British food / UK food

[Mnemon]

Do you find the phrase "UK food" unnatural?

 

[5jj]

It's not commonly used.

 

[probus]

There are some differences between the cuisines of England, Scotland and Wales. For instance, there is the deep-fried Mars bar, which I believe is uniquely Scottish. So "UK cuisine" is not a very useful term.

 

[5jj]

I don't think 'UK cuisine' is any more (or less) useful than 'British cuisine'. We simply use the former less than the latter.

 

[jutfrank]

Do you find the phrase "UK food" unnatural?

It doesn't make good sense. When talking about culture, we use British. The term UK is a mainly political term, which is why it's used when talking about systems and organisation, but not about things like food, fashion, language, music, etc.

 

[SoothingDave]

I would have thought "haggis" as the Scottish example.

 

[emsr2d2]

I would have thought "haggis" as the Scottish example.

I think most of us would but the deep-fried Mars Bar cropped up in a recent thread.

 

[probus]

I have tried haggis. Revolting.