootie Dumpling (Scottish fruit pudding)
35. Corned Beef Hash (a simple, hearty dish found throughout the UK)
36. Jugged Hare (a traditional way of cooking hare)
37. Pheasant and Partridge Pies
38. Pike Bannock (Scottish fish cake)
39. Black Bun (Scottish fruit cake enclosed in pastry)
40. Dundee Cake (Scottish fruit cake with almonds)
41. Arbroath Smokie (smoked haddock from Scotland)
42. Samphire (a type of sea vegetable often served with fish)
43. Gurnard Soup
44. Orkney Beef (from the Orkney Islands, known for its quality)
45. Glamorgan Sausage (Welsh vegetarian sausage made with cheese)
46. Hotch Potch (Scottish stew of lamb and vegetables)
47. Kailkenny (Scottish kale and potato dish)
48. Devilled Kidneys
49. Tansy Pudding (an herb-flavoured dessert)
50. Winkles and Whelks (sea snails and molluscs, traditional seaside food)
1. Bedfordshire Clanger (a pastry with a savoury filling at one end and sweet at the other)
2. Stargazy Pie (a Cornish pie with fish heads protruding through the crust)
3. Singin' Hinnies (griddled scones from the North East)
4. Fat Rascals (similar to rock cakes, from Yorkshire)
5. Cullen Skink (a Scottish smoked haddock soup)
6. Laverbread (Welsh seaweed delicacy)
7. Bara Brith (Welsh fruit bread)
8. Cock-a-Leekie Soup (Scottish chicken and leek soup)
9. Rumbledethumps (Scottish potato, cabbage, and onion dish)
10. Clapshot (Scottish mashed potatoes and swede)
11. Cranachan (Scottish dessert of oats, cream, whisky, and raspberries)
12. Skirlie (Scottish oatmeal and onion side dish)
13. Haggis, Neeps and Tatties (Scotland's national dish, especially for Burns Night)
14. Brawn (head cheese or terrine made from pork)
15. Hog's Pudding (a type of sausage from the South West)
16. Faggots (meatballs made from minced off-cuts and offal)
17. Partridge in Pear Cider
18. Kentish Huffkins (soft rolls with a dimple in the middle)
19. Sussex Pond Pudding (steamed suet pudding with a lemon inside)
20. Manx Kippers (smoked herring from the Isle of Man)
21. Tattie Scones (Scottish potato scones)
22. Welsh Cawl (traditional Welsh soup or stew)
23. Pan Haggerty (Northumberland dish of potatoes, onions, and cheese)
24. Colcannon (Irish mashed potatoes with kale or cabbage)
25. Boxty (Irish potato pancakes)
26. Goosnargh Cakes (Lancashire shortbread biscuits)
27. Forfar Bridies (Scottish meat pastries)
28. Pease Pudding (North Eastern dish made from yellow split peas)
29. Butteries/Rowies (Aberdeen rolls, very buttery and flaky)
30. Potted Cromarty Haddock
31. Gur Cake (Dublin fruit cake sandwiched between pastry)
32. Teisen Lap (Welsh moist cake)
33. Lorne Sausage (Scottish square sausage)
34. Clootie Dumpling (Scottish fruit pudding)
35. Corned Beef Hash (a simple, hearty dish found throughout the UK)
36. Jugged Hare (a traditional way of cooking hare)
37. Pheasant and Partridge Pies
38. Pike Bannock (Scottish fish cake)
39. Black Bun (Scottish fruit cake enclosed in pastry)
40. Dundee Cake (Scottish fruit cake with almonds)
41. Arbroath Smokie (smoked haddock from Scotland)
42. Samphire (a type of sea vegetable often served with fish)
43. Gurnard Soup
44. Orkney Beef (from the Orkney Islands, known for its quality)
45. Glamorgan Sausage (Welsh vegetarian sausage made with cheese)
46. Hotch Potch (Scottish stew of lamb and vegetables)
47. Kailkenny (Scottish kale and potato dish)
48. Devilled Kidneys
49. Tansy Pudding (an herb-flavoured dessert)
50. Winkles and Whelks (sea snails and molluscs, traditional seaside food)
paddy1970 said:
Regional ones:
1. Bedfordshire Clanger (a pastry with a savoury filling at one end and sweet at the other)
2. Stargazy Pie (a Cornish pie with fish heads protruding through the crust)
3. Singin' Hinnies (griddled scones from the North East)
4. Fat Rascals (similar to rock cakes, from Yorkshire)
5. Cullen Skink (a Scottish smoked haddock soup)
6. Laverbread (Welsh seaweed delicacy)
7. Bara Brith (Welsh fruit bread)
8. Cock-a-Leekie Soup (Scottish chicken and leek soup)
9. Rumbledethumps (Scottish potato, cabbage, and onion dish)
10. Clapshot (Scottish mashed potatoes and swede)
11. Cranachan (Scottish dessert of oats, cream, whisky, and raspberries)
12. Skirlie (Scottish oatmeal and onion side dish)
13. Haggis, Neeps and Tatties (Scotland's national dish, especially for Burns Night)
14. Brawn (head cheese or terrine made from pork)
15. Hog's Pudding (a type of sausage from the South West)
16. Faggots (meatballs made from minced off-cuts and offal)
17. Partridge in Pear Cider
18. Kentish Huffkins (soft rolls with a dimple in the middle)
19. Sussex Pond Pudding (steamed suet pudding with a lemon inside)
20. Manx Kippers (smoked herring from the Isle of Man)
21. Tattie Scones (Scottish potato scones)
