Can You Guess the Name of These British Foods?
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022Winner of this quiz takes the crown!
Answer: Trifle
Making trifles in the Victorian era was a way to use leftover sponge cake and cream, novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard told the New York Times.
Food 2
Essentially this meal is a French fry sandwich. It’s even considered one of the best sandwiches from around the world.
Answer: Treacle tart
A treacle tart is even one of Harry Potter’s favorite desserts, as we find out in the first book of the series.
Answer: Steak and kidney pudding
Steak and kidney pudding was first brought to the table in the early 17th century after the pudding cloth was invented and took the place of containers made from cow stomach linings, according to The Telegraph. Check out more weird foods you won’t believe people actually eat in other countries.
Answer: Fish ‘n’ chips
Chips are what we in the United States would call French fries. Here are more common foods that have different names in the U.K.
Food 7
This sausage and Yorkshire pudding meal has a name that sounds like it could be a children’s book title!
Answer: Toad in the hole
There are various stories about the origins of this creative name, but it can be agreed on that the dish was created at least in the early 18th century, the Telegraph reports.
Answer: Shepherd’s pie
It takes a a true English chef to make sure that you have the perfect crust and never too much meat or potatoes in your pie. Of course, that’s not quite how Americans picture a pie. Check out these 10 other words that have completely different meanings in each country.
Answer: Eton mess
The story goes that strawberry, meringue, and cream pudding were dropped during a cricket match between Eton College and Harrow College, and it was scooped off the floor and served in smashed bits so the food wouldn’t be wasted. There are other stories about this dessert’s origins, but this one is the most well-known—and hilarious. These are the top British phrases that always confuse Americans.
Answer: Yorkshire pudding
Believe it or not, this pastry was originally filled with meat until the late 18th century.
Food 11
This little biscuit is over a century year old and still loved by everyone. Legend says that they were made to help digestion, but that might not be so true now.
Answer: Bangers and mash
Calling sausages “bangers” might seem strange, but during the Victorian era, people called them “little bags of mystery,” because they were suspicious of what the sausage was made of. Here are more popular British words and phrases everyone should know.
Answer: Scone
But what should be spread on first? Looks like Queen Elizabeth II has weighed in on the topic, and at Buckingham Palace, jam always goes on first. On the other hand, these are the 9 foods Queen Elizabeth never eats.
Food 14
Made with lots of butter, this sticky and chewy sweet has been an English favorite for centuries.
