Essay Uk
Essay Uk
2. Beef Wellington
Beef Wellington is a fillet of steak coated in patê and then rolled in pastry.
Although the dish shares its name with the famous Duke of Wellington, it
actually shares no link with the British nobility. In reality, it is thought that Beef
Wellington was based around the French dish filet de bœuf en croûte (fillet of
beef in pastry).
Perhaps nothing is more synonymous with British food than fish and chips. But,
unfortunately, this dish can often be a bit disappointing if you don’t get it in the
right place. A top tip is to look for chip shops that cook their fish fresh to order-
avoid a chippy that displays stacks of precooked fish behind the glass!
4. Chicken Tikka Masala
Although it may have South Asian roots, there’s a lot of evidence to suggest
that Chicken Tikka Masala was first created in Britain by a Bangladeshi chef in
Glasgow. Nowadays, it’s considered one of the country’s most popular dishes
and is served in curry houses all over Britain.
Or any kind of pie for that matter. Whether they’re covered in pastry or covered
in potato, pies feature heavily in British cuisine and are the perfect antidote to
the harsh British winter.
Traditionally, one of the best examples of the British etiquette is the importance
placed on punctuality. It is considered rude to arrive late to a business meeting,
medical appointment or formal social occasion such as a wedding. As such it is
advisable to arrive 5-10 minutes early to appear professional, prepared and
unflustered as a mark of respect to your host. Conversely, should you arrive too
early to a dinner party this could also appear slightly rude and ruin the
atmosphere for the evening if the host is still completing their preparations. For
the same reason an unannounced house call is often frowned upon for risk of
inconveniencing the home owner.
Should you be invited to a British dinner party it is customary for a dinner guest
to bring a gift for the host or hostess, such as a bottle of wine, a bouquet of
flowers or chocolates. Good table manners are essential (particularly if you
want to be invited back!) and unless you are attending a barbeque or an
informal buffet it is frowned upon to use fingers rather than cutlery to eat. The
cutlery should also be held correctly, i.e. the knife in the right hand and the fork
in the left hand with the prongs pointing downwards and the food pushed onto
the back of the fork with the knife rather than ‘scooped’. At a formal dinner party
when there are numerous utensils at your place setting it is customary to begin
with the utensils on the outside and work your way inward with each course.
Clothes or costumes
Scottish National Dress
Gentlemen
Today traditional dress for men in Scotland is a kilt with shirt, waistcoat and
tweed jacket, stockings with garter flashes, brogue shoes and a sporran. A
bonnet is often worn displaying the clan crest.
Ladies
Traditionally ladies don't wear kilts, they do however wear dresses or pleated
skirts in a tartan material. More often though they wear a light plaid or shawl of
tartan material,
Welsh National dress is relatively young and not as famous as Scottish National
dress. Still they do have a National costume, but it's the way the ladies dress
that is most well known, in fact there isn't really a National costume for men
although recently through the rise of nationalism in Wales a tartan has been
created and tartan trousers or kilts are often worn.
For the ladies the typical Welsh costume consists of a hat, made of black felt,
with a high crown and wide brim, which is worn over a lace cap. A red flannel
shawl is worn over a crisp white blouse, and a full skirt made of wool with a
black and white check pattern and a starched, white apron. Proper Welsh ladies
always wore black woolen stockings and black shoes and carried a basket,
made from willow withies.
All in all there are a lot of myths and legends surrounding many of the so called
'traditional' costumes. Often when you do some real historical research you will
find that they aren't that old or traditional.
Unfortunately the English don't really have a traditional National Dress as such.
In one notorious episode during the Miss World pageant the English contestant
came out wearing a Beefeater's costume, it was very embarrassing I can tell
you.
There have been calls over the years to create a costume, but as usual no-one
can decide on what it should look like. Even Henry VIII got in on the act and
commissioned an artist called Van Dyck to create an English National Costume,
this also failed. So for lack of anything else I will leave you with the following
picture of the nearest thing - a Beefeater costume as worn by Miss England.
Holidays
Public holidays in the UK are commonly referred to as bank holidays. As the UK
is a country made up of four more or less independent regions, official holidays
vary depending on if you live in England, Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland.
Please remember that while banks in the UK are indeed closed, your employer
is not necessarily obligated to give you paid leave on bank holidays. Also, today
many shops are still open on holidays in the UK, so not everyone has these
days off.
The UK does not have a national day, making it only one of two countries in the
world without one (the other is Denmark). This is slightly ironic considering that
many countries in the world have national days to celebrate independence from
British rule.
Bibliography
https://www.internations.org/go/moving-to-the-uk/living/public-holidays-in-the-uk
https://www.learnenglish.de/culture/clothesculture.html
https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/British-Etiquette/
https://www.british-study.com/en/blog/traditional-british-foods/