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    Britain has many long-standing customs and traditions, including Pancake Day where pancakes are eaten before Lent, Boxing Day which is spent with family after Christmas, and Remembrance Day where people wear poppies to honor those lost in war. Traditional British foods include the Sunday roast of meat and vegetables, fish and chips which is battered and fried fish with thick cut fried potatoes, and various meat pies filled with ingredients like beef, lamb, and vegetables.

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    Britain has many long-standing customs and traditions, including Pancake Day where pancakes are eaten before Lent, Boxing Day which is spent with family after Christmas, and Remembrance Day where people wear poppies to honor those lost in war. Traditional British foods include the Sunday roast of meat and vegetables, fish and chips which is battered and fried fish with thick cut fried potatoes, and various meat pies filled with ingredients like beef, lamb, and vegetables.

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    Britain has many long-standing customs and traditions, including Pancake Day where pancakes are eaten before Lent, Boxing Day which is spent with family after Christmas, and Remembrance Day where people wear poppies to honor those lost in war. Traditional British foods include the Sunday roast of meat and vegetables, fish and chips which is battered and fried fish with thick cut fried potatoes, and various meat pies filled with ingredients like beef, lamb, and vegetables.

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    CUSTOMS AND

    TRADITIONS IN BRITAIN
    Britain is full of culture and traditions which have been around for
    hundreds of years. British customs and traditions are famous all over the
    world. When people think of Britain they often think of people drinking
    tea, eating fish and chips and wearing bowler hats, but there is more to
    Britain than just those things.
    SHROVE TUESDAY OR PANCAKE DAY
    Shrove Tuesday takes place before the start of Lent and is celebrated
    by Christians across the country by making pancakes. (Shrove Tuesday is
    the day in February or March immediately preceding Ash Wednesday)
    BOXING DAY (DECEMBER 26)
    Boxing Day is the day after Christmas and almost like an extension of the
    main holiday. People spent time with their families and loved ones, as many
    are tired or off from work. Typical traditions include watching sports,
    playing games, hunting, going for walks and eating Christmas leftovers.
    People also love to shop on Boxing Day.
    POPPY DAY OR REMEMBRANCE DAY (11
    NOVEMBER)
    Remembrance Day pays homage to the men and women who died during World War I and
    World War II. It is a commemoration held in November with people wearing red poppies.
    FOOD OF UNITED KINGDOM
    Traditional British food / UK food but also English ‘modern’ cuisine is becoming
    more popular these days. While most British people eat a lot of pasta, pizza and
    dishes influenced by Indian and Chinese cultures – like curries and stir fries –
    some of the old favourites are still on the menu, even if they’re not eaten every
    day.
    THE SUNDAY ROAST
    Beef, chicken, lamb, pork or, especially at Christmas, turkey is roasted in the
    oven. It’s served with a selection of vegetables like roast potatoes, carrots,
    cabbage, roasted onions, Brussels sprouts, peas, as well as tiny sausages
    wrapped in bacon called ‘pigs in blankets’ and gravy made from the meat juices
    (‘the trimmings’).
    FISH ‘N’ CHIPS
    The fish, usually cod, haddock or plaice, is dipped in batter and deep-fried; the
    chips are cut thicker than French fries (more like American ‘home fries’) and deep
    fried twice: once to cook the potato; second to crisp up the outside.
    DIFFERENTS PIES
    There are so many different pies from around the UK:
    cottage pie (minced beef with a mashed potato topping), shepherd’s pie (using
    lamb instead of beef), steak and kidney pie made with a suet-based (beef or
    mutton fat) pastry case, pork pie (famously made in Melton Mowbray) which is
    eaten cold, and the Cornish pasty – meat, potato and vegetables wrapped up in a
    semi-circular pastry case which is a meal in itself.

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