BRITISH FOOD & DRINK
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True, British food may not be the most popular in the world, but we Anglophiles certainly adore British dishes! If we have a British restaurant in our town, we're sure to hang out there, holding court with fellow Anglophiles. (See Britain in Your Town) And nearly all of us have tried our hand at making British recipes, oftentimes with much angst as we struggle to convert weights and measurements, watch our Yorkshire puddings collapse, and wonder what the heck "suet" actually is.
When the trials and tribulations of the kitchen overwhelm us, we Anglophiles do the smart thing: We reach for a drink. A British drink. A beer, an ale, a whisky--what do we care after scorching the damnable cock-a-leekie we just spent an hour preparing? We'll drink a few swigs, stiffen the upper lip, and then, after summoning our inner-Brit, we'll keep calm and carry on.
British food and drink are fine, and most Anglophiles indulge--some of us more frequently than others--but one item all Anglophiles must partake of if they wish to call themselves an "Anglophile" is tea. (One should own a proper tea set as well.) I'm sorry if this sounds exclusionary, but we must draw the line somewhere, must have standards. And I believe having tea in the cupboard is the bare minimum one must possess to call oneself an Anglophile. (Yes, yes, teabags are okay. They're not preferred--loose leaf is--but if Waitrose can stock Tetley, Twinings, Yorkshire Gold, and Typhoo teabags on its shelves, why can't we, right?)
To discover more about British food & drink, just click the pages below!
When the trials and tribulations of the kitchen overwhelm us, we Anglophiles do the smart thing: We reach for a drink. A British drink. A beer, an ale, a whisky--what do we care after scorching the damnable cock-a-leekie we just spent an hour preparing? We'll drink a few swigs, stiffen the upper lip, and then, after summoning our inner-Brit, we'll keep calm and carry on.
British food and drink are fine, and most Anglophiles indulge--some of us more frequently than others--but one item all Anglophiles must partake of if they wish to call themselves an "Anglophile" is tea. (One should own a proper tea set as well.) I'm sorry if this sounds exclusionary, but we must draw the line somewhere, must have standards. And I believe having tea in the cupboard is the bare minimum one must possess to call oneself an Anglophile. (Yes, yes, teabags are okay. They're not preferred--loose leaf is--but if Waitrose can stock Tetley, Twinings, Yorkshire Gold, and Typhoo teabags on its shelves, why can't we, right?)
To discover more about British food & drink, just click the pages below!
