English practise and culture

In this post we will talk about more traditional English dishes, there are so many that  a lot of posts in the blog will be about this. Discovering English foods and traditional recipes are a way to learn their culture and some of them are surprinsigly really good and tasty. Usually England is not very well known for its cooking, but in fact it has a long tradition of recipes.  Fish pie: Fish pie or Fishermen´s pie is one of the most traditional English´s pie made with pieces of white fish or salmon or mixed both with salmon and white fish , sometimes adding some schrimps as well, and topped with mashed potatoes and cheese. It is similar to the Cottage Pie, just that this is made with fish instead of meat. Usually is done with haddock, pollock, cod and salmon. However, it can be done with any type of fish or seafood you like. The fish is boiled first, when it is ready it has to be mixed in cheese sauce or white sauce, possible some vegetables and finally the top is done...

There are still more English traditonal dishes that were not mentioned in the previous post. I am going to continue here the last post where I was talking about the most popular English dishes https://englishpractiseandculture.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/traditional-english-foods.html . Here they are: Traditional English breakfast:   The traditional English breakfast consists of fried bacon, fried eggs, or scrambled eggs, beans, fried champignons, sausages and some slices of toasts with butter. It is served with coffee, tea and or orange juice. It can also include black or white pudding (English sausage). This breakfast is usually eaten on weekends most of the time, because it is when people has more time to cook it and enjoy it without the rush of going to work. After having this breakfast, a light lunch is followed, such as a sandwich. This is considered as a  fried breakfast, and it takes some time to prepare it. It is served in pubs and in many types of English r...

Saint David´s  Day is the national day of Wales, and it is celebrated on the first of March. The popular flower for Saint David´s is the daffodil. It is a custom to wear leeks or daffodils attached to your clothes with a pin. Children and women often will wear some traditonal clothes. Saint David´s day is a bank holiday in Wales. The daffodils are considered the national flower of Wales. Wales has many different symbols which are: the leeks, the dragon, the daffodils, the welsh lovespoon and the red kyte (bird). The daffodil became associated with Wales in the 19th century, but, how they became the national emblem of Wales it is still difficult to say. Mostly, it is said that it is based on different legends, there is one legend that says that Saint David advised the Britons to wear leeks on their clothes, so that in the time of the battle against the Saxons they could distinguish one to another. After following the advice done by Saint David´s on the eve of the battle,...