British Food
True or False…?
1. Fish and chips is the most popular takeaway in Britain
False! Curry is now the Brits’ fav takeaway!
2. A ‘Greasy Spoon’ is a kind of restaurant.
True!  Cheap, cheerful and filling!
3. A traditional English Breakfast is still the most popular choice to start the day
False!
4. Deep fried Mars Bar is available all over Britain
Not quite! It’s available in PARTS of Britain, particularly Scotland
5. The average Brit now eats more pasta than potatoes
No, No, No, No, No! False!!
 
6. Almost one third of Brits are vegetarian
False! Only around 5%
7.The majority of British families eat dinner together around the table
True! Surprise, surprise! (But only just!)
8.Eel pie and mash is a London speciality
True!
9. The sandwich was actually invented by Mr. Sandwich
True…well by the ‘Earl of Sandwich’
10. Britain has no Michelin starred restaurants.
False!! Only France and Italy have more stars than us!
End of True/False. How did you do? You could make up T/F questions about your own countries’ cuisine to test the others…
Funny Food names – any idea what these are? Spotted Dick Toad-in-the-hole Yorkshire Pudding Bangers & Mash Bubble and Squeak Black Pudding Bread and Butter Pudding.
Spotted Dick
Toad-in-the-hole
Yorkshire Pudding
Bangers & Mash
Bubble and Squeak
Black Pudding
Bread and Butter Pudding

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Editor's Notes

  • #2 Ask Ask SS to look through the quotations (in word document, teacher training BBCL, British Food) and discuss which they think are valid/humorous/nonsense.