In Japan,once when I was in the studio audience of a TV cooking show, I was asked to go up on the stage and taste the beef dish that was being prepared and tell what I thought.

Pick dishes of the right size.

And now, most of the British public is familiar even with the extremes of Heston BlumenthaPs molecular gastronomy, a form of cooking that employs scientific methods to create the perfect dish.

Bell peppers stuffed with couscous, alongside ratatouille, is a very popular dish

Hong Kong diners are extremely responsive to new ideas or presentations, which is good news for new dishes.

Some restaurants are modifying the recipes (菜譜) of British dishes to breathe new life into the classics, while others are using better quality ingredients but remaining true to British traditions and tastes

Matthew Hill, senior manager at the two-year-old SoHo restaurant Yorkshire Pudding, also uses better ingredients as a means of improving dishes.

These traditional dishes include fish and chips, steak and kidney pie and large pieces of roasted meats

Although the ingredients may not strike diners as being traditional, they can be found in dishes across Britain.

Small dishes, shared meals and "mixing it up" is not something commonly done in Britain, but Yorkshire Pudding will bring full dishes to the table and offer individual plates for each diner

That way, people still get the presentation of the dishes as they were designed, but can carve them up however they like," Hill says.

The return of home-style dishes

While using quality ingredients, David Tamlyn insists that the dishes should be offered at reasonable prices .

The Phoenix in Mid-Levels may not use British ingredients, but presents its dishes in a British way

Yorkshire Pudding is a restaurant which will bring full dishes to the table but offer plates to those diners who would like to share their meals.

Her household bills piled up, along with the dishes and dirty laundry, but it took near-constant complaints from her four daughters before she realized she had a problem.

Among other requirements, they must offer a side dish that meets similar criteria, with fewer than 200 calories and less than 35%of its calories from sugar.

What does the man say about the dish?

Demand a discount on the dishes ordered.

He also perfected the souffle—a baked egg dish, and introduced the standard chef's uniform—the same double-breasted white coat and tall white hat still worn by many chefs today.

In Japan, once when I was in the studio audience of a TV cooking show, I was asked to go up on the stage and taste the beef dish that was being prepared and tell what I thought.