British food has a bad reputation. It's often considered boring, uninspiring, and tasteless.
But it hasn't always been this way.
Discover what role William the Conqueror, Henry VIII, The French Revolution and Colonialism all played in making British food taste the way it does.



The current reputation of British food
The arrival of the Normans in 1066
Henry VIII and the Reformation
Making fish taste better in Medieval England
Stopping eating dangerous "Catholic" dishes
The Industrial Revolution's effect on food
Preserving food in cans
Not having enough time to cook properly
"We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine gun."
The arrival of French chefs in British aristocratic homes
The British Empire
The history of curry
“Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management”
When (and why) British food lost its taste
The Second World War & austerity
Modern British food (& TV cooks)
British food in 2021
The biggest takeaway market in Europe


Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/curious-taste-british-food