In Britain, the nearest approximation to 'junk food' with any legal meaning is HFSS food – food that is deemed to be high in fat, sugar and/or salt.
Scotch eggs are one of Britain's most popular snacks, consisting of hard-boiled eggs that are encased in sausage meat and coated in breadcrumbs.
Scampi Fries, Frazzles and tomato soup also emerged among a list of goods those who have left our shores cannot live without. According to figures released by British Corner Shop, Brits who now live in Australia are rushing to cram their cupboards with Shreddies and oxtail soup.
Finger food. Canapes. Appetisers. Hors d'oeuvres.
If you want a bag of what Americans call 'chips' in the UK, just ask for crisps.
Candy, also called sweets (British English) or lollies (Australian English, New Zealand English), is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient.
Approximately 84 per cent of Australians drink alcohol at least once in a 12-month period, compared to 83.9 per cent in the UK and 68.9 per cent in the US.
The National Dishes of England
Number one on the list for many years has been roast beef and Yorkshire puddings followed closely by fish and chips.
Classic English sweets include, Lemon Sherbets, Strawberries & Cream, Rhubarb & Custard and Peanut Brittle. We also sell sweets that are decorated with the Union Jack flag. These include British rock sweets and Union Jack chocolate bars.
The traditional English breakfast is called the 'Full English' and sometimes referred to as 'The Full English Fry-up'. What is a typical British lunch? Many children at school and adults at work will have a 'packed lunch'. This typically consists of a sandwich, a packet of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink.
The typical English lunch is normally eaten between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m., and consists of a sandwich, such as sausage and onion, ham and pickle, or shrimp or tuna and mayonnaise. Along with the sandwich, an English person might have a packet of crisps (potato chips), fruit or biscuits.
Australians have been named the heaviest drinkers in the world in a survey after spending more time drunk in 2020 than any other nation. The international survey found Australians drank to the point of drunkenness an average of 27 times a year, almost double the global average of 15.
Alcohol is an intrinsic part of Australian culture and it plays a central role in most people's social lives. Heavy drinking is seen as acceptable in almost all social situations, from weddings to sports matches, and even at funerals or baby showers.
Each month 20.4% of Australians consume alcohol at high risk levels. Australians living in remote areas are more likely to drink at high risk levels compared to those living in urban areas. The driving forces behind Australia's drinking culture are derived from social customs, habits, publicised images and normality.
Chocolate biscuits: Club, Trio, etc. Penguin too, although they are similar enough to Tim Tams that they may not be sufficiently appreciated. British Marmite is rare.
Dungeness is Britain's only desert and one of Europe's largest expanses of shingle. From a geomorphological scope, Dungeness has gained international conservation importance as it contains a wide variety of plants.
Doggy bags are part and parcel of eating out in the US. But many British diners struggle with the idea of asking to take their leftovers home, something campaigners want to change.
italki - Americans say sneakers, the British say trainers. What other British and American English differences do you know?