Mince pies
“Once my British friends and I made a savory pie with minced meat (ground meat) and I called it a mincemeat pie and they were like ‘oh actually…’ because apparently that’s WRONG!?!?”
—shaunm429b38121
Flickr: grandgrrl / Creative Commons Jacket potatoes with beans and cheese
“A baked potato (or ‘jacket potato’) with baked beans and cheese on top is a meal???”
—mirandap4fae600aa
Paul Townsend/Flickr Black pudding
“Being an American with an English boyfriend, I spend a decent amount of time in north-west England. Can’t wrap my head around black pudding. Pig’s blood and cereal? And it’s at every breakfast place ever there.”
—mayac4f6371819
Flickr: tofflee / Creative Commons Cola with lemon
“My friend just got back from studying abroad in London and her new favorite thing is Coca-Cola with lemon. Just why.”
—taylork43094cfc4
tr3_2016/Instagram Chip butties
“Just why?!?!”
—reemadreem
Flickr: bradlauster / Creative Commons Spotted Dick
“What is spotted dick and why is it called that? Is it named after someone? I’m confused.”
—sthepotato
Flickr: 44282411@N04 / Creative Commons Chips with vinegar
“Are we not talking about VINEGAR on chips/fries?”
—kaa
Flickr: 75166820@N00 / Creative Commons / BuzzFeed Salad cream
“My husband is a Brit, we live in England, and I cannot get over how much salad cream is used over here. And it’s really not good. It’s like mayo’s bitter and unreliable younger brother who was a major disappointment to its family, and I just want it to stop with its salty and judgmental opinions.”
—megmogs
Flickr: mnicholls / Creative Commons Mushy peas
“Why can’t you call them mashed peas? Nobody wants to eat mushy food! And adding mint to it doesn’t make it sound any more appealing.”
—shaunm429b38121
Flickr: mjsonline / Creative Commons Digestive biscuits
“Biscuits described as ‘digestives’ don’t sound appetizing. Are they medicinal in some way?”
—sarahb4c63e3ccf
Peacockdrums/Instagram Brown sauce
“A food defined by its color and category. They didn’t even bother to name it!”
—aan-sofieg
Flickr: avlxyz / Creative Commons Sausage rolls
“Why are y’all so obsessed with sausages and sausage rolls? Specifically from Greggs. What’s so great about Greggs?”
—jalissaj
Flickr: 55919472@N00 / Creative Commons Squash
“I have British family and they never drink just plain water, it always has to be mixed with some sort of diluting juice!”
—heidiceciliebaastadc
**Squash, according to Wikipedia, in British English, refers to a non-alcoholic concentrated syrup used in making the beverage. It is typically fruit-flavored, made from fruit juice, water, and sugar or a sugar substitute. Traditional squashes may also contain food coloring and additional flavoring.
Flickr: found_drama / Creative Commons Yorkshire puddings
“They are awesome, but so weird, like weird-shaped savory pancakes.”
– Elena Zapelloni via Facebook
Flickr: brianmalcolm / Creative Commons Scotch eggs
“Why are Scotch eggs a thing?”
—f4736bc889
**Editor’s Note: I don’t care what anybody says, I’ll go to bat for the absolute heavenly taste of a perfectly cooked scotch Egg. They’re amazing.
Such.a.flannel/Instagram Crisps in a roll
“The weirdest British dish is without a doubt crisp rolls. A dry roll. With crisps in them?! Why?!”
– erhmegerd
Slimming.world.abby/Instagram Beans on toast
“Yeah I don’t get the whole ‘mushy carbs on top of toast’ thing, i.e. beans on toast, fried potatoes on toast, etc.”
– emilys47b51f363
Let us know in the comments below what you guys think of these British dishes.
h/t Buzzfeed
