Food and drink in Britain

Traditional food
The English ? what?s them favorite food? Roast beef? Fish and chips? Sausages and mashed potato? According to a recent report, they eat curry more often than any of the traditional dishes of England. Many people eat curry at least once a week, sometimes as a takeaway. Hamburgers from McDonald?s are as popular as they are all over the world. Roast dishes are still very popular, but they eat them at weekends, because they take a long time to prepare.

Traditional drinks
Tea is still the most popular drink, and British drink an average of five cups a day. But it?s not just a drink, it?s also a gesture of welcome and friendship. They drink a lot of coffee as well, and it?s very common now to see coffee bars in the strret or at the station serving different kinds of coffee.

Meals and times
They usually have breakfast quickly, as they have to go to school or to work. Lunch is between midday and 1.00pm or 2.00pm, usually a sandwich or something light during the week. Tea is not only drink, but a meal, at 4.00pm or 5.00pm, with sandwiches and cakes. Most people don?t have time for tea. Dinner or supper is usually the main meal, which they eat in the evening, sometimes as early as 5.00pm or 6.00pm in some families, but often at 7.00pm or later

Eating at home
Many families try to have at least one meal together every day, but it?s not always possible. Everyone eats when they want to, perhaps in front of the television. But when the whole family sits down together, they wait until everyone has a plate of food before they begin. There are usually two or three courses, a starter, the main dish and a dessert or cheese.

Eating out
You can eat in restaurants or pubs. When you arrive in a restaurant, you wait for a waiter to show you where to sit. You choose your dishes from a menu and the waiter brings them to you. You pay for your meal whem you leave. In a pub, you find a table, choose your dishes and then order them at the bar. You wait there until the food is ready, you pay for it, and you bring it back to your table.