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Favourites
among the English are roast beef with Yorkshire pudding,
an accompaniment similar in texture to a popover; steak and
kidney pie; and veal and ham pie. Fish is served
often—plaice (a type of flounder), haddock, mackerel, and
smoked kipper—and especially popular are fish-and-chips
(deep-fried fish and potatoes). Jellies, jams, marmalade,
hot cross buns, crumpets, and scones are served frequently
with tea.
Traditional fare in the British Isles
would include beef tea (a beef extract), whitebait
(miniature fish, fried and eaten as snacks), boxty (Irish
potato pancakes), brawn (aspic made with pork bits),
cockaleekie (Scottish hen and leek soup), bubble and squeak
(chopped, fried leftover meat and vegetables), angels on
horseback (grilled oysters wrapped in bacon), kedgeree (a
casserole of smoked fish, rice, and eggs), shepherd's pie
(ground lamb and beef with onion and topped with mashed
potatoes), crumpets, banbury cake (a spiced flat cake made
with dried fruits), fool (a fruit custard), and syllabub (a
dessert made with whipped cream, lemon, wine, and sugar.
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