Special FOODS eaten during FESTIVALS

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Foods in Britain

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Traditional Food
e.g.
Bubble & Squeak
Toad-in-the-Hole.

National Foods of Scotland and Wales

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What special foods are eaten during festivals in England?

Learn about Christmas in England from the children who live in Britain Christmas traditions why do what we do at chrsitmas time

In England, we have special foods connected with certain festivals. The main ones are shown below.

Shrove Tuesday

Pancakes (recipe)

Mothering Sunday

Simnel cake (recipe)

Mulled ale
In Lancashire the tradition was to accompany the simnel cake with ale which was heated by having a red-hot poker plunged into it.

Good Friday

Fish dish
Fish

Good Friday

oss bun
Hot cross buns (recipe)

Easter Day

Roast lamb served on a plate
Roast Lamb

Easter Day

Roast Chicken
Chicken

Lamb is considered to be the traditional meat for Easter due to its religious connections. Many different religions throughout the ages have ritually sacrificed lambs in honour of their respective gods.

Chicken has long been a modern favourite for Easter Sunday dinner mainly due to the baby (spring) chicken being associated with birth and new life. Chicken is also less expensive than lamb these days, which helps to explain its popularity.

May Day

Madi of Honour

Maids of Honour cakes (recipe)
Small round puff pastry cheesecakes sometimes flavoured with almonds and rose water.

Harvest

Harvest loaf
Special bread, made to look like sheaves of wheat.

Halloween

Toffee Apples

All Souls Day

Soul Cake (Recipe)

Bonfire night

Hot soup

Parkin Cake
A traditional sticky cake containing a mix of oatmeal, ginger, treacle and syrup. Recipe

Bonfire night

Jacket potatoes etc. cooked in foil in the fire.

Christmas Day

Christmas Dinner
Turkey, vegetables, stuffing, bread sauce, cranberry sauce and gravy.

Mince pies

Christmas pudding flaming with brandy
Find out more about Christmas Dinner here

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