Pub Culture and Christmas
Blog Post #2
April 12, 2015
By Mitchell Stafiej
Life in England is usually centered around one of two
things: the farm or the city. Depending
on which one you live in, you will experience a different culture surrounding English
food. In the cities, people are used to
fast paced life and often eat smaller meals on the go or in the pub. In fact, a big part of the culture in English cities
revolves around the pub. Pubs are very
similar to American bars, but because the drinking age is only 18 in the UK,
pubs host a wider variety of patrons.
Whether you are going on a date, hanging out with friends or coworkers,
or attending any type of social gathering, the pub in the place to be. Pub life or pub culture has popularized the
fast, ready to go meals because of the pace of city-goers. Foods like fish and chips are by far the most
popular food of the cities. Food in
rural parts of England is very different than food in the cities. In the rural farmlands of England, meals are
longer and larger, usually comprised of many different dishes. A common meal often includes a roasted meat,
usually pork or beef, potatoes, and Yorkshire pudding.
Christmas
in England is very similar to the Christmas in the United States. Families celebrate and share meals together
much like a family would do in the U.S.
In England, the Christmas meal is usually a brunch. Turkey, vegetables, stuffing, potatoes,
bread, and cranberry sauce are the most popular and traditional foods of an
English Christmas meal. For desert,
mince pies and “Christmas” pudding are served.
Christmas Pudding
"Christmas in the United Kingdom on Whychristmas?com." Christmas in the United Kingdom/Great Britian. Web. 13 Apr. 2015.
"Recipe: Traditional English Christmas Pudding - The Silhouette." The Silhouette. 28 Nov. 2013. Web. 13 Apr. 2015.
"England Forever." The English Pub. Web. 13 Apr. 2015.
After reading your post, I never knew how alike our food are that we share. It's kind of interesting how the drinking age in the UK is 18 and for us here it's 21. I also found it interesting that in England they celebrate Christmas as a brunch, where we clebrate it as dinner.
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