I had a crack at assembling a pie barm after learning what it was. It was way better than it should have been.

What is it? A meat pie served on a bread roll (barm is a specific type I believe) with optional brown sauce (HP for example).

The roll is great for handling reasons and for when the arse falls out of the pie.

My grandma's Yorkshire Puddings

Does a steamed pud from a container count? Those things actually do kind of slap.

I don’t have much to add to the actual question asked, I’m generally pro British food done right. I do want to mention that recently I found a British restaurant near my house in the US, and I’ve been watching too much GBBO so I had to get the apple pie, and it was the saddest thing I’ve ever eaten.

The apple pie was essentially an orb of wonder bread with a few slices of limp apple in the middle, and the whole thing was smothered in custard until soggy. Not one bit of sugar or anything resembling flavor to be found anywhere in the three ingredients. The apples were extremely gritty for some reason, it definitely wasn’t cinnamon.

I wanted to go full Karen and call the chef out to apologize for this food crime, but I’m not confident enough in my understanding of British food to say that isn’t authentic. If someone had made that on GBBO I’m sure they would have sent them home without even trying the rest of the food. I can imagine Paul going “Why is it so gritty?!”

Haggis and cock a leekie soup. Mince and tatties are a close second.

Indan takeout

I've had a lot of good food in Scotland, but one of the most memorable meals was in the Crinan Hotel's seafood bar - a big plate of langoustines that had been caught that morning, served with perfect chips and aoli. On the menu they were called Loch Crinan jumbo prawns.

I've been to London twice .... and the best food I've ever eaten the whole time there was fish and chippy from a street vendor by tower hill.

Only the Brits would colonize half the world looking for spices and then refuse to use them in their food.

Visited Scotland

Walked into a little mom-n-pop fast restaurant

Wondered wtf is a "deep fried pizza", ordered one.

Dude took a "frozen" pizza out of the fridge

Dude folded it in half and stuck it in an oil deep fry.

OMFG never tasted such sweet sin... crispy flakey crust on the outside, melty cheesy inside

Totally worth the 10 million calories and arterial hardening

Vindaloo.

I'm from the EU, but I love making shepherd's pie. It's pretty easy and when done correctly, it is an absolutely fantastic dish.

Fish n chips hands down 100% final answer lock it in.

To anyone whos been to both places can you get "proper" fish n chips the world over? I've asked a few americans on xbox a few times and they tell me that its "fish and steak fries" and its basically the same thing, but it doesnt sound like it will be the same.

Chippy chips are a very specific thing and its incredibly difficult to explain that to someone who hasn't experienced it and just understands.

I'm a Brit, and personally, I think a lot of the staples we are weirdly defensive of are not that exciting. A Sunday roast? Sure, it's probably associated with family and comfort or whatever, but give me Thai, Mexican, Italian, Japanese food, etc., over it any day.

That said, the two I will defend to the grave are a decent fish and chip supper and an English/Scottish breakfast.

Honestly fish and chips in terms of a meal.

As part of a meal, Yorkshire pudding is unlike anything I’ve had in America, and nothing like what it evokes in the typical American.

More like popovers almost.

My grandmother was British, and she'd cook the most amazing roast potatoes I've ever had. Its just a shame she made them by sacrificing the roast beef...

Let's start with:

Fish and chips
Chip butty
Yorkshire fishcake butty
Whitebait
Scottish smoked salmon
Cromer crabs
Potted shrimp
Scallops and Black Pudding
Sunday Roast (beef, lamb, pork, chicken, vegetarian)
Beef Wellington
Full English
Full Scottish
Full Welsh
Ultster Fry
Deviled kidneys
Mixed grill
Gammon, egg and chips
Steak and Ale pie
Steak and oyster pie
Meat and potato pie
Pork pie
Chicken and Mushroom pie
Scotch pie
Game pie
Fish pie
Shepherd's pie
Cottage pie
Steak and kidney pudding
Lancashire hotpot
Irish stew
Cornish pasty
Scotch egg
Sausage roll
Ploughman's lunch
Haggis
Afternooon / Cream / High Tea
And of course the full range of BIR curries: Chicken Tikka Masala; Madras; Jalfrezi; Vindaloo; Korma; Pathia; and Balti
And a bunch of puddings and sweet things, sticky toffee pudding, apple pie, mince pie, hot cross buns, etc., but I don’t have a sweet tooth

Depending on where you get said foodstuffs it can be everywhere from grim inedible sadness to glorious sublime perfection.

Nothing beats a proper English breakfast

Also, beef wellington is pretty great if done right.

Scones

Bubble and squeak

Shepherd's Pie, though I confess I've never made it with mutton. If you use ground beef, it's called Cottage Pie.

I use hot Italian sausage. I don't think there's a name for doing that. At that point you're mixing up Cottage Pie with bangers and mash (mashed potatoes and sausage). And I'm okay with that. All those dishes are good. Mixing things up is what I do.