In the Early Modern Period, the food of England was historically characterized by its simplicity of approach and a reliance on the high quality of natural produce. It is possible that the effects of this can still be seen in traditional cuisine.
在近代早期，英国的食物以制作方法简单、高度依赖高质量的自然产品为主要特点。现在，在传统的饮食中仍能看到这些特点的身影。
Traditional meals have ancient origins , such as bread and cheese, roasted and stewed meats, meat and game pies, boiled vegetables and broths , and freshwater and saltwater fish. Other meals, such as fish and chips, which were once urban street food eaten from newspaper with salt and malt vinegar, and pies and sausages with mashed potatoes, onions, and gravy, are now matched in popularity by curries from India and Bangladesh, and stir-fries based on Chinese and Thai cuisine. Italian cuisine and French cuisine are also now widely adapted. Britain was also quick to adopt the innovation of fast food from the United States, and continues to absorb culinary ideas from all over the world while at the same time rediscovering its roots in sustainable rural agriculture.
传统的食物历史悠久，这些食物有面包与奶酪、烤肉与炖肉、肉馅饼、水煮青菜与肉汤以及淡水鱼与咸水鱼。其他的食物的流行程度不亚于来自印度与孟加拉国的咖喱以及中式或泰式食物中的炒制方法，如撒上盐与麦芽醋用报纸一包的街头小吃炸鱼薯条，以及配有土豆泥、洋葱、肉汁的馅饼与香肠。在英国还能找到很多改良后的意大利与法国食物。此外，英国还很好地引进了美国的快餐文化，并在不断地从世界各地饮食中吸取精华的过程中再开发其依托的可持续发展农业。