22. Welsh Cawl (traditional Welsh soup or stew)
23. Pan Haggerty (Northumberland dish of potatoes, onions, and cheese)
24. Colcannon (Irish mashed potatoes with kale or cabbage)
25. Boxty (Irish potato pancakes)
26. Goosnargh Cakes (Lancashire shortbread biscuits)
27. Forfar Bridies (Scottish meat pastries)
28. Pease Pudding (North Eastern dish made from yellow split peas)
29. Butteries/Rowies (Aberdeen rolls, very buttery and flaky)
30. Potted Cromarty Haddock
31. Gur Cake (Dublin fruit cake sandwiched between pastry)
32. Teisen Lap (Welsh moist cake)
33. Lorne Sausage (Scottish square sausage)
34. Clootie Dumpling (Scottish fruit pudding)
35. Corned Beef Hash (a simple, hearty dish found throughout the UK)
36. Jugged Hare (a traditional way of cooking hare)
37. Pheasant and Partridge Pies
38. Pike Bannock (Scottish fish cake)
39. Black Bun (Scottish fruit cake enclosed in pastry)
40. Dundee Cake (Scottish fruit cake with almonds)
41. Arbroath Smokie (smoked haddock from Scotland)
42. Samphire (a type of sea vegetable often served with fish)
43. Gurnard Soup
44. Orkney Beef (from the Orkney Islands, known for its quality)
45. Glamorgan Sausage (Welsh vegetarian sausage made with cheese)
46. Hotch Potch (Scottish stew of lamb and vegetables)
47. Kailkenny (Scottish kale and potato dish)
48. Devilled Kidneys
49. Tansy Pudding (an herb-flavoured dessert)
50. Winkles and Whelks (sea snails and molluscs, traditional seaside food)
The British Isles don't lack for traditional foods. I'd add Morecambe Bay potted shrimps to that list. Easily obtainable (from Waitrose) and would probably go down well.1. Bedfordshire Clanger (a pastry with a savoury filling at one end and sweet at the other)
2. Stargazy Pie (a Cornish pie with fish heads protruding through the crust)
3. Singin' Hinnies (griddled scones from the North East)
4. Fat Rascals (similar to rock cakes, from Yorkshire)
5. Cullen Skink (a Scottish smoked haddock soup)
6. Laverbread (Welsh seaweed delicacy)
7. Bara Brith (Welsh fruit bread)
8. Cock-a-Leekie Soup (Scottish chicken and leek soup)
9. Rumbledethumps (Scottish potato, cabbage, and onion dish)
10. Clapshot (Scottish mashed potatoes and swede)
11. Cranachan (Scottish dessert of oats, cream, whisky, and raspberries)
12. Skirlie (Scottish oatmeal and onion side dish)
13. Haggis, Neeps and Tatties (Scotland's national dish, especially for Burns Night)
14. Brawn (head cheese or terrine made from pork)
15. Hog's Pudding (a type of sausage from the South West)
16. Faggots (meatballs made from minced off-cuts and offal)
17. Partridge in Pear Cider
18. Kentish Huffkins (soft rolls with a dimple in the middle)
19. Sussex Pond Pudding (steamed suet pudding with a lemon inside)
20. Manx Kippers (smoked herring from the Isle of Man)
21. Tattie Scones (Scottish potato scones)
22. Welsh Cawl (traditional Welsh soup or stew)
23. Pan Haggerty (Northumberland dish of potatoes, onions, and cheese)
24. Colcannon (Irish mashed potatoes with kale or cabbage)
25. Boxty (Irish potato pancakes)
26. Goosnargh Cakes (Lancashire shortbread biscuits)
27. Forfar Bridies (Scottish meat pastries)
28. Pease Pudding (North Eastern dish made from yellow split peas)
29. Butteries/Rowies (Aberdeen rolls, very buttery and flaky)
30. Potted Cromarty Haddock
31. Gur Cake (Dublin fruit cake sandwiched between pastry)
32. Teisen Lap (Welsh moist cake)
33. Lorne Sausage (Scottish square sausage)
34. Clootie Dumpling (Scottish fruit pudding)
35. Corned Beef Hash (a simple, hearty dish found throughout the UK)
36. Jugged Hare (a traditional way of cooking hare)
37. Pheasant and Partridge Pies
38. Pike Bannock (Scottish fish cake)
39. Black Bun (Scottish fruit cake enclosed in pastry)
40. Dundee Cake (Scottish fruit cake with almonds)
41. Arbroath Smokie (smoked haddock from Scotland)
42. Samphire (a type of sea vegetable often served with fish)
43. Gurnard Soup
44. Orkney Beef (from the Orkney Islands, known for its quality)
45. Glamorgan Sausage (Welsh vegetarian sausage made with cheese)
46. Hotch Potch (Scottish stew of lamb and vegetables)
47. Kailkenny (Scottish kale and potato dish)
48. Devilled Kidneys
49. Tansy Pudding (an herb-flavoured dessert)
50. Winkles and Whelks (sea snails and molluscs, traditional seaside food)
Bluequay said:
Looking at the list of foods above, it makes me glad we have moved on so far as a nation from a culinary perspective in the last 30 years.
Having said that!! Can't beat a good Roast Dinner, Full English or Ham, Egg and Chips if you use quality produce!
Some of the foods on the above lists are lovely Having said that!! Can't beat a good Roast Dinner, Full English or Ham, Egg and Chips if you use quality produce!
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