20 Foods Brits Love That Confuse The Rest Of The World

1. Beans and cheese on toast

For some reason, we love to cover our food with cheese, and beans on toast is no exception. The addition of the cheese makes the whole thing gooey and truly gorgeous.

2. Rich Tea and cup of tea

For a lot of the world, tea is a massive part of daily life, but nothing like it is in the UK. There is nothing better to pair your tea with than a rich tea biscuit too, and a lot of us won't go near a cup of it without a biscuit in hand.

3. Is it even your birthday if you don't have a Colin the Caterpillar cake?

Coated in thick chocolate and decorated with smarties and sprinkles, this spongey chocolate filled delight is a must have at every single birthday party. No matter if you're turning 4 or 44, Colin has to make an appearance.

4. Jam sponge and custard

An ever-present in the school cafeteria, the sponge and custard pudding will remind all of us of our childhoods. For those people who brought a packed lunch, you seriously missed out.

5. The biggest breakfast in the world

Don't quote me on it but an English Breakfast must be the best in the world. The fry-up is perfect to cure a hangover and the bigger the portion, the better. With bacon, sausage, beans, eggs, tomatoes, mushroom, black pudding, hash browns and more, surely there's no way this breakfast can be beaten.

6. The scotch egg

A perfectly cooked scotch egg is just delightful. I'm pretty sure a lot of countries wouldn't understand our obsession with them, but as soon as you have one it's impossible to get enough of them.

7. The Cornish pasty

A Cornish pasty is relatively sacred amongst Brits. You could call each and every one of them national treasures. The combination of meat and pastry is age-old in Britain and this may be the pinnacle of the two.

8. Peppa Pig isn't a thing - it's all about the Percy Pigs.

Percy Pigs are incredible, maybe even the best sweet out there. When we're not busy eating bacon and sausage sandwiches and filling ourselves with pulled pork, we find another way to eat some pig in the form of these little sweet delights.

9. Hot, buttered crumpets

What is the best weekend snack for a Brit? I bet a hot buttered crumpet is right up there. There is often nothing better than tucking into a couple of lovely warm crumpets smothered in butter with the telly on and busting a massive chill.

10. The perfectly crispy cauliflower cheese

Cauliflower cheese is nearly an art form. The perfect colour on the top of a bowl of cauliflower smothered in cheese sauce and covered in melted cheese is similar to that of pure gold. A roast dinner is often never complete without a side of this, and perfecting it crucial.

11. A full roast dinner

When I say full I mean all the trimmings. I'm talking at least 4 veg, two types of potato (preferably mashed and roasted), giant home-made Yorkshire Puddings, delectable meat and it all smothered in plenty of gravy. I'm hungry just thinking about it! The Sunday roast is a British tradition and we have to all make time to eat it with our families!

12. Fish & Chips

Whether you enjoy it with gravy, with a portion of mushy peas, or just smothered in salt and vinegar, we all adore a good portion of fish and chips. Often nothing else will hit the spot except a generous helping of chippy chips accompanied by a monster piece of battered fish.

13. Dippy eggs and soldiers

The dippy egg takes years to perfect and we all like our's slightly different from one another. Some like it runny, some like it thick, but we all love dippy eggs. Get some bread soldiers involved and you've got a party on your hands.

14. The perfect bacon butty

Again it differs for everyone, we all like our bacon a bit different. Some like it streaky, others like it crispy. Then do you have it on toast, bread or a muffin? Then comes the question of sauce - red, brown, both? At the end of the day though we all love a bacon butty and regardless of how we have it, or how complicated it is, its a real British great.

15. Marmite on toast

Do you love it? Do you hate it? Regardless there is little more British than a tub of marmite and some hot toast and said marmite covering the hot buttery toast.

16. Welsh rarebit

Difficult to eat, impossible not to enjoy. The oozing deliciousness that is a Welsh rarebit is one of the most traditional UK breakfast foods. There are fewer things more satisfying than mixing cheese with a ton of extra stuff to make an incredible gooey mess.

17. A wonderful scone with cream and jam

The scone is as British as it gets, and covering it in jam and topping that with a generous helping of clotted cream is the most British that can be done.

18. A sumptuous sausage roll

Another age-old tradition is the sausage roll. Whether you've picked up a fresh one from Greggs or lucky enough to have a homemade one, a hot sausage roll is a serious luxury.

19. Perfect for winter - a soup and a cheese toastie

A cheese toastie paired with a hot soup is glorious. In the middle of winter when you're looking for a tasty lunch to warm the bones then this is a winner.

20. Another winter classic - a Cadbury's hot chocolate

If you are in need of an evening drink to warm yourself up then you need to have a Cadbury's hot chocolate. Don't forget to get all your toppings on there too, I'm talking marshmallows, sprinkles and whipped cream all topped off with a flake.