British cuisine

Bangers and mash

British cuisine is the food traditions of the United Kingdom—roast dinners, fish and chips, meat pies, full English breakfasts, and dishes from former colonies like chicken tikka masala.

Long the butt of jokes about blandness and overcooked vegetables, British cooking has undergone rehabilitation since the late twentieth century: The restaurant serves elevated British cuisine.

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Family

cuisine, British, black pudding, fish and chips, shepherd's pie, Yorkshire pudding

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G