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 is the "...earliest [printed] citation the "Oxford English Dictionary" research staff has of this usage." Another popular idiom associated with the word "toast" is the expression "to toast someone's health", which is typically done by one or more persons at a gathering by raising a glass in salute to the individual. This meaning is derived from the early meaning of toast, which from the 1400s to the 1600s meant warmed bread that was placed in a drink. By the 1700s, there were references to the drink in which toast was dunked being used in a gesture that indicates respect: "Ay,