[Lesley Silvester]

Don't forget to give them cups of proper English tea.

[john and helen]

We had our french electricians son stay with us here in the UK..... the lad loved the full english breakfast
and as you know we call them frogs, they call us roast beef ..so why not take in a good roast beef dinner..

not to mention..the lad also loved a real DEVON pasty 

[MAK]

OhLaLa - I hope that the talk goes well. Bit of a challenge .
some good suggestions above but what strikes me is just how cosmopolitan the UK diet is compared to the French. They may consume more pizza than any other country but little else in the way of foreign food.
Can you let us know what the school children thought of your examples?

[happygolucky]

Funny when you start to think of traditional foods that most of the stuff I eat is not actualy traditional...although curry was adapted for our British pallet and now a typical food.
There is a lot of food snobbery and to be frank, I do not understand that, there are foods that I do not like but are very popular, a lot of our guests come home with some big kebabs, goodness knows whats in the meat but they love them,  my motto if you like it then its good, goes for wine too!!

[OhLaLa]

Just to update, the talk went really well. It was fun and the kids were very good about trying all the 'foreign food'.
 
Least liked - Marmite (on little toasts), Bakewell Tart.
 
Best liked - Salad Cream (with Iceberg Lettuce), Milk Chocolate Biscuits (UK brand).
 
 
 

[happygolucky]

  Marmite is one of those things that some people hate, I love it!! I love most things though
 
Glad it went well.....funny how different food is in UK now to what it was say 40 years ago.....

[OhLaLa]

Marmite is one of those things that some people hate, I love it!!.

Yes, I was explaining to the kids about the advert for it (love it or hate it). A few liked it but overall the verdict was 'Je déteste'. They all found it funny watching each others 'first taste of Marmite' faces. They got to sniff a giant empty Marmite jar too. All good fun.
 
 

[happygolucky]

Bit like Brussel sprouts, apparently to some people, due to genetics, some find the taste horrid and some nice, I love Brussels too!

[Ina]

I'm surprised they didn't like Bakewell tart, though. Usually sweet stuff is easiest to "sell" to kids.

Marmite took me a few years to get used to. I would eat it now - but I don't go out of my way to do so!

But salad cream - yuk. Just chemicals.

[happygolucky]

I love good salad cream too...hay if  you like it you like it...my husband only likes Mayo but like I said...I like most things...except burgers...cheap burgers....
 

[Ina]

I love good salad cream too...hay if  you like it you like it...my husband only likes Mayo but like I said...I like most things...except burgers...cheap burgers....

I always say, you have to be born British to like salad cream and Tunnock's teacakes! 

(I'm obviously wrong...)

[happygolucky]

  Tunnock's teacakes    they make me sick.....I eat too many of them thats why

[shygirl]

salad cream and carrot sticks mmmm

[Bramblecot]

Yorkshire puddings!  Hot or cold, with gravy or (did I really used to eat these?) golden syrup

[Ina]

Yorkshire puddings!  Hot or cold, with gravy or (did I really used to eat these?) golden syrup

Well, Yorkshire puds are really only pancakes in a slightly different shape... So yeah, why not with golden syrup!