Common British Foods We Actually Eat!

I had a lot of requests to make videos about British culture and life, so here are some common meals and snacks that come from Britain or that are popular in Britain!
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[@ericmartin3681]

As a Spaniard who lived in England, I will personally defend Full English and Sunday Roast as great dishes. I also like Scottish haggis and Stilton cheese.

[@emhu2594]

Roast and Yorkshire pudding is incredible.

[@quinomonte]

even cheddar!!good cheddar is scrumptious.. i am spaniard too. used to live in the uk for really long, back in the canaries

[@quinomonte]

homemade mince pies are unbeatable at christmas

[@ericmartin3681]

How could I forget about mince pies? Homemade ones are absolutely finger-licking! I like them slightly warm with some mulled wine, while opening a Christmas cracker!

[@VallornDeathblade]

I left for the states a decade ago and I still get cravings for steak and kidney pie or liver and onions now and then. Yanks don't know what they're missing out on by deriding organ meats. OH, and one must not forget Black Pudding. God damnit now I'm salivating.

[@leehammett8717]

The Cornish pasty edges were created that way so the tin miners could hold the edges with their dirty hands, eat the pasty and chuck the edge after

[@_jyoti.sharma]

This video is gold ! I recently moved to Nottingham and wanted to know what all british food to start with!!! Thankyou♥️♥️

[@144SLRP]

I’m from Lancaster Pennsylvania and a lot of our food is similar to the dishes you mentioned. I grew up with these meals ❤️❤️❤️❤️LOVE shepherds pie, & roasts! We eat chicken pot pie, veggie pies. Mmhmm. And I know our style comes from our local Amish, they are Dutch , Pennsylvania Dutch

[@user-fo2sz8oz9x]

You have a great sense of humor! I really like it)

[@marco_spallino]

Laura I love your videos, well done!

[@blablaespanol]

Useful video! It helped me. Thanks a lot;)

[@karimanelsokary5188]

I love the full English and fish and chips .The afternoon tea is really the best experience to have in uk

[@user-uk7tn1lt7q]

An adorable smile you've got there. I apologize if an intruding on your privacy. I mean no disrespect, just wondering if we could be friends? You see like a really nice person. If yes, kindly send me a friend request.

[@asterstar]

I tasted once the famous fish & chips in Birmingham. The shop opens at limited hours only. Came with onions & mushy peas... That was brilliant!!

[@MbisonBalrog]

Need that fiber to take good dumps.

[@branthomas1621]

What, it came with onions? That's an unusual chippy that you went to.

[@ChrisParrett-qo4sx]

@@branthomas1621 I'd guess he means pickled onions. All chippies sell pickled onions, and 'wallies' (big dill pickled gherkins), and some also offer pickled eggs too, as side dishes.

[@chzohaibrajpoot2794]

You are great tutor always teach well

[@patrickcollier7090]

As an American, it was fun to see that about half of these dishes are also pretty common in the US. It is a good reminder that while the US has a very distinct culture from the UK, we still have many strong cultural ties to our English roots.

[@rpaafourever7908]

Not ALL Americans though, only the people with British ancestry.

[@davehoward22]

Apple pie is pretty universal across the states

[@mikahong]

@@rpaafourever7908 yep some came from shite countries to escape poverty, famine, or war related reasons! But even those w British roots those are possible reasons ppl migrated to the US.

[@rpaafourever7908]

@@mikahong I think you’re forgetting the natives who were already there when migrants came.

[@rpaafourever7908]

@@mikahong I think you’re forgetting the natives who were already there when migrants came.

[@szarecki67]

I like you Laura. You are very good teacher. Thank you for your hard work for the spectators. You are Great !

[@vickytaylor9155]

A traditional Cornish pasty has no peas. It is beef skirt, potato and swede, salt and pepper encased in pastry. I believe parts of Mexico do something similar as they came here to mine and took it back with them.

[@nishantmaderna6295]

Actually that Cornish thing is traditionally Indian. It's called gunjia in India. And it's a sweet.

[@ajrwilde14]

@@nishantmaderna6295 nonsense, it's been made here for hundreds of years

[@PortmanRd]

@@nishantmaderna6295 Hogwash!! Cornish Pasties have absolutely nothing to do with India.

