Bitter beer is the most representative beer in Britain, which originated from18th century. At first, as a substitute for traditional British malt liquor, its biggest feature is its low alcohol content, which can be fermented in just a few days at cellar temperature.

2. Victoria sponge cake

There is a long-standing tradition in British society-afternoon tea party. Victoria sponge cake is a classic must-have for afternoon tea in Britain. It is named after Queen Victoria's favorite sponge cake (one layer of cream and one layer of jam).

3. Afternoon tea

Afternoon tea is one of the catering methods, and the meal time is between lunch and dinner. It can be traced back to Britain17th century, and it has gradually become a leisure habit of modern people. Because afternoon tea is not a daily meal, there is not afternoon tea every day.

Modern afternoon tea developed from English afternoon tea in Victorian England, when western cakes were eaten while drinking tea. It gradually became popular in China, and with the integration of local catering culture, it quietly developed all over the world.

4. Cooking methods

Generally, the favorite cooking methods are: stew, barbecue, frying and frying.

There are unique ways to cook meat, seafood and game; Have a special preference for beef, such as roast beef, not only with seasonal vegetables and baked potatoes, but also with a little mustard sauce on the steak; I like cream and alcohol in the use of condiments; I like fresh spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon.

5. Haggis

Mutton offal is a dish name, which is made of sheep stomach, heart, lung and liver. It is called "national dish" in Scotland, and it is generally believed that it was influenced by the poem "Dedicated to a Mutton" written by Scottish national poet robert burns in 1787.

At present, the earliest record of mutton offal appears in a cookbook named Liber Cure Cocorum found in the northwest of Lancashire, England, which can be traced back to about 1430.

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