Fish and Chips

Fish and chips is a classic British dish that has been enjoyed for generations. 

FISH AND CHIPS

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1—7) choose the correct variant (A, B, C or D).

Fish and chips is the traditional take-away 1) _________ of England, long before McDonalds the British had the fish and chip shop. Fresh cod is the most common 2) _________ for their traditional fish and chips, other types of fish used include haddock, huss, and plaice.

Fresh fish is dipped into flour and then dipped in batter and deeply fried, it is then 3) _________ with chips (fresh, not frozen), and usually you will be asked if you want salt and vinegar added. Sometimes people order 4) _________ sauce (yellow sauce that tastes nothing like real curry), mushy 5) _________ (well, they are green anyway) or pickled eggs (yes, pickled).

Traditionally fish and chips were served up 6) _________ in old newspaper. Nowadays (thanks to hygiene laws) they are wrapped in greaseproof paper and sometimes paper that has been specially printed to look like newspaper. You often get a small wooden or plastic 7) _________ to eat them with too, although it is quite ok to use your fingers.

	A	B	C	D
(1)	drink	food	dessert	seasoning
(2)	fish	meat	fruit	vegetable
(3)	served	stewed	boiled	salted
(4)	gravy	tomato	white	curry
(5)	peace	piece	peas	pies
(6)	wrap	wrapped	wrapping	wrapper
(7)	spoon	tea spoon	fork	knife

 BRITISH CUISINE. 

WHAT DO BRITISH EAT?

Hello! When learning a language it is also important to learn about the culture of the country which the language is from.

Today will learn about traditional British cuisine, its cultural importance, and common dishes. 

If you ask fereigners to name some typically English dishes, they will probably think of Fish & Chips and then stop. It is dissapointing, but true. There is no  tradition in England of eating in restaurants. However, most British meals are cooked at home, so finding a good English restaurant can be difficult. Instead, British cities are full of Indian, Chinese, French, and Italian restaurants, and London even offers Mexican, Greek, and Indonesian food.

Some believe this means Britain has no real cuisine, but that’s not quite true. Traditional dishes like Sunday Roast, Shepherd’s Pie, and Full English Breakfast are still popular.

Let's watch these videos and compare British cuisine with local dishes.

And now do the quiz.

Mach the name of the dish with the correct picture.

Watch this video and find out what British people like eating.

Related material: 15 british foods you have to try

HOMEWORK

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH MEALS

Complete the text:

‘good plain food’

roast beef

fish and chips

biscuits

occasion

have a chat

substantial

soup

main course

beef steak

biscuits

tea

roast turkey

Christmas pudding

fruit pie

The English like what they call . They must be able to recognise what they are eating. Usually they like , Yorkshire pudding and .

Afternoon tea is taken at about 5 o’clock, but it can hardly be called a meal. It is a cup of tea and cake or . At the weekends afternoon tea is a special . Friends and visitors are often invited to over a cup of tea.

Dinner is the most meal of the day. It is usually eaten at 7 o’clock. The first course may be (though the English don’t like it very much). The will often be fish or meat, perhaps the traditional of old England, and a lot of vegetables. The next course will be something sweet and often cooked, such as a . Last of all there may be cheese, often with .

It is common knowledge that the English are very fond of . They like to have ‘a nice cup of tea’ 6 or 8 times a day, sometimes even more.

On Christmas Day a is traditionally cooked for dinner. It is usually followed by . Long before Christmas housewives begin to plan what cake to make for Christmas. Usually they make fantastic Christmas cakes.