1. Butter shortbread is a sweet and crisp biscuit, baked from sugar, butter, and flour. It is usually cut into finger-shaped or round biscuits. This popular biscuit originated in Scotland, and the current recipe is said to have been influenced by Mary Queen of Scots, a fan of the fantail-shaped buttery shortbread.
2. Roast dinner, or Sunday roast, is a traditional British meal, only served on Sundays. If it falls on Christmas, it will be even more grand and sumptuous. A roast dinner usually includes roast meat (such as lamb, beef, chicken and pork), roast potatoes and a variety of vegetables, accompanied by Yorkshire puddings and various flavored gravy.
3. Fish and chips have long been the most popular takeaway food in the UK. There are more than 11,000 fish and chip shops across the country, and approximately 255 million servings of this fast food are sold every year. This traditional dish consists of fish (usually cod and haddock) breaded on both sides and fried, and served with English chips, which are thicker than American chips. Traditional ingredients for the meal include salt, vinegar, ketchup or mayonnaise sauce, and mushy peas.
4. Cream tea is a traditional food in Devon and Cornwall and is sold in various teahouses and coffee shops in the UK. Cream tea usually consists of black tea, scones (scone), strawberry jam and clotted cream. In Devon, it is customary to spread strawberry jam on hot scones and then top them with cream. In Cornwall, cream is usually applied first.
5. Scotland has a 500-year history of producing whiskey. Its products have a unique style, brownish yellow with red color, clear and transparent, with a burnt smell, a certain smoky flavor, and a strong Scottish country atmosphere. Scotch whiskey has the characteristics of dry, mellow, strong, round and soft taste. It is one of the best whiskeys in the world.