The best of Britain 1

99: When you visit England , go up to the ice cream van and ask for a 99. You will get a cone filled with soft ice cream and a Cadbury´s flake: a long crumbly stick of chocolate. Mmmmmm!




AFTERS: What´s for afters? When you hear a kid say that, they are asking what is for dessert.


BAP: A soft round roll, lightly floured. These are like hamburger buns in America, but also eaten as sandwiches. Yummy with bacon and egg oozing out!



BARBIE: Apart from being a doll, the barbie is the grill. Either charcoal or gas fired, it is what we cook our dinner on in the two days that makes up a good British summer. Its full name is the barbecue. So, when we say "barbie" or BBQ we are talking about the cooker itself, not the food.



BEER: Normally called bitter, this is the most popular alcoholic beverage of the UK male drinking population. It is served in pints at room temperature.
BEST: "A pint of best please landlord". You should walk into a British pub and say this at the bar in your best British accent. After telling you that " you´re not from round here", you will be served with a pint of fine British ale.


BEVVY: If someone asks you if you want to come out for a bevvy, they are asking you to go to the pub for a beer. Bevvy here means beverage, but in this context the beverage in question is obviously of alcoholic nature.


BICKIE: biscuit, usually said by kids.


BUNS: Fruit buns are made by aunties and grandmas and are often served with a cuppa. It is perfectly acceptable to say: "Mmmmmm, nice buns Grandma".





DISH UP: "I´m about to dish up". This means that you are about to serve dinner.