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

​@@nishantmaderna6295 Indian? Lmao No it's not

[@stevendorries]

I assure you empanadas are not based on the pasty.

[@h.j6423]

I am a Korean. I want to learn British English.

[@matinsh1381]

Fantastic, I adore your content

[@ngongan1479]

The food is so delicious, I want to experience how delicious it is.... thank you for sharing

[@johntorvik9728]

You must speak of Ploughman's Lunch, Laura 😊 But , I ADORE your videos

[@giovannimarciano8187]

The best British English Lessons on this planet 🎉❤😊

[@arashshirazimanesh1915]

Super energetic! Tnx for your nice videos

[@RogersRamblings]

My grandmother made Yorkshire pudding in a tray and would put the roasting joint on top to let the juices drip on to the pudding. Absolutely scrumptious.

[@katarzynakoprowska6209]

Hello, good morning :) I've just watched your video about meals - love it :) I'm realy impressed how you arrange it in a funny way. I have one request - could it be possible to put the names of food (in this case) and other words in other videos on the top? When I have the transcriptions on it covers the name of dishes :( Thank you for reading it. Good job! Cheers

[@colombe035]

Merci beaucoup 😘❤️

[@eestiqaatsi]

Hi there from Italy. I had them all but Eton mess (don't think I've lost something) and Trifle. About this, it is quite funny that we have a quite similar version named "Zuppa Inglese" (English Soup)

[@ChrisParrett-qo4sx]

'Zuppa Inglese' is the Italian name for British custard… The French call it 'creme Anglaise'.

[@holalavida6207]

Keep up the good work👍👍👍

[@javieravilez1438]

Thank you lara ...you are great Woman!,..I love your Voice"...

[@demetriusbrito646]

Very nice video! I LOVE Eton mess and like to teach it to my studants.

[@purpela334]

If I eat all these foods everyday. Will I get British accent?

[@kurzhaarsilva]

Yes, your butt will sound very British instantly.

[@honeymrinal98]

😂

[@johnzeiger910]

How high are you

[@arturszymanski6147]

Yeah, sure!

[@rosemensah8980]

😂

[@roynersiringoringo2565]

Hi... I watch from Indonesia

[@144SLRP]

Scones look so good I’ve never had one I neeeeed it

[@gabrielal1364]

yummy! I know that it's not a dish but I think the marmite is so British and there's a lot of people in love with this

[@ajrwilde14]

Actually Marmite was invented in Germany.

[@089roblox1]

@@ajrwilde14 And is almost certainly more popular in Australia.

[@quinomonte]

fish pie is just yummy!!! as well

[@thinksmarter7159]

Lauraaaaaa one word (or two): BANGERS AND MASH 😍

[@deborshibanerjee3835]

amazing British foods !

[@debbieanne7962]

When I was in England my host cooked a full English breakfast every morning (minus the black pudding and baked beans) and each Sunday a roast I gather because I was there, they looked at me blankly when I said you must have pumpkin with the dish. At Wetherspoons I ordered the fish and chips with mushy peas. Only at the fish! Best meal was in Slough when we went to an all you can eat Indian restaurant, the carrot desert was amazing and only 20 pounds including a gin and tonic. Haven’t tried the other food I try not to consume sodium or processed meat. The deserts look delicious

[@prunuspersica5913]

I'm happy to see you're proud of your food. One day I traveled to England it was difficult to find a British restaurant but there was many torkish and pakestani and afghani restaurant, specially torkish ones with staffs with weired body language and foods that obviously aren't noble. I felt sad, however I found a good British restaurant with high quality food and services.

[@emhu2594]

Here are pubs everywhere with English food

[@SafeSpaceCafe]

I saw a Brit soldier frying bread in bacon fat... My mouth watered & my stomach clenched...

[@henrikharbin5521]

My Danish grandfathrer, Henrik Bay, who I and my cousin are named for had an unfortunately unkind opinion of British food. He said, "All they know how to make over there is set peas; they boil everything, and it all tastes the same". I am very glad to hear that he was wrong, and I'm willing to try anything once.

