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    1. British food is often criticized for being bland and overcooked compared to other cuisines. Visitors typically experience British food through institutional meals rather than home cooking. 2. British culture places relatively little importance on food. Meals are eaten quickly without much focus on quality or enjoyment. Coffee and tea are often poor. 3. When eating out, British people prefer foods from other cultures like Indian, Chinese, and Italian rather than traditional British dishes. Pub food and fish and chips are more typical British options.

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    1. British food is often criticized for being bland and overcooked compared to other cuisines. Visitors typically experience British food through institutional meals rather than home cooking. 2. British culture places relatively little importance on food. Meals are eaten quickly without much focus on quality or enjoyment. Coffee and tea are often poor. 3. When eating out, British people prefer foods from other cultures like Indian, Chinese, and Italian rather than traditional British dishes. Pub food and fish and chips are more typical British options.

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    Chapter 8

    FOOD AND
    DRINK
    SLIDESMANIA
    “
    On the Continent people have good
    food; in England people have good
    table manners..
    SLIDESMANIA

    -George Mikes
    “
    You can’t trust people who cook as
    badly as that.
    SLIDESMANIA

    -Jacques Chirac
    Why is food in
    Britain
    terrible ?
    SLIDESMANIA
    Did you know?
    1 Britain tastes are different from everybody else’s
    ( strange, unpleasant taste, little taste, overcooked )

    Ex : The vegetables are overcooked =>  too bland.

    2 Most visitors do not get the opportunity to sample


    home cooking
    Ex : They usually eat food in institution: university canteen or
    eat out: in cheap restaurants and cafes.
    SLIDESMANIA
    01 Attitudes toward
    food and drink
    SLIDESMANIA
    Attitudes toward food and drink
    •  Life and habits in Britain, not oriented to food
    very much.  
    • Low expectation.
    • Food awareness: health implications
    • Encouraged to be hard and pure, not soft and
    sensual. 
    • Too much enthusiasm for food = decadent
    (“foreign”)
    SLIDESMANIA
     Food and drink given little
    attention.
     Eat up quickly and are not
    interested much in quality
     Low quality of food.
     The coffee is often just as bad as
    it is in the cafes.
     Horrible coffee and instant coffee
    is more popular
    SLIDESMANIA
     There is no “restaurant culture” nor “ a
    cafe society” (go for relaxation,
    conversation, and caffeine rather than the
    quality of coffee .
     Meals tend to be eaten quickly and the
    table cleared.
     Parties and celebrations are not normally
    centred around the food.
     Be ignorant of the origins of food served
    SLIDESMANIA
     Showing increasing interest in the pure
    enjoyment aspect of food. ( close
    enthusiasm ) 
     There are numerous cookery and food
    programmes on TV ><    Attitudes have
    changed, but the quality of food in
    everyday life is still poor 
     These changes have not had enough time
    to change habits and expectations. 
    SLIDESMANIA
    Eating out
    02 What do British people prefer to eat when eating out?

    Why do British people prefer to eat food from other


    countries when they go out?
    SLIDESMANIA
    Eating out
    Did you Going to the restaurant: rate
    Regular eating out: confined to the rich

    know? Restaurant: expensive > food served


    Many dishes: non-English names, most
    commonly French ( except pudding)
    SLIDESMANIA
    Did you know?
    Indian food
    Pub food Chinese food
    Italian food
    SLIDESMANIA
    3 types of distinctively British eating
    places exist.
    1 'English breakfast’

    It is sometimes known as a 'greasy spoon’


    ‘Workman’s café’ => ‘Transport cafes’

    2 Fish and chip shop


    Used mainly for takeaway meals
    The fish is fried
    3
    ‘Tea rooms’
    Open only during the day and cater for a different kind of clientele with
    waitress service.
    SLIDESMANIA
    Fast food Except greasy spoons
    SLIDESMANIA
    Alcohol
    03 What does alcohol mean to national culture ?
    How do the government deal with alcohol ?
    SLIDESMANIA
    Accepted as an integral, deeply-

    Alcohol rooted part of the national culture

    • Drinking + no violence = no shame

    • Alcohol: important part of many people’s

    lives  “booze cruise”


    SLIDESMANIA
    Drinking = dangerous  should be

    Alcohol restricted

    • By law, no alcohol is for U18


    • 20thC: strict laws + limited opening hours for
    pubs (quite more relaxed now)
    • Increasing concerns about its impact on
    health
    SLIDESMANIA
    PUBS
    04 British pubs different from typical bars and cafes
    In other country
    SLIDESMANIA
    PUBS
    1. Unique

    ● Without pubs → less sociable country.


    ● For socializing (meeting, chatting with
    friends/strangers)
    ● Classless
    ● Comfortable
    SLIDESMANIA
    PUBS
    2. Important role in almost every neighborhood

    ● For beer drinking and spirits


    ● Pub = “the local”
    SLIDESMANIA
    PUBS
    3. A bit less distinctive

    in the last 30 years

    ● Past: serve beer, spirits, and


    “bar snacks” only
    ● Recently: wine, coffee, hot
    food
    SLIDESMANIA

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