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Food and drink in the British Isles

Food & Drink in the British IslesBritish traditional food usually involves simple cooking, fresh local ingredients and is often found in bars or restaurants, which offer lighter versions of old favorites. Roast beef served with Yorkshire maróg or local specialties such as Lincolnshire or Cumberland pork sausage can be found on most menus. Meals are usually served with chips, mash, baked or roasted potatoes and a good selection of vegetables. Traditional puddings include chopped fruit, apple soup, ham sandwich or sponge maróg often served with cream. Deer and quail are popular dishes as stovies, a mixture of potatoes, onions and meat cooked in dripping. Scotch broth is made from meat or broth, barley, carrot and leek, though the soup Cock-a-leekie made of chicken, rice, leeks and prunes cooked in chicken broth. Smoked fish dishes such as herring, salmon and Arbroath Smokies (smoked haddock) are often available. Finally, look for a delicious soup called Cullen skink like dish made from smoked haddock, mashed potatoes and milk.
Traditional dishes include Welsh lamb pot of hot and cawl Wales (meat stew with potatoes and vegetables). Try Bara Brith, of a type of tea bread and Welsh cakes, scones cooked on a flat skillet.
In Northern Ireland try local cheeses, oysters and Guinness, Irish stew and maróg drisheen (black). Look at the soda bread, yeast brak (tea bread) and potato bread and whiskey the night he finished the Old Bushmills.
If you visit the Channel Islands, Guernsey, and vacation homes in Jersey, then you will have enough fresh fish, dairy products and local seasonal fresh menu. Enjoy!

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