Gastronomy

Gastronomy of England England was the first country to be considered as

industrialized in the world, urbanized workers were not in many cases
attached to regional food traditions. Some consider that the gastronomy has
suffered an extended image of insipidity and lack of distinction consequently.
The frankness of English restaurants to exotic dishes has also meant that
English cuisine does not enjoy a high profile as the culinary traditions of
other nations. However recently, a new style of cuisine called Modern British
has emerged and it combines traditional British ingredients with the culinary
influences of other nations. English breakfast continues to be a lasting
tradition for many. Tea and beer are typical drinks. Cider is produced in the
west of the country, and southern England has seen the reintroduction of
vines that produce the high quality of white wine on a comparatively small
scale.

English folklore is a tradition that has evolved in England over several centuries. Some English
legends may be traced back to their roots as far back as before the Roman invasion of Britain,
while the origin of others is rather uncertain or disputed. England abounds with folklore, in all
its forms, from such obvious manifestations as the traditional and semi-historical semi-
historical Arthurian legends of Robin Hood, to contemporary urban myths and facets of
cryptozoology like the Beast of Bodmin Moor.

Morris dance and related practices like the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance preserve old English
folklore as well as Mummers Plays. The Utopian vision of a traditional England is sometimes
called Merry England.