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What is the cooking quality in England?

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what is the quality of food in England?

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One of the great things about England is the diversity of cuisine on offer. In most cities there is a staggering amount of choice including Indian, Bangladesh, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Thai, French etc. Bigger cities like London, Birmingham and Manchester have the greatest diversity as you would expect. I think England takes some beating especially if you like curry :)

English food itself is about fresh local produce, usually cooked in a simple way. Good quality meat and organic vegetables are available from specialist butchers and markets. If you want a good place to shop for food in London I recommend Borough Market near London Bridge.

Ultimately like any destination - do your restaurant research before you arrive on restaurants. There are lots of good restaurant review sites - especially in London.

One book I'd recommend if you're buying ingredients is Rick Stein's Food Heroes. Based on a BBC TV show in which a famous chef travelled the country in search of small producers of the finest British food stuffs. Source(s): http://www.rickstein.com/rickstein_foodh...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/tv_and_radio/f...
http://www.boroughmarket.org.uk/...

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For some reason English food has a reputation as being dull, or uninspired.

I did not find that to be the case. All the food I had when I was there, at peoples' homes, and at restaurants, was well-prepared, and very good.

We ate at the local fish and chips, little bistros or cafes, and a couple "good" restaurants, and pubs, and of course at peoples' homes.

I would recommend English food to anyone.
Modified 1 year ago
Now I'm not saying you'll encounter culinary miracles everywhere, but overall the food isn't as bad as made out.
They understand about vegetables these days, and not deep-frying or boiling everything ;-)

Have a look at books by Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, Delia Smith - they're the main cooking authors, and people actually seem to use their recipes.

And sandwiches, scones, oatcakes, cheddar, stilton, Yorkshire Pudding, Sticky Toffee Pudding, Shepherds Pie, are all worth discovering....
Modified 1 year ago
It's way better than most American cooking in my opinion. Now that I am back in the States I really miss curry and fish and chips the most I think. Everything tastes soooo good over there. Although when I lived in the UK the food I missed most was Taco Bell believe it or not. I missed mexican food and there is absolutely none to be found! trust me I looked!