British Classics
This highly popular British breakfast food can be served scrambled, fried, or poached.
Eggs
Complete the famous health-related proverb: "An apple a day keeps the ... away".
Doctor
What type of white fish is most commonly dipped in batter and deep-fried for this classic British takeaway? (Hint: starts with 'C').
Cod
Give two English synonyms from your vocabulary list that mean "extremely tasty and appealing to eat"
Appetising and Mouth-watering
What two main types of meat (one of them being an organ) are traditionally used to make a classic British steak and kidney pie?
Beef and kidney
What does the culinary idiom "as cool as a cucumber" mean?
To be very calm and relaxed, especially in a difficult situation.
What traditional, historical item was used to wrap Fish and Chips to keep them hot before modern greaseproof paper was introduced?
Old newspapers
Name all three main levels of steak doneness mentioned in your vocabulary text.
Rare, medium rare, and well-done.
Name the traditional Scottish national dish made of a sheep’s stomach filled with oatmeal, meat, spices, and stock.
Haggis
Which English idiom uses two everyday food products to describe two people who are completely different in character?
Like chalk and cheese
Name the traditional, bright green side dish made of mashed vegetables that is regularly served alongside fish and chips.
Mushy peas
Explain the vocabulary difference between the cooking verbs "to steam" and "to stew".
To steam means to cook food using steam/vapor over boiling water; to stew means to cook food slowly in liquid
What is the funny animal-related name of the dish that consists of sausages baked in Yorkshire pudding batter?
Toad in the hole
What does the proverb "Too many cooks spoil the broth" mean?
If too many people work on the same task, the final result will be ruined/bad.
in which British city and around what year did the very first official fish and chip shop open?
In London, around 1860 (by Joseph Malin).
What noun refers to very small pieces of dried bread that are used to coat foods, like Scotch eggs, before frying or baking?
Breadcrumbs
Describe what components make up the traditional British picnic food called "Scotch eggs".
What are British people saying about someone when they say that person "has a finger in every pie"?
They mean that the person is involved in too many different activities or business projects at the same time.
Name at least three health issues that nutritionists warn can be caused by regularly eating oily fast food like fish and chips.
Obesity, fatigue, high blood pressure, diabetes, or cancer.
What does the phrasal verb "to cut down on" mean? Give a quick culinary example using it.