Well, my experiences about food in England was:
1) In students commom ground canteen much depended and I don't remember exactly but chix curry I didnt like and stuff like sandwiches, pizza, pies and for sure salads...:biggrin1: I did not got into the fish and chips tradition bcause too greasy and not apetizing to my dry crisp preferences for fried food.
2) I loved the tea breaks , toasts and the variety of jams. Some works that gave lunch I can't remember much just roast chix and roast meat, I hated the miniature cabbage (I forgot the name)..but I do remember it lack seasonings or marinating to taste my preference.
3) I did work for a while in a factory canteen..yeh, than I experienced the full breakfast with all the fried stuff, baked tomatoes, poriedge ? (oats), etc. And at lunch I liked yorkshire pudding day. I hated lamb stews and the smell of it.
4) At home I learn with the roomates to eat sweet beans with toast when in my culture is supose to be salty...:tongue: well, anyways I was hungry. Because beef meat was very very expensive to my pocket I had chix and frozen fish you boil in the bag.
5) The best food I tasted in England and memorable ones were the ones made by fellow foreigner students. Yeh, than I tasted great chix curry by Pakistani, Chinese food, Iranian food, Algerian food and etc.:smile: at that time I did not know how to cook but I knew what I enjoyed and I was that kind of friend that bought the ingredients and went to friends place imploring them to cook for me on weekends...
uppy_dog_eyes: please feed a hungry Brasilian!!!
6) I have to add that I never went to a English home and had not the opportunity to taste homemade food...:wink: