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Dialog of Cultures Two.

British food.

Track two.

Part one.

Host: Hello everybody and welcome to our series Surviving Britain. This week we deal with a subject that everyone seems to have an opinion about, whether they've been to Britain or not. British food. And here in the studio to help us, we have Tracy from the States and Shane from Australia. Hello, and thank you both for coming on to the show.

Tracy: Hello.

Shane: Hello.

Host: Now, both of you have been studying here in the UK for the last six months. So you must be quite familiar with the food. What advice do you have for people?

Tracy: Well, it's certainly true that British food tends to get a bad press. But don't be put off by what you hear. It's not all greasy fish and chips and overcooked vegetables. The thing is, you really need to go to someone's house to try it.

Shane: Hmm, that's true. When I first came here, I ate out a lot and was impressed by the huge range of restaurants. Italian, Spanish, Greek, Indian, Chinese. But it wasn't easy to find traditional British cooking. So if you get an invitation to Sunday lunch, don't turn it down. A good roast beef with Yorkshire pudding is hard to beat.

Tracy: Hmm, that's a point though. Some of the names of food can be misleading. For example, Yorkshire pudding isn't a pudding. It isn't sweet, and it's eaten with the meat course.

Shane: Yes, and a name can also be misleading because it sounds like something that you have in your country. We have toad in the hole in Australia, but it's a piece of bread with a round hole cut in the middle, which you break an egg into and then fry. So it's very different from sausages baked in batter. Interesting how two dishes somehow got the same name.

Host: Okay. Now, what about food that might look or taste unusual for the uninitiated?

Tracy: Well, that's easy. Marmite. That's a good example of something with a misleading appearance. I thought it was some kind of chocolate spread when I first saw it. So imagine my shock when I tasted it. It was so salty.

Host: Oh dear, your poor taste buds. Was it the same for you, Shane?

Shane: Uh, no, because we have something called Vegemite in Australia, which is very similar, and I love it. What I found unusual was seeing a big jar of eggs floating in liquid on the counter at a pub. They didn't look very appetizing at all. They were pickled eggs, and an English friend bought me one to try with a bag of crisps. They're definitely an acquired taste, but I really like them now.

Host: Have you tried them, Tracy?

Tracy: Oh, no. I don't like the sound of them at all. I have a really sweet tooth, so I love hot cross buns. It's such a shame that you can't get them all year round. And shortbread. Oh, it's very buttery and quite rich, but great if you wash it down with a cup of good, strong British tea.