What is English Food?

This is one of the most common questions I get asked in Paris (or indeed anywhere).



Of course you can treat your self to great English delicacies like Marmite.



Or squirrel flavour crisps.

Perhaps you'd prefer an English breakfast.




(photo by Francisco Antunes on flickr)

But did you know that what Britain's national dish is? Fish and chips? Steak and Kidney pie? You might be surprised to learn that it is (according to a survey in 2000) Chicken Tikka Massala A dish invented in Glasgow in the 1960s using a mix of Indian spices.

At the recent G20 summit in London Chef Jamie Oliver provided a menu for the visiting dignatiries made from all British ingredients (except soda bread which is Irish) Full story here - Jamie Oliver's G20 menu

The most surprising thing about the G20 dinner was the choice of drink - London tap water.