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Food
Food, much much more often than not, is bought from a shop or restaurant. It may also be home-grown, a practice which has recently been on the increase, or hunted, gathered or scavenged for, but this happens much less often, and there are often legal restrictions on doing so. For example, it is illegal to kill a swan, and on specified land in Scotland and Wales, deerfrom http://www.basc.org.uk/content/stalkingpractice deliberately, especially for the purposes of consumption, without the permission of the appropriate authority.
Food enjoyed by the British is extremely varied, due to the history of the regions and more recently multiculturalism, and includes the following dishes (recipes for which can be found at Cookbook:Cuisine of the United Kingdom):
Savoury
Fish and Chips - battered fish deep fried accompanied by chips, often with a sauce such as gravy, mushy peas or curry sauce
Pies - pastry casings containing meat and/or vegetables sometimes with gravy or jelly. Well loved varieties include :-
Steak and Kidney pie
Meat and potato pie
Pork Pie
Cornish Pasty
Chicken and Mushroom pie
Chicken and Bacon pie
Sandwiches (with various fillings)
Jacket Potatoes, also with various fillings
Roast Meat (often Chicken, Lamb, Beef or Pork but others are also enjoyed) accompanied by roast, boiled or steamed vegetables and gravy
Cottage Pie - a minced beef sauce covered with mashed potato often topped with cheese and then baked (Shepherd's pie if minced lamb/mutton is used, and fish pie when cooked with fish
Bangers and mash
Madras - a moderately hot sweet and sour dish
Korma - a dish with a mildly spiced coconut sauce
Dopiaza - a moderately hot onion-based dish
Desserts
Crumble
Fruit Pie
Summer Pudding
Roly-poly pudding
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