Pub+Food+England

A pub is short for the term, public house - a gathering place for people, because way back in the day, people's homes were to small to gather many of their friends together, so they'd hang out at a public house. Pubs are a place for conversations, drinks, and food. Nowadays, many people will go there to watch sports and be with friends. Pub food is a common term used for the types of food you most commonly find in a pub.

The Pub in England was said to be the focal point of a town and people would come from miles to sit and have a drink with a friend at a well know place. Now Pubs not only offer beer and wine they also have hearty food, food that just makes you happy and has your heart feeling warm. Pub food consists of mostly a meat in the dish and bread because back then when you would drink you needed something to fill your stomach, that and it was a nice cheap solution. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans, Hertfordshire claims to be one of the oldest Pubs in England, and so does Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Inn. These historic places date back to the eighth century and to this day you can still stroll in for a nice beer, or maybe a hardy sandwich to satisfy the Pub taste buds. The Pub is a gathering place people go for many occasions and it is often a symbol of that town so if you ever want to know more about a place find a local Pub pull up a chair and strike up a conversation, maybe learn a bit about its history.

While in a pub, you can pick from a pretty good variety of foods. Soups, chicken wings, crispy mushrooms, potato wedges, nachos and niblets, and prawn cocktails are all common. Stews and meat pies are often served. The funniest sounding pub food is a butty, which is just an English word for a sandwich. Buttys come with different ingredients of course, but one you might want to try is a chip butty, which is made of thick slices of buttered white bread, layered with chips (salt and vinegar optional), and smothered in tomatoes sauce.