British Cuisine

English cooking takes its share of mockery, and unfairly: it's a practical home cuisine built on slow roasting and simple sauces, and its dishes genuinely satisfy.

Fish and chips

White fish in a crisp beer batter with thick-cut chips. The secret is in the batter: it must be very cold and the oil very hot, and that difference is what stops the batter absorbing oil.

The Sunday roast

The traditional Sunday meal: slow-roasted meat, potatoes roasted in the meat fat, boiled vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and gravy. It's the family meal most tied to English culture.

The full English

Eggs, sausages, bacon (or a substitute), baked beans, grilled tomato, mushrooms and toast. A meal that covers the whole day.

The puddings

English puddings are warm and eaten hot with custard: apple crumble, sticky toffee pudding, bread and butter pudding. Alongside them, scones with clotted cream and jam at afternoon tea.