[@pch2230]

Try making a cottage/shepherd's pie. Loads of recipes online, dead easy to do and tastes amazing.

[@ajrwilde14]

He was probably right unfortunately, my grandmother boiled vegetables to death.

[@rajkumarigoutam]

Very nice recipe

[@thatnormalguy9]

i'm down eat a full english breakfast at 2:29 in the morning. that hit the spot fr

[@mariamartin2930]

All the dishes that you mentioned it looks delicious (especially the desserts🤤😋). But the fish with chips caught my attention because it resembles a popular meal in my region which consist of elongated pieces breaded fish usually served with shrimp 🦐🍤 broth and a variety of side dishes: marinated rice 🌾; lettuce 🥬, tomato 🍅, onion 🧅, cabbage 🥬 and avocado 🥑 salad 🥗; CHIPS; hot sauce 🔥🥵; cornmeal pancakes🌽; etc. Taste delicious 😋🤤!!!

[@CanadianSmitty]

MELTON MOWBRAY PORK PIE.... Please sir, can I have some more? Love the stuff!

[@scottreynolds478]

I prefer a Scottish breakfast, like a full English but also includes haggis, Lorna sausage, Stornaway black pudding, Tati scones, fruit pudding and dumplings.

[@vladheemirusthinovtummala4867]

Good afternoon Ms.Laura would you also please explain about table manners in a video.

[@jacobhsu09]

Chips is exactly right to say compares to French fried.

[@HarryClarkson]

I heard chicken tikka masala started in London when a guy ordered chicken tikka found it dry so he asked the waiter to take it to the chef and get him to make a sauce so the chef looked at what he had and used a tin of tomato soup, cream, and some spices and so chicken tikka masala was created.

[@timdash5941]

From Birmingham I’m pretty sure

[@citizenpb]

@@timdash5941 Glasgow. 100%.

[@ajrwilde14]

Yeah it was a Glasgow

[@user-uj2tk2tv3z]

It was made by south Asian born not British

[@wayanadankitchenrobin]

Nice video 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@ahmadmuhialdin.1828]

You are wonderful . I have a question for you , Can I eat scones with Jam only ? , because I do not like cream at all ...

[@FionaEm]

We have scones in Australia too, and yes you can eat them with jam only. I don't like cream much either!

[@bethel1019]

I quite often eat them with just butter, or butter and jam. You can get plain scones, fruit ones with raisins in, and even savoury cheese scones.

[@beautifulchlorophyll2285]

Pork is the best choice on a sunday dinner gotta get that crispy crackling dipping with thick hot gravy mmmm - ... I always thought Eaton Mess was called that cause you're Eatin' Mess ;) - gotta put the jam first then cream or the Jam just smudges all the cream about..

[@goodboy4464]

Excellent video 👍 All your fans wish to know about the food that you cook a lot which is easy to cook or you cook when you don't have much time to cook. (Don't worry as this secret will only remain in comments among your fans) 🙂

[@mohsengholami3293]

Interesting 👍👍

[@thethinkersgospel4447]

I feel like i was really lucky growing up. My dad used to be a chef so we had everything made from scratch. My favourite meals as a kid where mince and dumplings, toad in the hole and full english breakfast

[@smashingenglish]

You’re lucky 😍

[@vannizaniboni3502]

Can you suggest me some sites where I can find the recipes of these foods? Thanks

[@jairoeduardojimenezsotero1779]

Here in Mexico there is a kind of pasty ( pastes in spanish) in Hidalgo state. They are delicious 😋

[@vickytaylor9155]

The reason you have that pasty is that during the war we had a shortage of miners so because parts of Mexico where your mines are we’re dealing with closures so a group of miners came to Cornwall to help with the lack of workers. When the miners returned, they took a version of the Cornish pasty back with them and it became very popular over there and now you can I believe get a couple of variations, as we can in the UK too.

[@kernowboy137]

From 1830 to 1840 Cornish miners - widely considered the best hard rock miners in the world - were recruited to open up mines in Mexico largely through family networks with most coming from the mining towns of Camborne, Redruth and Gwennap. While most eventually returned to Britain, others chose to remain in Mexico and in doing so introduced the locals to the pasty.

