British Food

I always like trying different foods especially when I go away and the food is unique to the location. One summer I went to visit family in England and I knew that the food would be different from here but the only British thing I had ever eaten was fish and chips. While in England I tried many different foods and of course some fish and chips. When I went to visit some family in Blackpool dinner for that night was going to be toad in the hole. I didn’t know what to expect when I was told I would be eating toad in the hole and to be honest it didn’t sound appealing. I was puzzled by the name and wondered if it really meant that I would be eating toad. I was pleased to find out that it was not really toad and that it was just some bangers (British sausage) in a Yorkshire pudding. I also had cottage pie which is sort of like a pot pie but better. A lot of people don’t know this but there actually is a difference between cottage pie and shepherd’s pie. The difference is that shepherd’s pie is made with lamb while cottage pie is made with beef. I wasn’t brave enough to try the shepherd’s pie but the cottage pie was not a disappointment it was still very good. The desserts are also unique to the place. One that I had while in England was trifle. It is a sponge like jelly roll with fruit and custard. This is the favorite British dessert by everyone else in my family but I prefer the Cadbury chocolate.  I can’t wait to travel somewhere else and experience different foods.

-Matt B