Top 5 Classic British Meals



by Karolina Grubba

Bubble and squeak


Traditional British dish consisting of vegetables, especially potatoes and cabbage. The components are fried and served as a side dish. Bubble and squeak, which dates from the 18th century. It was typically made with scraps from the Sunday roast and eaten the next day. The name of the dish derives from sounds it makes while being prepared.


Haggis



It is a salty pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs); ground with onion, oatmeal,  suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach though now often in an fake casing instead.


   

Bangers and mash



It's a traditional dish of Great Britain comprising sausages served with mashed potatoes. It may consist of one of a variety of flavoured sausages made of pork, lamb, or beef (often specifically Cumberland sausage). The dish is sometimes served with onion gravy, fried onions, or peas.


Cornish Pastries




It's a baked pastry, a traditional variety of which is especially connected with Cornwall and Devon, United Kingdom. It is made by aspect an uncooked filling, typically meat and vegetables, on one half of a flat shortcrust pastry circle, folding the pastry in half to wrap the filling in a semicircle and crimping the round ridge to form a seal before baking.





Lancashire Hotpot



It's a stew derived from Lancashire in the North West of England. It consists of lamb and onion, topped with sliced potatoes and baked in a heavy pot on a low heat.

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