TEA is the most popular hot drink in Britain. It´s usually drunk with milk. It was discovered 5,000 years ago by a Chinese emperor. While he was resting under a Camellia tree, a leaf fell into his pot of boiling water. In the 17th. century, English sailors brought tea to Britain.
The Earl of Sandwich (in the 18th. century) loved playing cards and he hated having to stop this game for his meals. One day he had an idea: "put meat between two slices of bread". In this way he could eat and play cards at the same time. It is because of the Earl of Sandwich that today we call "SANDWICHES".
"KETCHUP" is a spicy sauce based on tomatoes, onions,vinegar and sugar. It wasn´t an American invention. It was originally a Chinese sauce called "Ke Tsiap".
The word "RESTAURANT" was used the first time to describe a soup invented by a French cook in the 16th. century. It was a tasty soup with a lot of spices which "restored" you. In 1760 a French cook opened an inn in Paris and called it "Restaurant", like the famous soup.