Culture of England The same period saw a similar growth in a wide range of other cuisines (albeit not always served authentically), including dishes such as Italian spaghetti bolognese, lasagne and pizza, Greek moussaka, feta and taramasalata, Turkish doner and shish kebabs, Middle Eastern hummus, Chinese stir fry, Thai Green curry, and Tex-Mex Chilli con carne, tacos and guacamole. Light meals and snacks include green salads served with salad cream, cauliflower cheese, macaroni cheese, Welsh rarebit, fishcakes, baked potatoes, cheese on toast, beans on toast, mushrooms on toast, spare ribs, Cornish pasties, Scotch eggs, sausage rolls, pork pies, gala pie and bacon sandwiches.
Toast (honor) is no real evidence for such an origin). According to other stories, the word "toast" became associated with the custom in the 17th century, based on a custom of flavoring drinks with spiced toast. The word originally referred to the lady in whose honor the drink was proposed, her name being seen as figuratively flavoring the drink. The "International Handbook on Alcohol and Culture" says toasting "is probably a secular vestige of ancient sacrificial libations in which a sacred liquid was offered to the gods: blood or wine in exchange for a wish, a prayer summarized in the words 'long