#British Cuisine

[morethansalad]

Cauliflower Pumpkin Tikka Masala (Vegan)

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Is that Soylent Green?

[thelcsdaily]

Fish and Chips

I grew up Catholic and celebrate and observe certain rules. For many catholics like myself I have to remember to abstain from meat on certain days during Lent and that means Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays during Lent. So during these times I make it easy on myself, these are the days you would find me having some sushi rolls or some fish and chips.

“Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It’s not about nutrients and calories. It’s about sharing, It’s about honesty, It’s about identity.” -Louise Fresco

[katiajewelbox]

Happy Pi (or Pie) Day! Today's date is March 14th or 3/14 written in American style shorthand. This is the same as the ratio "pi" which is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. It's also a day to celebrate by making and eating pies! Here are some of my favourite traditional British pies.

Read about Pi Day here: https://www.piday.org/ (image source: TasteAtlas)

[bluemusickid]

Ok I was JUST informed that jacket potatoes are not a delicacy to many and I was like umMM RUDE

THEY ARE SOOOO A DELICACY. The Brit in me is in tears, how could you NOT enjoy a good jacket potato?! It is literally comfort food! That and hot custard 😭😭

[autisticorleones]

The “Kay’s Cooking” channel on YouTube is literally just what happened to Kay after The Godfather ended and I will die on this hill.

If you’ve never heard of “Kay’s Cooking”, she’s a YouTuber, an old British lady who makes…’interesting’ dishes!!

[daisyknife]

Hour one of steaming a Christmas pudding without proper equipment: I am a failure, I deserve nothing I destroy everything I touch and the world would be a better place without me

Hour two of steaming a Christmas pudding without proper equipment: I shall dissociate. Twitter dog vs toddler unironic discourse. Edtwt. Fuck it. Everything happening around me and inside me are both chaos and nothingness simultaneously but in different ways

Hour three of steaming a Christmas pudding without proper equipment: I draw a dick on the steamy window. Hubby says “haha art vs. artist pics when”. I get pen and paper and draw more dicks. I also draw boobs and butts.

Stay tuned for hour four of steaming a Christmas pudding without proper equipment - the halfway point

[askwhatsforlunch]

The Rugby World Cup Table

In France, there is something specific to Rugby we call "la troisième mi-temps" (third half-time), where both winning and losing teams and supporters gather after a game for a bite and a pint! In that spirit, as our home World Cup comes to a close tonight, I am celebrating all the teams that took part and played exciting, enthralling rugby (sometimes breaking our hearts!) all across France this past couple of months, sharing recipes from all the countries represented. I really enjoyed delving into national cuisines I did not know, and perhaps some future travels will be inspired by these delicious discoveries! In the meantime, I'll be happy eating, whether New Zealand or South Africa lifts their fourth Webb Ellis Trophy!

Pool A

Confit Duck (France)

Manuka Honey Glazed Ham (New Zealand)

Melanzane alla Parmigiana (Italy)

Pasta con Salsa Caruso (Uruguay)

Ombidi and Mielie Pap (Namibia)

Pool B

Beer Battered Sausages (Ireland)

Regte Braaibroodjie (South Africa)

Scots Apple Crumble (Scotland)

Ota Ika (Tonga)

Griș cu Lapte (Romania)

Pool C

Haddock Welsh Rarebit (Wales)

Vudi Vakasoso (Fiji)

Aussie Burgers (Australia)

Pastéis de Nata (Portugal)

Abkhazura (Georgia)

Pool D

Chicken Pot Pie (England)

Guiso Carrero (Argentina)

Salmon Chirashi (Japan)

Kopai (Samoa)

Chupe de Camarones (Chile)

[morethansalad]

Old-Fashioned Jam Tarts (Vegan)

[your-pal-dei]

"let him cook" your honour he's british

[para-que-no-nos-borren]

Me, every time someone asks me what I want to eat.

[silverovaskitchen]

Food #003: Battered cod & Portuguese (Nando's) rice

MADE: 26 MAR 2023

The reason behind this pairing is that I was craving fish and chips—but:

Fish and chips in local restaurants here is insanely overpriced

Chips are not exactly the healthiest choice

The fish was what I was craving anyway

The solution, therefore, was making the damned fish myself... so I did. Plus, I saw an article saying that battered fish went well with spicy rice. It was an epiphany—I did love Nando's rice when I tried it on my latest trip to Canada. So I armed myself with this recipe and this recipe for the rice, as well as the door stopper that is the Complete America's Test Kitchen Cookbook for the fish (a book recommended by my American friends, and ngl the recipes I tried so far are pretty good).

Changes I introduced:

(rice) 1 TEASPOON turmeric instead of 1 tablespoon good lord, I wanna taste some rice among all the yellow (btw rice I used is basmati)

(rice) more paprika because I don't have chili powder, only flakes

(rice) one chopped tomato on top of all the other veggies, because why the hell not

(fish) using sparkling water instead of beer, because there's no place for beer in this house 😾 (more seriously, I know beer batter is traditional, but alcohol is one of my strongest food aversions, and beer is easily the worst offender I can think of)

Eating a bit of fish that fell off while I cut it, I wasn't totally convinced. And then, I actually started eating. It was so good. Extremely messy to cook (mmmm oil flying everywhere), but just. So. Damn. Good. And the rice too, rice is pretty addictive 🙃

10/10 would recommend.

Oh, and don't be cheap with the fish. Fresh, quality fish is really what makes it imo.

Pic 1: fat bastard no. 1, reporting for duty

Pic 2: fat bastard no. 2, frying

Pic 3: a nice, filled-to-the-brim pot of rice (featuring can of peas lol)

[liliancmiller]

Hogwart´s Meals

I honestly think the worst part of writing a story in the Harry Potter world is trying to write scenes during meals.

Like, as someone who isn´t british in the slightest, it feels like 90% of my research for this story is googling wtf they consider a good meal up in England.

Seriously, I can´t keep up describing sausages, beans and mashed potatoes like that´s peak taste anymore. I need help.

[katiajewelbox]

Happy Coronation Day to King Charles III!

Our celebration cake is a Victoria Sponge cake made with ingredients from the Duchy Organic range of groceries and produce. 

The Duchy Organic is an organic and sustainable food brand founded by then Prince Charles in 1990 that helped make organic groceries mainstream in the UK.

Victoria Sponge cake is two generously sized layers of soft vanilla flavoured sponge cake with strawberry jam and clotted cream filling.

The edible flowers are Cowslips (Primula veris) and Lilac (Syringa reticulata). The cut out figures make the already delicious cake into a cute diorama.

In keeping with his majesty's interest in saving the environment, the backdrop is a reusable shopping bag with his official portrait.

God save the King!

[appendingfic]

Spinach, fava bean, and tarragon quiche? what the fuck is wrong with Charles III?