Ah yes the joy of trying to cook British food when you can't buy anything!
I have tried many dishes on Danes most work well, once they get used to the idea of something a bit different. Round here everyone eats potatoes 6-7 days a week but all they do with them is boil them! So roast potatoes were a new idea for them, unfortunately it's hard to get the right type of potato.
Pork pies
Savory pies of any type (chicken and asparagus, beef and onion etc etc)
A savory pudding (use butter instead of suet if suet is not available, it isn't here)
Cottage and shepherd's pies were suggested earlier - while I agree they are great British dishes, they're almost exactly the same as the French hachis parmentiers dishes (often duck or beef). For something more exotically British than a pie you could try a steak & kidney (or steak & ale) pudding. I believe the French bavette steak you will find locally is very similar to the cuts of beef we typically use in pies.
Beef Wellington could also be a nice option.
For dessert, you can't go wrong with bread pudding, but you could also try that other pub dessert favourite sticky toffee pudding
When I was younger I used to go every summer to do voluntary work in Europe and beyond along with similarly strange minded people from around the world. One of the cultural exchange type things we did as part of those workcamps was to cook food from our countries for the rest of the group and the local community. My choice was usually fish and chips. Main advantage you can always get some form of fish, potatoes, oil for frying, salt, and flour for batter pretty much wherever you are even if it is the wilds of Russia! My second choice was a fruit crumble which again pretty easy to source ingredients wherever you are. Both I would say are pretty "English" in identity.
Thanks @Skandi , @borgadr and @thrxvs I have Yorkshire pudding and Toad-in-the-Hole on my list along with bangers and mash and onion gravy. They know about fish and chips but not mushy peas or fish cakes. Steak and kidney pie is on my list too but Beef Wellington may be beyond the budget.
Scotch egg is tempting if we can smarten it up a bit. Can't get Branston pickle or Piccalilli now - traditional accompaniment. Doesn't worry me as they're both too vinegary for me.
Potato and onion pie too for the vegetarian option or vegetable stew with herby dumplings.
My problem is I rarely cook old British as I love a wide range of Asian cuisine plus Persian, Mediterranean, North African and some Mexican but not Tex-Mex!
But I can do serious puds - Bread and Butter, Manchester tart, Bakewell tart, banoffee pie, sticky toffee pudding, Cranachan, fruity crumbles, spicy poached pears..........
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Tripe and onions - poached in milk accompanied by boiled spuds. That should put them off British food for life although given their taste for gesieres maybe it won't.
Proper stuffing. Bubble and squeak - must be made with dark green leaves and leftover roast or boiled gammon. Unfortunately for your purposes, traditional English food tends to be foreign dishes so much adapted to our taste that they would be unrecognisable in the country of origin
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@Fire - it's a 3 course meal, not high tea.
Beef Wellington could also be a nice option.
For dessert, you can't go wrong with bread pudding, but you could also try that other pub dessert favourite sticky toffee pudding
Scotch egg is tempting if we can smarten it up a bit. Can't get Branston pickle or Piccalilli now - traditional accompaniment. Doesn't worry me as they're both too vinegary for me.
Potato and onion pie too for the vegetarian option or vegetable stew with herby dumplings.
My problem is I rarely cook old British as I love a wide range of Asian cuisine plus Persian, Mediterranean, North African and some Mexican but not Tex-Mex!
But I can do serious puds - Bread and Butter, Manchester tart, Bakewell tart, banoffee pie, sticky toffee pudding, Cranachan, fruity crumbles, spicy poached pears..........
Unfortunately for your purposes, traditional English food tends to be foreign dishes so much adapted to our taste that they would be unrecognisable in the country of origin