British Meats, Poultry, and Seafood

Flashcards about British meats, poultry, and seafood.

What are some common British meats?

Beef, veal, venison, pigs, wild boar, and rabbit.

Why was beef considered a good meat for cold climates?

Connection between land, climate, food, and diet.

What is 'The Sublime Society of Beef Steaks'?

A beef dining society formed in 1700’s

Name common methods of cooking meats in Britain.

Stewed over fire with vegetables (pottage), roasted, baked in a pie.

What happened to rural traditions of preserving/curing/salting meats during the Industrial Revolution?

They died out as people moved to cities.

Where did England start importing meat from?

Other countries, including Argentina, New Zealand and Australia.

What is the Smithfield Meat Market?

Once a big open field used for cloth fairs and livestock sales; future home of Museum of London.

What is special about Scottish Beef?

Roam freely and age most of their natural life before slaughter, fed no antibiotics, PGI protected.

Give examples of common British poultry.

Pheasants, chickens, pigeon, turkey, and duck.

Name common methods for cooking poultry.

Fire roasted on spit, baked in a pie, chopped and put in a stew.

What types of seafood are commonly eaten in the UK?

Dulse (seaweed), oysters, cockles and mussels, fish and chips, salmon, and tuna.

What is 'Angels on Horseback'?

Bacon wrapped oysters

What are the most widely consumed fish in the UK?

Cod and Haddock.

Where does the fish for British fish and chips come from?

Iceland, Greenland, and Norway.

Where does Scottish Salmon come from?

The northern Orkney Islands

Why does scottish salmon have EU PGI protection?

Due to its origin and techniques for farming

Where is the UK's largest mussel farm located?

Wales

What did the Climate Change Committee suggest to help reach net zero targets?

A 35% reduction in meat per person by 2050.