and costs only a little.
Once upon a time, there were just two ways of serving it. And both involved cooking it.
You could have a boiled beetroot sliced in a salad. Or you could have pickled beetroot.
These still exist.
Now, however, there are at least 99 recipes involving beetroot that anyone can easily find.
Beetroot soup \u2013 also known as Borscht \u2013 is perhaps the most basic variant. But you can
also find chocolate beetroot cake, beetroot with salmon, beetroot flavoured hummus
(another food that was unknown until quite recently as the main ingredient \u2013 chickpeas \u2013
was rarely seen), and a whole host of beetroot flavoured dishes that score with the UK\u2019s
growing number of vegetarians and vegans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Garlic is now a staple. Once, it was something only eaten by foreigners and something
that most considered smelt awful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Another food that has changed completely is the humble loaf. Although you can still buy
\u201cwhite sliced\u201d (the so-called Chorleywood process \u2013 named after the town just outside
London but still on the Underground map where the method was discovered in 1961) in
supermarkets, its popularity has tumbled.
It\u2019s an endangered species. For a start, we have discovered all sorts of other breads and
wraps \u2013 pittas, naan breads, tortillas, sourdough, rye (dark\/white) and breads with
everything in them from honey to onions. And then we don\u2019t eat so much bread as we
once did. What we do eat tends towards premium pricing \u2013 \u201cgood\u201d bread will cost \u00a33 to \u00a34
a loaf compared with under \u00a31 for Chorleywood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Brd-1.png\")
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restaurant now offers vegetarian and vegan choices. At the same time, food safety laws
(or at least the fear of being sued for breaking them) mean that restaurants are more
careful with meat dishes \u2013 ask for a rare hamburger in most places and you will be lucky to
get one that is not cooked to a frazzle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5d232e8527353-1024x576.jpeg\")
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shops catering to an ethnic community will become more widespread. Once we found the
courgette (zucchini) exotic. Now it is oca, manioc, nopales, sunchokes and dandelion
leaves.
Offal \u2013 those cuts of meat once eaten widely like liver or kidneys \u2013 will make a comeback
but not a cheap comeback. Offal is now hard to find with consumption down around 95% over the past four decades. But there are brilliant ways of cooking it, and chefs will find them.
Nothing is certain in fast changing food Britain \u2013 except our tastes and what we offer in
restaurants and supermarkets will continue to change, and change a lot. When joining us in one of our award winning tour around the world<\/a> you benefit from our local guides insight and they are always happy to share with you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"