[@MbisonBalrog]

Empanadas

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

Cornish miners also worked in Montana, so areas there still have pasties in the local cuisine

[@javedalum8989]

Great stuff. If I'm not wrong Cornish pasties need/must have Swede and Parsnips else that special smeel wont transpire.

[@ChrisParrett-qo4sx]

Not parsnips… Just thinly sliced beef (usually skirt, or chuck, cut across the grain), potatoes and swede (both also thinly sliced), and onion. Seasoned with black pepper and salt. The pastry (short pastry) is filled with the raw ingredients and baked.

[@georgeabraham6550]

I believe that Tikka and other curries in the U K have been toned down to suit the English palate .

[@babusonabhattacharjee463]

U r right that Chicken Tikka is an Indian cuisine, but the accent is not tikka, rather it is tik--ka; first "Tik" then "ka"👍👌 really delicious

[@danielecogo]

I don't know how you are still alive eating these foods. Cheers from Italy :)

[@Gabe071]

Fun food

[@mohammedayman1781]

Keep going pls your very good

[@pallabsarkar1787]

From India, wonderful.

[@krisstarring]

I'm a Yank here that lives in Atlanta, but I'm an Anglophile at heart, or more specifically a Britanniophile as you can't forget the Scots, Welsh, and Northern Irish too, and I love lots about regular Ireland too. It just so happened to be that I was playing team trivia at an Italian restaurant/bar, and one of the questions was something along the lines of, "In 2001, what was declared Britain's national dish by the late MP Robin Cook?" I didn't know it 100%, but my hunch was chicken tikka masala. Of course, all of my teammates vetoed me and said "fish and chips" which of course was WRONG, and of course they owed me a beer afterwards (LOL) for incessantly insisting that chicken tikka masala was a true, authentic dish from India. They didn't believe me when I said chicken tikka masala was actually INVENTED in the UK. Some say Birmingham, and some say Glasgow but there's no way to know for sure.

[@raga6655]

I eat scotch eggs pretty much everyday...they taste better cold .. they're awesome

[@MrSuperM]

Cream first on scone👍Happy New Year 🎉

[@starlaoutlaw7926]

Just so you know when I clicked on this video I expected the yorkshire pudding and roast. Mmmm dang it looks incredible

[@y.carolinaabrahimmarquez8717]

Victoria sponge cake, sticky toffee pudding

[@stevenmaguire6854]

Have you heard of a Bedfordshire clanger?

[@pavangandhi]

10:26 very true ma'am : ) lol

[@qingyun163]

How strongly I want to eat some British food after watching this video! As Chinese I am very proud for you mentioning Chinese food in this video. Are Chinese food common in Britain?

[@neilgraham6825]

very popular. There are chinese take aways nearly on every street corner in the uk

[@qingyun163]

@@neilgraham6825 do you like Chinese food?

[@christianbeghain8537]

mmmmm I so love English breakfast ❤️❤️❤️❤️ yummy 😍😍😍

[@joannapontian5574]

Nice video but the sound isn't loud enough 🙏

[@facundobartolome1699]

10:31 I know Bez is behind camera making you laugh... that was spontaneous!

[@elmo319]

I believe tikka masala originated in Scotland…..

[@Rejoice1631]

Wait...what about a "treacle tart"? I was really, REALLY looking forward to seeing that one on your List... Sad, I am sad now.... =/

[@VallornDeathblade]

As a Brit who left for the states. I'll say that the core of British cooking is in Stews, Pies, and Roasts. Pies especially are an interesting facet of this since they differ so completely from French pastries or even the American view of a pie. Hot water crusts, suet, etc form those dense but tender pie crusts that can hold up to being filled with steak and ale, kidney, or other hearty fillings, and that's not even going into regional specialities like pork pies or cornish pasties.

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

Soups as well - often underrated

[@thingol11telerion78]

what about porridge?

[@lozimba1259]

Pork Pie just from Melton Mowbray 🐷👍😁😋🇬🇧

[@chunkytomatosoup1826]

Quail eggs and seasoned river stones.

[@Binx345me]

The scottish eggs, do they have to be refrigerated? Or when you buy them, as in the plastic package at a shop, can you keep them at room temperature??

