Breakfast, Lunch, And Kidneys!

English breakfast is served in America as bacon, eggs, toast, sausage, etc. This is not the typical breakfast in England. There is a breakfast containing most of these items but is more commonly referred to as a "fry up", and often reserved for special occasions. Then black pudding - a kind of blood sausage -, grilled tomatoes, and fried bread added to the bacon and eggs. More common on English breakfast tables is the good old bowl of cereal. It is eaten along with toast and jam or marmalade and tea or coffee to complete the meal. Cornflakes or other cereals made with a variety of grains are the favorite choices, as is oatmeal porridge during the colder months.

As in America, lunch frequently consists of a sandwich and chips, or crisps as they are referred to in England. The sandwich fillings vary from good old roast beef and horseradish to cheese and pickles and many tasty things in between. If you choose to have lunch in the pub, you may be served a Ploughman's lunch – bread, cheese, pickle and apples – or more substantial fare such as shepherd’s pie, steak and kidney pie, or fish and chips (fries to others).

What's for dinner depends on the size of the household and who is doing the cooking. Traditional dinners are pies or casseroles, served with vegetables and roast or mashed potatoes. Steak and ale pie or steak and kidney pie – the ingredients mixed with onion and seasoning, encased in suet crust pastry and steamed until soft and oozing a rich, delicious gravy - are extremely popular choices and have even found their way into some of the best restaurants.

But takeaways are also very popular. There are chip shops, pizza places and many Chinese restaurants. But most of all, the English love their curries! And Indian restaurants and takeaways can be found in most towns

Please visit http://www.essentially-england.com/ to learn about England's history,food and culture. Check out some interesting facts like staying in a lighthouse, driving a steam train and playing golf late at night.