ploughman's lunch
Bread, cheese, pickle
A ploughman's lunch is a British cold meal typically consisting of cheese, bread, pickles, and sometimes ham or pâté—fare associated with simple rural eating.
It became a standard pub offering in the mid-20th century, presented as traditional working-class food though largely a marketing invention: We stopped at a country pub for a ploughman's lunch.
- rustic cuisineSimple, traditional country food
- pickled onionsVinegar-cured small bulbs
- cheddarFirm aged English cheese
- British heritageCultural inheritance from Britain
- appleCrisp tree fruit
boiled egg · celery sticks · ham · light meal · cheese board · chutney · platter · butter · pork pie · bread baking · regional identity · country pub · casual dining · finger food · preserving · crusty bread · pickling · salad tossing
- British foodfish and chips, full English, bangers and mash, Sunday roast, shepherd's pie
- British Pastimespub quiz, cricket matches, darts, cricket, bowls
- pub foodfish and chips, chips, bangers and mash, pork scratchings, scotch egg
- gastropubcraft beer, fish and chips, burger, burgers, sliders
- British ClassicsPride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist
- tavernstavern keeper, taverns, tavern sign, tavern wench, inns
ploughman's lunchhot meal
Freshly prepared warm food
roast dinner · shepherd's pie · Sunday roast · stew · casserole
ploughman's lunchtasting menu
Curated sequence of small courses
haute cuisine · fine dining · cordon bleu · gourmet meal · chef's table
ploughman's lunchdim sum
Chinese small-plate tradition
antipasto · tapas · charcuterie board · sushi platter · mezze platter
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