British cuisine

thumb|right|upright=1.15|Fish and chips, a popular take-away food of the United Kingdom British cuisine is the heritage of cooking traditions and practices associated with the United Kingdom. Although the UK has a rich indigenous culinary tradition its colonial history has profoundly enriched its native cooking traditions. British cuisine absorbed the cultural influences of its post-colonial territories – in particular those of South Asia. Quotes There are in England sixty different religions and only one sauce. Francesco Caracciolo (1752–1799), attributed in Hugh Percy Jones, Dictionary of Foreign Phrases (1922). Similar remarks are attributed to Voltaire (1694–1778) on various occasions. The English have only one sauce, melted butter. Voltaire, attributed as a remark to Adam Smith, in P. J. O'Rourke, On The Wealth of Nations (2007), p. 184. Ah, English food! At first you think it’s crap and then you regret that it’s not. Jacques Chirac as quoted in Simon, Frédéric (27 September 2019): “One or two (in)famous Chirac quotes on Europe”. Euractiv. Brussels. From a conversation with the British prime minister Tony Blair, reported by Chirac’s minister Roselyne Bachelot. Crap was used by Chirac (fr de la merde) in the sense of shit. The only thing they ever did for agriculture was the mad cow disease. One cannot trust people who have such bad food. After Finland, it’s the country where food is the worst. Jacques Chirac as quoted in Simon, Frédéric (27 September 2019): “One or two (in)famous Chirac quotes on Europe”. Euractiv. Brussels. From a conversation with the Russian president Vladimir Putin and the German chancelor Gerhard Schröder on 3 July 2005. If it’s cold, it’s soup; if it’s warm, it’s beer. French saying reported by Gentleman, Amelia (7 December 2004): "A trifle ambitious: selling UK food to France. The Guardian. London. 0261-3077 External links Cuisine of the United Kingdom Cookbook:Cuisine of the United Kingdom Cuisine of Britain and Ireland Category:Food and drink Category:United Kingdom