Tag: Charles Dickens

Britain

The British Public House

A public house, informally known as a pub is a drinking establishment and they are called that in Britain.  Pubs also exist in Ireland, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.   The history of the public house is traced back to Roman taverns where they were commonly called ale houses.  They were actually people’s homes that also served booze. The Anglo Saxons had a character in […]

Britain

British Fish and Chips

British fish and chips consist of deep fried battered fish that is served with sliced deep-fried potatoes. There are different styles of this take-away dish depending on where you are in Britain.   Deep fried chips are an old staple;  they were even mentioned in the Charles Dickens novel about the French Revolution called “A Tale of Two Cities: published in 1859.   He described them […]