A photo guide to the best British foods

<strong>Toad in the hole:</strong> Britain's food can be as confusing as its Brexit negotiations. Toad in the hole, for instance, contains zero toads and few holes. Click through the gallery to see more of the country's culinary conundrums.

Toad in the hole: Britain's food can be as confusing as its Brexit negotiations. Toad in the hole, for instance, contains zero toads and few holes. Click through the gallery to see more of the country's culinary conundrums.

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<strong>Scotch egg: </strong>An egg wrapped in a sausage. No one knows why or how.

Scotch egg: An egg wrapped in a sausage. No one knows why or how.

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<strong>Spotted dick: </strong>Laugh all you like, this combo of sheep fat and sugar helped shape generations of Britons.

Spotted dick: Laugh all you like, this combo of sheep fat and sugar helped shape generations of Britons.

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<strong>Fish fingers, chips and beans: </strong>A symphony in orange and yellow.

Fish fingers, chips and beans: A symphony in orange and yellow.

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<strong>Scones:</strong> No one can agree how to pronounce them, or serve them.

Scones: No one can agree how to pronounce them, or serve them.

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<strong>Yorkshire pudding: </strong>If you're going to eat one thing on this plate, make it the chunk of batter on the end.

Yorkshire pudding: If you're going to eat one thing on this plate, make it the chunk of batter on the end.

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<strong>Christmas pudding:</strong> In deep space, when a dying sun explodes into a supernova, it leaves behind an incredibly dense neutron star. Brits pour brandy sauce over them and serve them up at Christmas.

Christmas pudding: In deep space, when a dying sun explodes into a supernova, it leaves behind an incredibly dense neutron star. Brits pour brandy sauce over them and serve them up at Christmas.

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<strong>Shepherd's pie:</strong> A tantalizing world of brown meat lurks beneath that blanket of mashed potatoes.

Shepherd's pie: A tantalizing world of brown meat lurks beneath that blanket of mashed potatoes.

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<strong>Trifle: </strong>Add fortified wine, smother with cream, stick a cherry on top, call it a trifle.

Trifle: Add fortified wine, smother with cream, stick a cherry on top, call it a trifle.

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<strong>Sausage roll:</strong> These pastry and pork products are the backbone of modern Britain. (May contain actual backbone).

Sausage roll: These pastry and pork products are the backbone of modern Britain. (May contain actual backbone).

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<strong>Jellied eels: </strong>A dish best served cold. Or not at all.

Jellied eels: A dish best served cold. Or not at all.

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<strong>Tea and biscuits:</strong> No crisis is too big that it can't be resolved by pouring boiling water over dried leaves, adding milk and serving it with a couple of biscuits.

Tea and biscuits: No crisis is too big that it can't be resolved by pouring boiling water over dried leaves, adding milk and serving it with a couple of biscuits.

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