Barleycorn
- was
an Anglo-Saxon unit of length. It was originally the length of an actual
barleycorn, but became standardized at what is now 8.5mm.The imperial inch
measurement was originally called an ynch which was defined as being equal to
three barleycorns. Rather nicely, a quarter of a barleycorn is called a
poppyseed. Barleycorns are still used today as the unit of shoe sizes in
the UK and the USA.
Borough BrE /ˈbʌrə/ is a town
that has its own government. It also can be a part of a big city that has
powers of self-government.When you move from one borough to another, you might
notice different tax rates or different parking regulations. In England the word
often refers to a town that has a representative in Parliament. Ex.: The London borough of Barnet incorporates some
2,652 streets. Barnet at its widest point is 12.5 miles by 11.7miles in
length.Barnet, one of the largest London boroughs, is home to the Hendon
Aerodrome - the birthplace of British aviation and now RAF Museum.
Pudding/ˈpʊdɪŋ/.According to the Oxford Dictionarypudding is a cooked sweet dish served after the main course of a meal.Pudding is a kind of food that can be either a dessert or a savory dish. The word pudding is believed to come from the French boudin, originally from the Latin botellus, meaning "small sausage", referring to encased meats used in Medieval European puddings.
ОтветитьУдалитьIn the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth countries, pudding can be used to describe both sweet and savory dishes. Unless qualified, however, the term in everyday usage typically denotes a dessert; in the UK, "pudding" is used as a synonym for a dessert course. Dessert puddings are rich, fairly homogeneous starch- or dairy-based desserts such as rice pudding, steamed cake mixtures such as Treacle sponge pudding with or without the addition of ingredients such as dried fruits as in a Christmas pudding. Savory dishes include Yorkshire pudding, black pudding, suet pudding and steak and kidney pudding.
In the United States and some parts of Canada, pudding characteristically denotes a sweet milk-based dessert similar in consistency to egg-based custards, instant custards or a mousse, often commercially set using gelatin or similar collagen agent such as the Jell‑O brand line of products. In Commonwealth countries these puddings are called custards (or curds) if they are egg-thickened, blancmange if starch-thickened, and jelly if gelatin based. Pudding may also refer to other dishes such as bread pudding and rice pudding, although typically these names derive from the origin as British dishes.
Fish and chips-a dish of fried fish fillets served with chips.Fish and chips became a stock meal among the working classes in England as a consequence of the rapid development of trawl fishing in the North Sea, and the development of railways which connected the ports to major industrial cities during the second half of the 19th century, which meant that fresh fish could be rapidly transported to the heavily populated areas. Deep-fried fish was first introduced into England during the 16th century by Jewish refugees from Portugal and Spain, and is derived from pescado frito. In 1860, the first fish and chip shop was opened in London by Joseph Malin.
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