British food is mostly based on beef, lamb, pork, chicken and fish and it is generally served with potatoes and other vegetables. Many of British dishes are based on sandwiches, fish and chips, pies and roasts dinners. The traditional English breakfast consists of cereals, milk and sugar, bacon and eggs, toast and marmalade, and a cup of tea or coffee. But people don't have it very often now, they prefer eating less in the morning.
The midday meal is called lunch. It is at about twelve or one o'clock and traditionally consists of stew, fried fish, chops, liver, sausages, and vegetables, usually carrots, cabbage, cauliflower or peas, and potatoes. Vegetables such as carrots, peas and cabbage are cooked in water, then strained and served.The sweet, sometimes called dessert, may consist of fruit and custard. A traditional lunch is not very common now, most people eat out and have their main meal, "dinner", in the evening.
Many European countries have a long break in the middle of the day when all members of the family return home. This is not very common in Britain. The Britsh people usually have a big breakfast before they go to work and the midday meal is not spent with the family but with workmates or schoolmates. Most people finish work at 5.00 and they have their evening meal or "dinner" between 6 pm and 7 pm. Sunday lunch is usually the best meal and they eat roast beef and other tasty food.
1. Food pronunciation:
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2. Food in Britain:
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A noun can be countable or uncountable. Countable nouns can be "counted", they have a singular and plural form. Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, they are not separate objects. This means you cannot make them plural by adding -s, because they only have a singular form. It also means that they do not take a/an or a number in front of them.
British food is mostly based on beef, lamb, pork, chicken and fish and it is generally served with potatoes and other vegetables. Many of British dishes are based on sandwiches, fish and chips, pies and roasts dinners. The traditional English breakfast consists of cereals, milk and sugar, bacon and eggs, toast and marmalade, and a cup of tea or coffee. But people don't have it very often now, they prefer eating less in the morning.