is an international phenomenon. As in many countries, children in
Britain grow up eating spaghetti, and take away pizza is one of the top fast foods. But there is another reason why Italian restaurants have a special place in the history of food in Britain. There has been an Italian community there for more than 100 years, and Italian coffee bars and restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s gave the British their first introduction to foreign food. Once their natural conservatism had been broken down by a cappuccino and a plate of lasagne, Londoners were ready to experiment. Soon the whole country was enjoying the food of Italy.INDIAN
The British use the general term Indian although many, if not most, of the restaurants are actually Pakistani; others are Bangladeshi or Sri Lankan. The general term curry is used to describe a wide range of different dishes; what they have in common are strong colours, smells and flavours. Spices and herbs are the essence of Indian cooking: garlic, chilies, coriander, ginger, cumin and many others. In fact, Indian food is totally different from traditional British food – and yet it has become massively popular. In Britain there are more Indian restaurants than any other type. They are not only in the big cities – you will find one in almost every small town. Curry is now officially the country’s most popular restaurant dish, having overtaken the traditional fish’n’ chips! More than two million British people go out for an Indian meal each week. Add to that the millions of ready-made Indian meals which are bought in supermarkets and taken home to the microwave – and all the Indian-style meals that the British now cook themselves, with varying degrees of success!
Выполнила: Бойкова Елена, ученица 10а класса
