List of English dishes

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List of English Dishes

The cuisine of England is a blend of long-established traditions and contemporary adaptations. This article provides a list of notable English dishes, which are distinctively English. For dishes that originated in other parts of the United Kingdom, see the entries for Scottish cuisine, Welsh cuisine, and Northern Irish cuisine.

Traditional English Dishes[edit | edit source]

Breakfast Dishes[edit | edit source]

  • Full English Breakfast - A hearty meal that typically includes bacon, eggs, sausages, black pudding, baked beans, tomatoes, and mushrooms.
  • Kedgeree - A dish consisting of cooked, flaked fish, boiled rice, parsley, hard-boiled eggs, curry powder, butter or cream.

Main Dishes[edit | edit source]

  • Fish and Chips - A popular take-away food that originated in England. It consists of fried fish in batter served with chips.
  • Cornish Pasty - A type of baked pastry filled with beef, sliced or diced potato, swede and onion.
  • Shepherd's Pie - A traditional dish made from minced lamb or mutton and vegetables, topped with mashed potato.
  • Chicken Tikka Masala - A dish of chunks of roasted marinated chicken in a spiced curry sauce.

Desserts[edit | edit source]

  • Apple Pie - A pie in which the principal filling ingredient is apple.
  • Eton Mess - A traditional English dessert consisting of a mixture of strawberries, broken meringue, and whipped cream.
  • Sticky Toffee Pudding - A British dessert consisting of a very moist sponge cake, covered in a toffee sauce.

See Also[edit | edit source]

This is a non-exhaustive food and drink related list.

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