| For many years, England was thought to have the | | | | fajitas are popping up. |
| worst food on the planet. Food was either tasteless | | | | Grilled items including blood sausage, hamburgers, long |
| or unimaginative. The term "gourmet food" was | | | | coiled links of various other farm-produced sausage, |
| never in the British vocabulary. And there was no | | | | kebabs, and vegetables can all be on the streets of |
| such thing as grilled, barbecued, or even outdoor | | | | many English cities. In London, you will actually find |
| cooking of any kind. It rained too much for outdoor | | | | many outdoor barbecue grills, where all an |
| cooking. | | | | assortment of great barbecue and grilled foods are |
| Today, after many troubled decades of | | | | found every day. |
| poorly-cooked food, there are many surprises to be | | | | English barbecue and grilling is becoming more and |
| found in English barbecue. Cooking in England has | | | | more popular in homes, as well. There are many local |
| been rejuvenated. Grilled and barbecued food is | | | | barbecue contests held regularly. A barbecue team |
| coming on strong. | | | | from London recently won the prestigious Jack |
| In England's restaurants, a great grilled eight-ounce | | | | Daniel's World Championship recently. More British |
| Kobe beef steak can be found for about $100 US. | | | | households have kettle grills in their backyards than |
| Filets of beef in England are called "fil-its", not | | | | ever. Homemade brick barbecues are becoming very |
| "fill-ays", or rump steaks. They are usually grilled over | | | | popular in England. |
| gas flames, but British chefs are starting to move | | | | While hamburgers, chicken, sausage beef, lamb and |
| outside, and using charcoal or wood more often, and | | | | fish are still the most popular barbecue items in |
| for all of their offerings. | | | | England, households are mixing in prawns, sea bass, |
| Pub food in England has also shifted toward barbecue | | | | and pancetta, and Portuguese chorrizo into their |
| and grilled foods, offering many "typically American" | | | | barbecue fare. |
| items such as buffalo wings, bbq ribs, steak bites, | | | | Fish and chips are still the favorites for Brits |
| foccacia, and grilled mozzarella cheese. Non-traditional | | | | throughout the country, but the gradual |
| barbecue can be found as well. Ostrich filets, baby | | | | transformation to a more "open", outdoor feel is the |
| back ribs, grilled curry lobster, lamb cutlets, sashimi | | | | new English wave. This style of cooking is in its youth |
| tuna, seared marinated beef carpaccio, and charred | | | | in this country, so the shift to barbecue grilling should |
| salmon can all be readily found in England. Many | | | | continue to occur, and become more and more |
| varieties of grilled fish, scallops, and shrimp are | | | | popular over time. |
| available everywhere in England. Even beef and pork | | | | |