Food festivals

    Multiculturalism in the UK is celebrated through British food festivals promoting locally produced food and international flavours.

    Popular demand, supported by high profile campaigns from celebrity chefs, has led to the growth of locally produced food, purchased by ethnically diverse communities.

    In an attempt to change the way the British view their cuisine, food and drink related events have been promoting local cheese, whisky, fish and other products. According to a study published on the BBC website, these events help the local tourist industry flourish.

    Favourite Dishes 

    In research, published in The Guardian, children include in their favourite top ten dishes, curry and sweet and sour chicken, but chips still remain an all time favourite.

    Terrence Webster, an 18-year-old from Manchester says, 'British cuisine is not bad, but if you see cooking from other cultures it makes you think,' adding, 'curry goat is my favourite dish'.

    Healthy Eating 

    Jamie Oliver, a 30-year-old celebrity chef has made the nation realise the importance of healthy eating through his hugely popular programme, 'Jamie's School Dinners'. The impact has been so great that the Education Secretary Ruth Kelly has called for a total ban on 'Junk Food'.

    Yvonne Smith, a 30-year-old mother of two says, 'More people are eating junk food nowadays but after Jamie's show people are realising that they are unfit and are suffering from high blood pressure and need to be fit. There is a lot of obesity'.

    Yvonne, whose family originates from the Caribbean, says, 'she does prefer to cook Caribbean food for her children using rice, chicken and fish, but as a family they have pasta at least twice a week'.

    Promotion of multiethnic food

    Multiethnic food is so popular that the Post Office has produced a set of Special Stamps, created by Swiss student Catell Ronca from the Royal College of Art, to promote changing tastes in Britain.

    美食节

    英国举国上下的美食节充分体现了英国的多元文化。美食节不仅推动了当地的食品生产，而且展现了各国的风味美食。

    大众的需求，再加上名厨们的大力宣传，使得各民族的人们都纷纷购买当地生产的食品，进而推动了产量的增加。

    为了改变英国人对本国美食的看法，开展了一系列与吃喝有关的活动，宣传当地的奶酪、威士忌、鱼和其他的产品。BBC网站上公布的一项研究表明，这些活动大大推动了当地旅游业的发展。

    最爱吃的菜

    根据英国《卫报》的一项调查，咖喱鸡和咕噜鸡入围孩子们最喜欢吃的十种菜，而薯条仍然是孩子们一贯的最爱。

    Terrence Webster，今年18岁，来自曼切斯特，他告诉我们，“英国菜还不错，不过如果你见识了其他国家的菜之后，你就会开始思考一些问题”。他最爱吃的是咖喱羊肉。

    健康饮食

    Jamie Oliver，今年30岁，是一个著名厨师。他通过一个非常受欢迎的节目“杰米的校园餐”，让人们意识到健康饮食的重要性。这个节目的影响力非常大，以至于英国教育大臣Ruth Kelly已经提出禁止学校出售垃圾食品。

    30岁的Yvonne Smith是两个孩子的母亲。“如今，越来越多的人都在吃垃圾食品，不过杰米的节目播出后，人们意识到他们并不健康，许多人都有高血压，还有很多人患有肥胖症。而我们需要一个健康的身体。”

    Yvonne的老家在加勒比海，她告诉我们她确实更喜欢用米饭、鸡肉和鱼肉，给孩子们做加勒比海的家乡菜，不过现在在英国生活，他们家每周至少要吃两次意大利面。

    多民族菜的推广

    多民族菜非常流行，以至于邮局都为此出了一套特别邮票。这套邮票是由英国皇家设计学院的瑞典学生Catell Ronca设计的，目的是为了推动英国饮食口味的变革。