What do you think us Brits eat and drink ?
By Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (14320)
United Kingdom
October 10, 2026 5:46pm CST
I am asking this because I posted somewhere that I don’t drink tea.
Then @JohnRoberts said he was ‘stunned ‘ by this. He even questioned if I was a Brit at all ! ( I am x ).
It did get me wondering though, there must be many misconceptions about what people from certain countries eat and drink .
I am a Brit , but I don’t like tea ….even the smell of it makes me heave. Though I will admit that it is our National drink and most of the population like it, and drink several cups of it each day.
I do , however , drink coffee .
I think we Brit’s are known for fish & chips.
It makes me chuckle when I hear people say ‘ English Muffin ‘ ….people here rarely eat those.
So, let’s ask the question …..
What do you think us Brits eat and drink?
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15 responses
@JohnRoberts (107087)
• Los Angeles, California
20h
Fish and chips and tea! Every Brit movie and TV show I have ever seen shows Brits putting the kettle on every two minutes.
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@snowy22315 (213420)
• United States
18h
Well, alot of Americans don't drink coffee so I guess it would stand to reason some Brite don't drink tea.
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@Traceyjayne (14320)
• United Kingdom
20h
@JohnRoberts …..yes, the Brits are famous for drinking tea, but me and @Fleura are way too cool for that !
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@LooeyVille (107)
• United States
20h
Bangers and mash
Scones
Blood pudding
Trifle
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@Traceyjayne (14320)
• United Kingdom
20h
@LooeyVille ….thats very good ….we call the blood pudding ‘ black pudding ‘.
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@GardenGerty (170726)
• United States
19h
Beans on toast points as part of breakfast.
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@Fleura (36063)
• United Kingdom
20h
I don't drink tea either and I've had people (always non-Brits) tell me I can't be properly British if I don't. It used to be a big problem because people would automatically make me cups of tea and I would have to surreptitiously get rid of them. A tea-drinking boyfriend was very useful.
What I find irritating is when people tell me things, such as 'You boil your meat over there don't you?' and 'British food is tasteless isn't it?'
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@Traceyjayne (14320)
• United Kingdom
20h
I knew that you would know lots of our dishes since you spent time living here. I remember you saying how much you enjoyed the fish and chips.
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@NJChicaa (128031)
• United States
20h
@Traceyjayne I loved my time at Lancaster University. It was such a great experience.
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@AmbiePam (130571)
• United States
19h
Well, from following you I think they eat a lot of mayonnaise. I generally think of them eating bland foods with no spice, and quite a few cookies (biscuits). I got those impressions from actual British people, but maybe that’s the minority. I’m also under the impression you guys like Shepherds Pie, and eating beans for breakfast is no big deal to you all.
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@Traceyjayne (14320)
• United Kingdom
2h
@AmbiePam yes, I remember how surprised you were to learn that we have baked beans for breakfast ……
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@toniganzon (81552)
• Philippines
19h
It's a very common notion that Brits drink tea all the time. But I know for a fact that not everybody does.
It's like how people believe Filipnios are and there are exceptions.
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@Traceyjayne (14320)
• United Kingdom
1h
@toniganzon. What would you say were misconceptions about Filipinos
@flapiz (24136)
• United Kingdom
13m
@Traceyjayne very rarely if I am honest. I prefer my Asian-Italian diet.
@Traceyjayne (14320)
• United Kingdom
3h
@Flapiz. Yes, you would know as you live here …. But, I’m wondering …do you eat fish and chips …. ?
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@Traceyjayne (14320)
• United Kingdom
1h
@Shiva we do gave chicken tikka masala, but we have it with rice.
We do have mashed potatoes though …
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@aninditasen (18412)
• Raurkela, India
5h
What is the staple food of Britain, I don't exactly know. However I drink green tea with biscuits early in morning after brushing my teeth but my elder son hates tea.
@thelme55 (80067)
• Germany
6h
Well, I love fish and chips and of course tea with milk. I have learned it from my German husband. His cousin is British and doesn’t drink tea, only coffee. I told my husband that maybe he and his British cousin were swapped as kids because my husband hates coffee and drinks tea like you do in Britain.
@clairvoyant (29)
•
6h
Based on what I have seen so far fish and chips is definitely in weekend menu.
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@Deepizzaguy (125742)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
I would say tea since I did see an image of the late singer Donna Summer having a cup of tea with her oldest daughter Mimi now Mimi Dohler) in a magazine around the late 1970s since Donna had spent time in Europe doing shows before she became famous.
