Name something British

Spices have been imported for 100s of years - but you are right in that its origins are probably from ex-pats in India.

 

The de Havilland Comet. A beautiful bird.

If it wasn't for the windows blowing out due to metal fatigue (relatively unknown at the time), the Brits would have been well ahead in jet airliners. Boeing admit they learnt a lot from the Comet for the 707.

While we're on the subject: the gas turbine.

 

Yorkshire pudding. Invented by Aunt Bessie in 1843.

 

It's an urban myth the squareish windows were to blame I'm afraid. The cause was traced to stress cracks forming in punched rivet holes around the escape hatch above the cockpit. Yes the windows were rounded off in later versions but more as a precaution after further research rather than due to them causing accidents. It was such a cutting edge design that problems were almost inevitable and as you say the lessons so painfully learned were incorporated into later designs from competitors

 

Yep, you're right. Forgot about that.

 

The King. Historically a bit German, but they've been there long enough to be considered British now.

 

He's half Greek

 

At least he's not mad, like most of our German kings were. They all had a screw loose.

 

Yes, you're right, I'll try to think of something else British then

 

Henderson’s Relish.

 

Antibiotics invented in Britain - 1928 penicillin Alexander Flemming
So you could say that these are British

 

Or bowler hat - designed in London by Thomas and William bowler

 

The Industrial Revolution. End thread.

 

Beatles

 

...and the rest

"Viz" magazine.

 

The Morris Marina. No other country has designed anything that comes close.

 

Marshall and Vox amps. And Hiwatt. And Orange.

 

Definitely

Stainless steel