To the naive tourist and the romantic patriot, traditional English food is:
- apple crumble and custard
- black pudding
- cottage pie
- crumpet or muffin
- fish and chips
- hot pot
- meat and vegetable pastie
- pie and mash and parsley sauce
- pork pie
- roast beef
- roast pork and crackling
- sausage and mash
- sausage rolls
- steamed pudding
- trifle jelly and ice cream
- etc …
While the French and Italian influence is never far away, the major influence on traditional eating in England has been from Asia and the Indian sub-continent.
Here are five dishes from 21st century ethnic England.