Yorkshire Pudding
In English, ‘pudding’ can be used for a variety of dishes – not only the one known in Japan (which is caramel custard pudding), and not only desserts. Yorkshire pudding is part of a dinner, usually with roast beef or …
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Garden birdbath
A typical feature in a British garden is a birdbath! It actually attracts birds, giving us a lovely view from the livingroom. 庭にBirdbathを置くのは、とてもイギリス的です。Bathという名の通り、水をはって庭に置くと、本当に鳥がやってくるんですよ。リビングルームから鳥がくつろぐ庭を見ていると、気持ちがゆったりしますね。
The Full Monty
The Full Monty (Robert Carlyle) 1997 Set in Sheffield, formerly a key industrial city in steel production, this comedy shows unemployed steel factory workers desperate for work. After a visiting male strip show was very successful in their town, a few …
Chatham Dockyards
The Historic Dockyard in Chatham, Kent (South-East England) is a very interesting day out for all ages. You can go onto a 19th Century sailing ship, a World War II battleship and a 1960 submarine, but I think the most …
Shortbread
Shortbread is a very popular British biscuit/cookie, and is often given as a souvenir. Here is a recipe for making at home: 材料は、バター110g 砂糖 50g 小麦粉 175g のみ バターをやわらかくなるまでねり、砂糖をねりまぜ、ふるった小麦粉をまぜます。
Hover lawnmower
As British love to have a lawn (a grass garden), the market for lawnmowers (machines for cutting grass) is big. If the garden is big, a driven mower is popular, but for most gardens the hover mower is common. I’ve never seen …
Rochester
Rochester is in Kent, south-east of London, and is a historical city, famous as the birthplace of Charles Dickens – perhaps Britain’s second-most-famous writer. Landmarks include Rochester Castle and Rochester Cathedral, but you can enjoy Rochester by simply walking through …