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Englands national Dish.

ericmark said:
Is IPA English?
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'twas first brewed here. The 'I' refers to its intended market, not its origin.

Now it's brewed in many places, especially the USA, and some of theirs are jolly nice indeed.
 
ericmark said:
Interesting question, suppose it must be something native to the UK, so no tomatoes, or potatoes, but what did we eat before 1586?
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Chicken tika masala isn't native to the UK.
Did we eat Marmite before 1586.

How about cabbage soup ?
 
haggis and black pudding

EDIT: just noticed the thread title is Englands national dish - the the British one
 
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Elsa TLC said:
Chicken tika masala isn't native to the UK.
Did we eat Marmite before 1586.

How about cabbage soup ?
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Chicken tikka isn't native but chicken tikka masala was invented in the UK.

Marmite? It was a Germany scientist who, in the late 1800s, discovered that brewer's yeast could be concentrated and be eaten.
 
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opps said:
Chicken tikka isn't native but chicken tikka masala was invented in the UK.

Marmite? It was a Germany scientist who, in the late 1800s, discovered that brewer's yeast could be concentrated and be eaten.
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Was the chicken born in the UK?

As I said above. Masala was invented in Glasgow
 
A country can have more than one national dish guys, F&C, a roast, bangers & mash, shepherds pie, a full English, so many, I could go on .....
 
This is somewhat of a "where do you draw the line" question. One could say that the national dish should comprise of things we used to eat i.e. are native to England. In that case, Turnips should be out, as they were introduced here in 1700. Rabbits were introduced here in the 1st Century AD; if that's long enough ago then you could include them. But if you're looking at things native to this country then no.

It seems then, that the national dish should be determined by its popularity and not its origin. If we look at that, then chips (according to a YouGov poll) are the most favoured, followed closely by fish and chips. Bit of a rubbish poll though, as vanilla milkshake comes out as number 19. Must have been completed by youngsters.

If it were up to me, I would say it's the food you'd most likely eat for a treat or special occasion. In which case it would be a roast dinner, or F&Cs, or curry. A lot of the older generation doesn't like curry (weirdos), and again that generation would have had F&C as a staple because it used to be cheap. Which just really leaves the roast dinner - a regular favourite but also not a cheap treat. People would, and still do, work extra hard to save up so they can afford a joint of meat at the weekend. That is the answer
 
If we go down the line of a curry is our national dish then Id say Pasta knocks it side ways.

Most of us will have pasta more regular than a curry .... or am I talking g out of my Mutton balti?
 
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