Cuisine
England being the first industrialized country in the world, urbanised workers were in many cases cut off from regional food traditions. Some consider that English cuisine has consequently suffered from a widespread image of blandness and lack of distinctiveness. The openness of English diners to exotic dishes has also meant that English cooking does not enjoy as high a profile as other nations' culinary traditions. More recently, a new style of cooking called Modern British has emerged that combines traditional British ingredients with foreign culinary influences.

The Full English breakfast remains an enduring tradition for many, despite the increasing popularity of the continental-style breakfast, or no breakfast at all, for busy workers. Tea and beer are typical drinks. Cider is produced in the West Country, and the south of England has seen the reintroduction of vineyards producing high quality white wine on a comparatively small scale.

England produces a range of cheeses in various regions, including:

* Stilton cheese
* Wensleydale cheese
* Lancashire cheese
* Dorset Blue Vinney cheese
* Cheshire cheese
* Double Gloucester cheese
* Red Leicester
* Blue cheese
* Lincolnshire Poacher

Other foods associated with England include:

* Sunday roast
* Lancashire Hotpot
* Cornish pasty
* Spotted Dick
* Mince Pies
* Fish and chips (and mushy peas)
* Worcester Sauce
* Clotted cream from Devon and Cornwall
* Yorkshire pudding
* Sausage and mash
* Eccles cake
* Scones
* Shepherd's Pie
* Cumberland sausage
* Lincolnshire sausage
* British Curries
o Balti
o Chicken Tikka Masala
* Other typical British dishes