Let's talk about national cuisine of an English-speaking country

I'd like to speak about English national cuisine. It's common knowl­edge that English cuisine is shaped by the country's climate, its geography and its history.

Traditional English cuisine is substantial but simple and wholesome. The English have three main meals a day. Breakfast is between 8 and 9 a.m. Lunch is a light meal or snack between 12 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. Din­ner, which is sometimes called supper or tea, is the main meal of the day between 6.30 p.m. and 8 p.m. On Sundays the main meal of the day is often eaten at around 1 p.m. This meal usually consists of roast meat, Yorkshire pudding and two kinds of vegetables.

Most overseas visitors see English breakfast as the typical version of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, mushrooms and baked beans, all ac­companied with a cup of tea or coffee. Today, however, a typical Eng­lish breakfast is normally a bowl of cereal, a slice of toast, orange juice and tea or coffee.

During the week, due to a lifestyle of often working a long distance from home, many people have a 'packed lunch' or sandwiches for lunch, with a packet of crisps, fruit and a drink.

Sunday lunch is different when the family sits together for a tradi­tional Sunday roast. This consists of roast meat, different kinds of vege­tables, always including roast potatoes with Yorkshire Pudding. The most commonly eaten joints of meat are beef, lamb or pork, chicken is also popular. Beef is accompa­nied by white horseradish sauce, pork by apple sauce and lamb is eaten with green mint sauce.

Traditionally dinner was similar to Sunday Lunch but today this is rarely eaten on ordinary days. Today most people in Britain prefer curry, rice or pasta for dinner. Fresh vegetables grown in England are also popular, such as peas, carrots, cabbage, onions and potatoes.

Needless to say, some traditional foods have remained English fa­vourites. Fish and Chips is the most famous English food, after the Sunday Roast beef. This is England's traditional take-away meal.

At the same time English families today rarely eat together. People often consume junk food, often in front of the television. The diet in in­creasing numbers of families consists mainly of salty or sweet snack foods - chips, crisps, chocolate bars, ready-meals, microwave pizzas which can cause obesity and health problems.

Let's talk about national cuisine of an English-speaking country (5)

 I'd like to tell you about English national cuisine.

 They say that any cuisine depends on the country's climate, its geography and its history, English cuisine is not an exception.  The English have three main meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. 

One of the main English dishes is pies. If we want to cook it we use flower, butter, eggs, sugar and salt. We can add jam or mushrooms, apples or other fruit. As for me, I’d like to try Yorkshire pudding.  

Let's talk about national cuisine of an English-speaking country (4)

 I'd like to tell you about English national cuisine.

 They say that any cuisine depends on the climate, geography and history, English cuisine is not an exception.  The English have three main meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. 

As for me, I’d like to try English apple pie.  

PUDDING

In the United Kingdom pudding can be used to describe both sweet and savory (salty) dishes

The original pudding was formed by mixing various ingredients with a grain product or other binder such as butter, flour, cereal, eggs. These puddings are baked, steamed (готов на пару) or boiled.

Depending on its ingredients such a pudding may be served as a part of the main course or as a dessert.

Cooking method

Yorkshire pudding is cooked by pouring a batter made from milk (or water), flour and eggs into oiled then preheated baking pans and baked it.

A basic formula uses 1/3 cup flour and 1/3 cup of water/milk per egg.

 

Substantial – сытный, питательный

Wholesome – полезный

Shopping. Money              

I'm going to speak about shopping, which is sometimes unites people all over the world, in my opinion. I mean that this type of activity is common to all people, no matter what country they live in. Some do it with pleasure, for others it's just a duty, but perhaps a lot depends on the economic situation in the country. When you cannot afford buying fundamental things or enough food for the family, it doesn't seem to be fun at all.

At present we cannot boast being a prosperous nation, as the living standard in Belarus is lower than that in most neighbouring countries, let alone advanced European countries. But everything is relative, of course: back in the early 90-ies it was much worse than now.

When we want to buy something, we go to a shop. Personally I go shopping once in a while to save time for my parents who work all day. When I have to shop my mother leaves a shopping list for me, and it helps me with picking up the necessary items. There are many kinds of shops in every town or city, but most of them have a food supermarket, department stores, men's and women's clothing stores, a grocery, a bakery, and a butchery.

I prefer to do my shopping at big department stores and supermarkets. They sell various goods under one roof and this is very convenient. We have only one supermarket in our town, it's "Euroopt". The self-serving system saves a lot of time, as most of the products are available over the counter. I take a basket or a cart and pick up everything I need. It doesn't take me Jong to pay for these items at the cash desk.

A department store, true to its name, is composed of many departments: ready-made clothes, fabrics, shoes, sports goods, toys, china and glass, electric appliances, cosmetics, linen, curtains, cameras, records, etc. You can buy everything you like there. There are also escalators in big stores, which take customers to different floors. The things for sale are on the counters so that they can be easily seen. In the women's clothing department you can find dresses, costumes, blouses, skirts, coats, beautiful underwear and many other things. In the men's clothes department you can choose suits, trousers, overcoats, ties, etc. ш the knitwear department one can buy sweaters, cardigans, short-sleeved and long-sleeved pullovers, woolen jackets. In the perfumery they sell powder, lipstick, lotion, and shampoos. Unfortunately we have no such department stores in our town.

There are some small shops or stalls in our town that are popular as well. At the butcher's there is a wide choice of meat and poultry. At the bakery you buy brown and white bread, rolls, biscuits. Another shop people frequently go to is the greengrocery, which is stocked by cabbage, potatoes, onions, beetroots, green peas, and what not. If you

call round at a dairy you can buy milk, cream, cheese, butter, and many other products.

The methods of shopping may vary. It may be a self-service shop. If it is not a self-service shop, and most of small shops are not, the shop-assistant helps customers in finding what he wants. You pay money to the cashier and he gives you back the change and the receipt. In a stall or market you only give your money to a shop assistant and he gives you what you want.

If yon love shopping, you can love it even more by saving money in the process. Learning how to live within a budget is one of the best skills you can develop. There are a number of ways you can save money when you do shopping.

I like to go shopping very much. It is one of the best ways to get rid of daily stress.

(To tell the truth, shopping is not my cup of tea, as they say.)

Shopping for 4!
Going shopping is a part of everyday life. For some people it's a pleasant pastime while for others it's an everyday routine. At the same time whether people like shopping or not they have to do this because it's a necessity. As for me, i don't like shopping as it's dull/ As for me I like shopping because I can find smth very nice and pleasant.

Shopping

I’d like to tell you about shopping which unites people all over the world. Some do it with pleasure, for others it is just a duty. Personally I go shopping every weekends but I don’t really like it/ every day because I like it, I think it is the betst way to get rid of daily life.

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