British Food Quotes

A fellowship to Oxford acquainted me with the depths of English cooking. By the twenty-first century, London's best restaurants are as good as Paris's, but not in the 1950s.

Even though the Olympics take place during Ramadan, some Muslim athletes said they will not fast during games. Then, after sampling the British food, they said, on second thought, fasting sounds good.

Tyrrells crisps are one of the top sellers in France. I don't know if you've tasted crisps in other countries, but I really think British crisps are world leaders. I went to China and they told me there is only one type of potato available there.

By cutting the red tape that comes out of Brussels, we will free our farmers to grow more, sell more, and export more great British food whilst upholding our high standards for plant and animal health and welfare.

You cannot trust people who have such bad cuisine. It [Great Britain] is the country with the worst food after Finland.

You can't go wrong with fish and chips.

I like the relative literacy of at least some of England. I mean, I didn't come for the food or the weather!

Fish cakes are perceived as being quite British, and they're always a bit brown and a little dull.

I think, British food, it's had a bad rap.

I'm still very much a Northerner. I try to have chips and gravy twice a week.

Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realized what it was that I loved about Britain - which is to say, all of it. Every last bit of it, good and bad - old churches, country lanes, people saying 'Mustn't grumble,' and 'I'm terribly sorry but,' people apologizing to ME when I conk them with a careless elbow, milk in bottles, beans on toast, haymaking in June, seaside piers, Ordnance Survey maps, tea and crumpets, summer showers and foggy winter evenings - every bit of it.

Where you are is what you eat. When I'm in London I'll have beans on toast for lunch. On holiday - what? Tapas? Go on then I'll have a bit. You eat whatevers in that area.

I especially enjoy fish and chips.

I want people to buy British because it's the tastiest food and the most exciting food.

I have tried a Sunday roast with some British friends and really enjoyed it. But I try to eat really clean - that means a lot of vegetables.

The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip.

I just think our British cuisine and the different influences we pull together make it special when it comes to food.

They do not eat Yorkshire pudding on Sunday in Iowa.

For me the best food in the world is New British. It's quite classical cooking with really simple but good-quality ingredients. I also like top-end restaurants and pub grub done well.