Food and diet in England

After arriving at Beechen Cliff on the very first day, it didn’t take us a long

time to notice the fantastic school canteen. This is something we are not

used to at all in our school in Norway. Our lunch in Norway simply consists

of a packed lunch filled with dry and boring slices of bread. We are used to

eating slices of bread for breakfast, lunch and evening meal nearly every day

of the year. At Beechen Cliff School, the situation is different.

In the canteen, we are offered meat, potatoes, rice and vegetables, as well as a

pudding and juice. We can even get fruit and Panini if we want that.

We perceive that all the Norwegians are pleased with the traditional English

breakfast. Eggs, bacon and porridge are considered as food primarily for the

weekends and important occasions in Norway. It is great to eat such a tasty

breakfast every day!

Another thing that varies from the Norwegian diet is the amount of tea you are expected to drink every day. We are offered a cup of tea with some biscuits four or five times a day; tea for breakfast, after school, half an hour before supper,

half an hour after supper, and before we go to bed. At home, most of us are

used to drinking tea two or three times a week, so this is quite different for us,

but nonetheless, we all enjoy it.

The Norwegian girls enjoying lunch in the school canteen