[@PortmanRd]

You can quite easily make them. Plenty of recipies on KZbin.

[@PortmanRd]

By the way.... Scotch Eggs are not Scottish.

[@bethel1019]

Definitely keep them in the fridge.

[@Garfield_Minecraft]

Looks deliciouse Omg are you killing me?

[@rehmanmasih-hm1dl]

❤❤sonia he

[@adrianaalbuquerque5747]

I've watched a few of your videos now and when I look at you I think: if Phoebe Waller Bridge were an English teacher.

[@saugi6350]

They're all looks so expensive in my country lol

[@PhilippeVirgili]

'' Hot? Beer!... Cold? Soup..!''

[@sakshikohli5393]

1.Full English Breakfast 2.Yorkshire 3.Toad in the Hole 4.Sunday Roast 5.Shepherds Pie,Cottage Pie,Chicken Pie,Veggie Pie 6.Cornish Pasty 7.Fish and Chips 8.Scotch Egg 9.Sausage Rolls 10.Chicken Tikka Masala(definitely not British….Hands down Indian dish) 11.Eton Mess 12.Scone 13.Trifle

[@64marion]

I prefer a full Scottish breakfast with Lorne Sausage. flat square, made of Beef not Pork.

[@JackSparrow-ww6rd]

Americans always focus on beans on toast and ignore the stews, roasts, and the fact that we mostly eat foods that aren't really 100% british, like chilli, italian foods and curries etc.

[@stephfitti]

I would love to know if when you guys say “cream” it always means clothed cream, or is cream just whipped cream?

[@PortmanRd]

All kinds dairy. But not like the filling inside a Twinkie Bar.

[@ajrwilde14]

It depends on the dish, with scones it's clotted cream.

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

Cream can refer to all it's variations. British English would refer to light and heavy cream as single and double cream, respectively. However, it would usually be specified if it was referring to clotted or whipped cream.

[@squiddies6896]

saving the link to this vid to send to anyone who says British food is shite to me when I say I'm English again

[@marquesgorham4226]

I like how you didn't mention Frances cuisines not once in this video🤔

[@GaylordBonnafous]

Yes she put a lot of effort not mentioning France... :)))

[@PortmanRd]

Frogs Legs and Snails. Yummy!! 😏🤢🤮🤭

[@marquesgorham4226]

@@PortmanRd you dumb edit just because that's some of the stuff that stuff they served their doesn't mean thats all the eat they have amazing sweets like crepes, macaroons, and pancakes which their the creators of problems some of the best pantrys and bakerys in world with Bugatt's and crusants which are foods home to the French and other amazing foods like souffle I can keep on going with foods for days its a huge part of French culture. Like believe me french food is way better than British food just because they have a broad taste for food and are willing to experiment dosent mean there food is bad they have some of the best-known food, cuisine restaurants in the world along with chefs I can't believe you said what said your actually dumb for even saying that

[@axiomist4488]

Augh ! I'm STARVING !!!!!

[@vangodwinmyyoutubealias7592]

I would NOT question British food. British food looks very good and appetizing ! 😋🤤👍 I don't understand why there are funny videos mocking British food. There are cultures that are known for NOT having a desirable cuisine and they don't get mocked for their food. Why British food is subject to mockery makes NO sense.

[@MbisonBalrog]

I wish more pies and chippys in US

[@aap9490]

One thing she said absolutely correct, "We take things from everywhere".

[@snowstorm5346]

"We take things from everywhere "😂😂😂😂

[@michaelkowalski136]

Hello

[@sorariendemoi5804]

You forgot the haggis. A sheep's stomach stuffed with meat and barley. Better after have played at rugby with it. 🤣🤣

[@frankperdue6585]

Not fabricated 🤭 'all I think about...'

[@matteosherpafiorini8291]

Pay attention...this video could be addictive!

[@MrEolicus]

I have a doubt Professor Laura. May you have full English washed down with an Ale? It is before noon right? Nothing erects the edifice of culture like a full hearty meal. Cheers.

[@beppobarrendero74]

Today is Ash Wednesday... A bad day for me, as a catholic person, to hear about food...