Do you know anything about British food? What kinds of British food do you know? Read on ...

                                               Eating in Britain

Years ago a Frenchman said that the only way to eat well in Britain was to eat breakfast three times a day. And, let's be honest, most British food was terrible – overcooked vegetables, greasy sausages, boring sandwiches. For a lot of people, gating was something you have to do to survive, it was certainly not an enjoyable experience. But things have changed ...

Food has become very important in Britain.TV cooks are more famous than writers and their recipe books are bestsellers. More of us eat out regularly and we can get excellent food in lots of different kinds of restaurants – French, Indian, Italian, Greek, Thai, Indonesian ... even British!
Traditional British pubs serve surprising good meals at good prices.
British supermarkets are now full of exotic cooking ingredients, sauce, pasta, cheese, fruit and vegetables.
The British love all kinds of 'international' food. The most popular is now pizza and, according to a recent survey, 40 % of British families have a curry for Sunday lunch instead of traditional dishes like roast beef.
We eat less meat and more fresh fruit and vegetables. A growing number of people are becoming vegetarians. Even children know about sugar-free sweets.
That is the good news. Unfortunately, there is also some bad news. As we work harder and have less time, we are eating more and more fast food and doing less exercise. For lunch, many of us have a hamburger or sandwich and when we come home in the evening we put our ready-made dinner into the microwave before sitting down in front of the TV. Meals are no longer family occasions.

Task1 Find the Key Words in the text and try to guess their meanings. Then match them with their definitions.
cook, dish, food, lunch, meal, recipe, curry

• general word for things you eat
• food you eat at a specific time of the day, e.g. breakfast, dinner
• ingredients and instructions for making a particular meal
•  a person who prepares food
• the food you eat between 12.00 and 2.00 p.m. in Britain
•  an Indian dish of meat or vegetables with lots of spices 
• specific type of prepared or cooked food, e.g. beef stroganoff, spaghetti bolognese

Task 2. Read the article. List three 'good' changes and three 'bad' changes in British eating habits.

Task3. List some differences between eating habits in Britain and your country.

Example: Curries are not popular in my country.

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