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Texts about food Although Britain is quite a small country, it offers a wide choice of food and drink. The types of food people eat have changed a lot over the years for several reasons. People have come to Britain from different parts of the world, bringing their favourite food with them and often opening restaurants. British people have travelled to other countries and brought new food back home. In Britain you can find traditional food like roast beef or fish and chips and vegetarian food for those who do not eat meat. As well as foods from different parts of Britain, you can buy Italian, Mexican and West Indian food. Tea is often described as the national drink, but in Britain’s pub you can drink beers and wines from many different countries. Changes over centuriesFor those who live near the sea, fish and shellfish have always been important. Before people had fridges to keep food cold and fresh, they started to keep fish by salting, drying or smoking it. Away from the sea, people first ate wild animals, but then hundreds of years ago they began keeping sheep, cows and chicken on farms. Farmers have grown fruit, vegetables and cereals for centuries too. During the Middle Ages, ships brought sugar, nuts and spices from far away. At first only rich people could buy the things brought from overseas , but slowly they became cheaper. The diet of many British people is quite different to that of their parents. People used to walk to their nearest shops almost every day. Now they drive to supermarkets when they can buy everything under one roof. Home cooked foodTwo favourite meals with children are fish fingers and chips, and baked beans on toast. Baked beans, first sold in Boston, USA, but now very popular in Britain are cheap to buy and quick to heat up. They are eaten almost any time for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Three traditional British meals are: bangers, beans and mash (sausages, baked beans and mashed potato) stew (meat cooked with lots of vegetables) and