Food and Drinks

In contrary to popular belief, British food is not bad at all! Eating British food is not just eating, it is a surrealist world expedition of your plate. From the classic British breakfast to nice cup of tea, the whole meal of a day can take you around the world!

Discover some of our British slangs related to Food and Drinks. As we learn culture and history through a country's cuisine, you might figure out how British live everyday from their Food and Drink slangs!

afters

Afters

: a nostalgic term used by kids in reference to desserts

aubergine

Aubergine

: eggplant

banger

Banger

: a sausage that is usually drenched in gravy, topped with friend onions, and placed on a bed of mashed potato

bevvy

Bevvy

: short for beverage, you would usually hear this word uttered in a pub to refer to the alcoholic kind

bickie

Bickie

: short for biscuit (cookie in America)

bitter

Bitter

: beer

builders

Builders

: a style of British tea - milk and two sugars with the teabag left in for awhile

chippy

Chippy/ Chip shop/ Chipper

: abbreviation for Fish and chip shop

courgette

Courgette

: zucchini

crisps

Crisps

: chips in America

cuppa

Cuppa

: cup of tea

dish up

Dish up

: serve dinner

e.g. Sit at the table everyone, I'm about to dish up.

fizzy drink

Fizzy drink

: soda or anything that is carbonated and flavoured

marvin

Marvin

: very hungry (derived from the phrase 'Starvin' like Marvin')

munch

Munch/ Nosh

: food

nosh-up

Nosh-up

: feast

offy

Offy

: short for off-license, which the word for a corner store

pudding

Pudding

: dessert

tea

Tea

: refers to the meal served early evening

yam

Yam

: vegetable

: (in London) to eat something fast and hungrily