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Traditions and Customs in the UK 11翻译（2）班 X: Food and Drinks X: Music and Literature X: Religions and Beliefs X: Sports and Hobbies X: Traditional Festivals Food and Drinks British food has traditionally been based on beef, lamb, pork, chicken and fish and generally served with potatoes and one other vegetable. The most common and typical foods eaten in Britain include the?sandwich,?fish and chips,?pies?like the cornish pasty,?trifle?[tra?fl] and roasts dinners. Some of our?main dishes?have strange names like?Bubble Squeak?[skwi:k] and?Toad-in-the-Hole. The staple foods of Britain are meat, fish, potatoes, flour, butter and eggs. Many of our?dishes?are based on these foods. These two platefuls of food were served up in a pub. Steak and Kidney [kidni] Pie with chips and salad Britain is a tea-drinking nation. Every day they drink 165 million cups of the stuff and each year around 144 thousand tons of tea are imported. Tea in Britain is traditionally brewed in a warmed china teapot, adding one spoonful of tea per person and one for the pot. Most Britons [br?tn] like their tea strong and dark, but with a lot of milk. Question If someone says let me be mother or shall I be mother, What does it mean? Music and Literature Throughout its history, the United Kingdom has been a major exporter and source of musical innovation [?n?ve??n] in the modern and contemporary eras [??r?], drawing its cultural basis from the?history of the United Kingdom, from?church music, from?Western culture?and from the ancient and traditional?folk music?and instrumentation of?England,Scotland,?Northern Ireland?and?Wales.? William Shakespeare?(26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616)[nb 1]?was an English?poet?and?playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the worlds pre-eminent [pri:em?n?nt] dramatist.[1]?He is often called Englands?national poet?and the Bard of Avon [eiv?n].[2][nb 2]?His extant works, including some?collaborations, cons