British Food Quiz

1. A Full English breakfast typically includes bacon, eggs, and sausages — plus which other classic components?

1. Baked beans, grilled tomato, mushrooms, and toast
2. Black pudding and kippers only
3. Croissant and jam
4. Hash browns and pancakes

2. Fish and chips is Britain's most famous takeaway dish. Which fish is most traditionally used?

1. Cod or haddock
2. Mackerel
3. Plaice
4. Salmon

3. A Cornish pasty — which has protected geographical status — is traditionally filled with:

1. Beef, potato, swede, and onion
2. Cheese and pickle
3. Lamb and rosemary
4. Pork and apple

4. Which British spread — made from yeast extract — has the advertising slogan 'Love it or hate it'?

1. Bovril
2. Branston Pickle
3. Gentleman's Relish
4. Marmite

5. Yorkshire pudding is a baked accompaniment to the Sunday roast. What is it made from?

1. A batter of eggs, flour, and milk baked in very hot oil
2. A dense dumpling cooked in stock
3. Breadcrumbs with added herbs
4. Choux pastry with added beef dripping

6. What is 'bangers and mash'?

1. Bacon and scrambled eggs
2. Fish and chips with mushy peas
3. Sausages and mashed potato
4. Steak and kidney pudding

7. Haggis is the national dish of which country in the United Kingdom?

1. England
2. Northern Ireland
3. Scotland
4. Wales

8. A British Sunday roast traditionally includes roast meat and which set of accompaniments?

1. Fried chicken, chips, and coleslaw
2. Pasta, garlic bread, and salad
3. Rice, salad, and grilled vegetables
4. Roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, vegetables, and gravy

9. Spotted dick is a traditional British steamed pudding. What are the 'spots'?

1. Chocolate chips
2. Dried cranberries
3. Pieces of caramelised sugar
4. Raisins or currants

10. The British cream tea — scones with clotted cream and jam — originated in which two rival counties?

1. Cornwall and Devon
2. Kent and Sussex
3. Somerset and Dorset
4. Yorkshire and Lancashire

11. Eton Mess is a classic British dessert made from which three ingredients?

1. Biscuits, cream cheese, and fruit
2. Custard, caramel, and bananas
3. Meringue, whipped cream, and strawberries
4. Sponge cake, cream, and raspberries

12. HP Sauce — the iconic British brown sauce — gets its name from which landmark?

1. Hampton Palace
2. Her/His Majesty's Palace
3. Houses of Parliament
4. Hyde Park

13. What is a 'toad in the hole'?

1. A baked egg in toast
2. A bread roll with a sausage inside
3. Pigs in blankets
4. Sausages baked in Yorkshire pudding batter

14. Kedgeree is a popular British breakfast dish. What is it made from?

1. Bacon, eggs, and black pudding
2. Kippers and toast
3. Salmon, cream, and cucumber
4. Smoked haddock, rice, eggs, and spices

15. Coronation Chicken was created to celebrate which event in 1953?

1. Prince Charles's birth
2. Queen Elizabeth II's coronation
3. The end of World War II
4. The opening of the Festival of Britain

16. Welsh rarebit (also spelled 'rabbit') is:

1. A cheese sauce — often with ale — served on toasted bread
2. A cold cheese board with chutney
3. A rabbit stew with leeks
4. A vegetable pasty with cheese

17. The British Christmas pudding is also poetically known as:

1. Figgy pudding
2. Jam roly-poly
3. Spotted dick
4. Treacle sponge

18. Which smoked fish is most closely associated with a traditional Scottish or Edwardian British breakfast?

1. Kippers (smoked herrings)
2. Smoked mackerel
3. Smoked salmon
4. Smoked trout

19. A chip butty is a British working-class classic. What is it?

1. A chip shop platter
2. Chips between two slices of buttered bread
3. Chips served in a newspaper cone with vinegar
4. Chips with a fried egg on top

20. Which British supermarket is credited with introducing the ready meal 'chicken tikka masala' — a dish so popular it is often called Britain's unofficial national dish?

1. Marks & Spencer
2. Sainsbury's
3. Tesco
4. Waitrose