International and British cuisines GapFill

Cuisine is defined as a style characteristic of a particular country or region where it has developed historically using distinctive ingredients, specific preparation and cooking methods or equipment, and presentation or serving techniques.

Typical British cuisine includes fish and chips, steak and kidney pie, shepherd’s pie, apple pie, bangers and mash and regional variations such as  frog-in-the-puddletoad-in-the-holetoad-stranglerhole-in-the-wall, Yorkshire puddings, bubble and squeak, Cumberland pie and Lancashire hotpot. Traditional desserts include bread and butter pudding,  Johnnycake Cobblersbrown Bettyspotted dickapple platz and jam roly poly pudding.
Wales offers foods such as bara brith and Welsh  raritybackbitrarebitjackrabbit and is also influenced by Italian and Middle Eastern cuisines due to immigration during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The East End of London is known for its jellied eels. Scotland is well-known for  farexporridgemamaligapolenta haggis and 'neeps and tatties' (a dish made of mashed swede and potato). A traditional breakfast in Northern Ireland is the  youngster fryUlster frymonster fryEaster fry and other foods typically associated with this part of the UK are soda bread and Irish stew. Cornwall is renowned for its Cornish pasties and  admirals’ pieapple piestargazy fish pieshepherd’s pie and Derbyshire is known for its  syllabubbrandy snapsclotted creamBakewell tarts.

The distinctive features of traditional British cuisine were at one time characterised by availability and cost, with a high proportion of dishes being  stoledstoneystodgystomal (high fat and starch). With global trade and import of foreign foods, in addition to a mix of cultures and ethnicity, British cuisine has evolved to include and embrace foods that were not available 40 or 50 years ago.

Modern food recipes are much more influenced by different cultures and the greater availability of ingredients from around the world. Eating outside, also known as  al denteal frescoau jusal forno, has become more popular during the summer in the UK and barbecues have increased in popularity. The UK boasts many restaurants that offer cuisines from different countries and cultures which introduce us to new or unfamiliar foods or ways of cooking.

Eating patterns can influence what type of food we eat. For example, typical traditional eating patterns in the UK may include eating a roast dinner on Sundays consisting of beef or other meat with roast potatoes and vegetables, and a full English breakfast, which may consist of bacon, sausages, eggs, beans, mushrooms and toast or fried bread. A traditional Indian breakfast differs greatly from a typical UK breakfast and may include rice, spices, chutneys and  nachosfocacciamatzahdosas (thin pancakes made with lentils with a spicy filling). An American breakfast may consist of waffles or pancakes with syrup and sometimes fruit. Nowadays, due to time constraints and busy schedules, a tupical UK breakfast may consit of toast and cereal.

Modern ways of living and working have also affected the way some people eat, for reasons of time, health or moral and ethical concerns. For example, in Spain a traditional part of the working day is the  lollsiestasnoozefiesta, a period of rest at the hottest part of the day between 2pm and 4pm, where workers may visit a restaurant or café (restaurant workers take a later siesta) or take a rest. A typical and traditional way of eating in Spain is  tapasmezzenachoslangues de chat – a collection of small dishes or snacks which people can share.

Eating patterns are often influenced by religion and culture. In traditional Japan strict tea and meal times were observed and their preparation and cooking were incorporated into special rituals. In modern Japan, new ways of living and working mean that there may not be enough time to devote to traditional cooking or food preparation. However, some customs do still exist: many people practise tea ceremonies as a hobby, and  Bengal boxesbenday boxesbento boxesbenny boxes - small lacquered boxes containing portions of food prepared as lunch boxes which can be bought as takeaways or prepared for lunch breaks or picnics - remain popular.