21 British Dinner Quirks The Rest Of The World Doesn't Understand

Batter, pies, and baked beans.

1. Fish finger sandwiches with ketchup.

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There's nothing more comforting you can make for dinner when you've had a hard day.

2. Bangers and mash covered in gravy.

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The best part of this meal is the mash that goes really sloppy when you pour gravy over it.

3. Fish and chips on a Friday night.

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If you cover the whole meal in salt and vinegar, you have the perfect dinner.

4. But also, chip shop chips served open and eaten on the walk home.

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This counts as a meal if you eat it on the way back from the pub.

5. Especially if you cover them in cheese, gravy, or curry sauce.

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Or at the very least, ketchup. No British person eats their chips plain.

6. Pies in general.

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The rest of the world doesn't understand why we put literally every food type into pastry and call it a meal, but we love it.

7. Toad in the hole.

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The best bits are the really squishy bits of batter that go soggy under the sausages.

8. But actually, batter in general.

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Hands down the best part of any Sunday roast.

9. Beans on toast.

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This is an acceptable breakfast, lunch, or dinner. But it's an especially good dinner when you get in late and all you have is sliced bread in the freezer and a can of beans in the cupboard.

10. But also spaghetti hoops on toast.

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This is an incredibly childish meal, but that doesn't make it any less delicious.

11. Heinz tomato soup with hot, buttered toast to dip in it.

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If it's rainy outside, this is one of the best dinners you can prepare yourself.

12. Cheese and Branston pickle sandwiches.

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They have to be made on white sliced bread and served with crisps on the side.

13. Cauliflower cheese.

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Sometimes served as a side, but also served as a meal in its own right because it's delicious.

14. Sunday roasts in general, but especially the Yorkshire puddings.

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If you think about it, eating a whole meal that has been roasted in oil in an oven once a week is genius. It's a mystery that it hasn't caught on.

15. Bubble and squeak, preferably served with a fried egg on top.

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The best thing to serve the day after a Sunday roast.

16. Slightly burnt sausages and burgers, prepared on a disposable barbecue.

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The moment the sun comes out, we start cooking questionable meat on a disposable fire.

17. Scrambled eggs and ketchup on toast.

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Avocado and poached eggs on toast is fine, but nothing beats our childhood favourite scrambled eggs and ketchup.

18. Tinned mushy peas that have been microwaved.

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They look toxic but taste delicious.

19. Pizza Express dough balls and pizza.

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Best paid for with a voucher and eaten before going to the cinema.

20. Shepherd's and/or cottage pie.

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No Brit knows which is which, but they remind us of school lunches in a good way.

21. A bacon butty with lots of HP sauce.

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This is another one of those meals that you eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. And it's always delicious.