Food in the UK is characterized by high food prices. Before the trip, it is worth considering that the cost of meals in restaurants located in the city center is higher than in establishments located in the suburbs.
If you plan to eat not only in cafes and restaurants, then you can buy sandwiches, chips, cakes and drinks in supermarkets and bakeries.
Food in the UK
The British diet consists of vegetables, meat (beef, lean pork, veal), fish, cereals, and mashed soups.
In the UK, try oat cakes, local cheeses, Yorkshire pie (pudding made from whipped dough with spices), black pudding, fish & chips (fried fish and potatoes), Lancashire stew (stew made from vegetables with meat), cornish pasty (beef and vegetables baked in dough), laverbread (seaweed puree), Cornish pie (beef with vegetables baked in a dough envelope).
Where to eat in the UK? At your service:
- cafes and fast food restaurants (international chains - KFC, McDonalds, Subway, Pizza Hut, as well as a local chain - Wimpy);
- sandwich cafe (serving sandwiches, snacks, tea or coffee here);
- restaurants where you can order dishes from almost all cuisines of the world;
- roadside eateries;
- vegetarian pubs and restaurants.
Drinks in the UK
Popular English drinks are tea, coffee, beer, mulled wine, grog, punch, whiskey, gin, shandys (beer + porter with lemonade), cider. To try dark, pale, American, traditionally Irish beer, you should go to a local pub.
Food tour to the UK
On a gastronomic tour of the UK, you can attend master classes (many master classes are held in castles and family estates) and trade fairs, as well as taste delicious food in the best restaurants.
To get to know the national cuisine better, you can organize a trip to authentic restaurants located in the provinces. If you want to see how ham and other cold cuts are made, you can head to Wellbeck and visit the chefs' school, which has bakeries, a dairy, and a butcher's shop. Clam lovers can feast on oysters on a trip to the coastal town of Woztebble. Cheese lovers should visit Loch Arthur Community Farm, which is located in Dumfrieshire.
Visiting the UK on a food tour will take you on a very special trip that will introduce you to the country's cuisine - you will taste gourmet food and drinks, and, if you want, will receive craft lessons from the best chefs in the UK.
