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British cuisine is full of comfort foods and hearty meals. Discover recipes for classic fish and chips, toad in the hole and more.
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Dubonnet cocktail in a glass with a lemon twist
Dubonnet Cocktail
3 mins
Rusty nail cocktail recipe
Rusty Nail Cocktail
3 mins
shortcrust pastry strawberry pie recipe
Best Shortcrust Pastry Recipes
British Corned Beef Hash recipe
British Corned Beef Hash
45 mins
Classic game terrine
Classic British Game Terrine
2 hrs
The Great British cheese toastie recipe
The Great British Cheese Toastie
11 mins
Pimms Cup No. 1
Pimm's Cup Cocktail
3 mins
Classic elderflower cordial recipe
Easy Classic Elderflower Cordial
40 mins
Apple Charlotte
Apple Charlotte Recipe
60 mins
Victoria Sponge Wedding Cake
All You Need to Know About Making a Classic Sponge Cake
Jaffa cakes recipe
British Jaffa Cakes
29 mins
British Christmas pudding on a plate
British Christmas Pudding
7 hrs
Berry Trifle in a trifle bowl
Berry Trifle Recipe
25 mins
Classic Fried Whitebait (Fried Tiny Fish), fried fish and lemon wedges on a plate
10 Best Anchovy Recipes
Vegan Shepherd's Pie With Plant-Based Meat
Vegan Shepherd's Pie With Plant-Based Meat
70 mins
Clotted Cream
Clotted Cream
8 hrs
Easy traditional cottage pie
Classic Cottage Pie
70 mins
Roast pork and crackling
Perfect Roast Pork With Crisp Crackling
110 mins
Traditional English parsley recipe
Traditional English Parsley Sauce
20 mins
Row of spoons with different dried pulses
Cheap and Cheerful Pulse Recipes
Marinated rump roast
5 Meat Alternatives to the Christmas Turkey
A tart pan lined with shortcrust pastry dough
How To Make Perfect Shortcrust by Hand or Machine
15 mins
Variations of a full breakfast
What Is a Full Breakfast in the U.K.?
British mince pies on a red towel
Traditional British Mince Pies
50 mins
Christmas Brandy Sauce
Christmas Brandy Sauce
25 mins
Traditional British Dishes, toad in the hole
2 Ways to Serve Yorkshire Puddings
illustration of the differences between high tea and afternoon tea with pictures of both services
What Is Afternoon Tea and High Tea?
Roast Spiced Pumpkin Chutney
Spiced Roast Pumpkin Chutney
75 mins
Traditional mushy peas recipe in a bowl
Easy Traditional British Mushy Peas
40 mins
Traditional British Apple Crumble
Traditional British Apple Crumble
45 mins
pickled onions on a plate with crackers and cheese
Pickled Onions
55 mins
Easy rich onion gravy in a white gravy boat
Easy Rich Onion Gravy
35 mins
Bread and butter pudding
Bread and Butter Pudding
65 mins
Easy British pease pudding in white bowls
Easy Pease Pudding
70 mins
Traditional Scottish stovies recipe in a bowl with oatcakes served alongside
Traditional Scottish Stovies
60 mins
British flapjack bars on a plate
Easy, Quick British Flapjack Bars
35 mins
British faggots served with peas
Classic British Faggots Recipe
80 mins
Vegemite and Marmite jars with butter knives
Marmite vs. Vegemite
Traditional Cornish beef and vegetable pasty on a wooden cutting board
The Perfect Traditional Cornish Pasty
70 mins
British sausage rolls
Best Homemade Sausage Rolls
52 mins
A close-up of cream scones, great for tea party
Tea Party Menu Planning Tips and Ideas
Traditional British Christmas cake on a plate
Traditional British Christmas Cake Recipe
5 hrs
Pan Haggerty recipe
22 Iconic British and Irish Potato Recipes
British scones with cream and jam on a plate
Easy British Scone Recipe
30 mins
Very Christmas strudel recipe
Christmas Strudel
60 mins
Boxing Day Food
Essential Boxing Day Food Recipes
Tipsy Laird Trifle recipe
Classic Scottish Tipsy Laird Trifle
30 mins
Scottish Dundee Cake
Traditional Scottish Dundee Cake
2 hrs
Traditional British Beef Stew and Dumplings recipe
Traditional British Beef Stew and Suet Dumplings
2 hrs
Haggis with neeps and tatties
What Is Haggis?
Sausage and mash with onion gravy recipe
Bangers and Mash With Onion Gravy
65 mins
A plate of fried fish and french fries, served with malt vinegar and tartar sauce
Classic British Fish and Chips
60 mins
Grilled asparagus
8 Fresh Asparagus Dishes to Make This Spring
Bravo Cheddar
What Is Cheddaring?
Foolproof English Pancakes
Traditional English Pancakes
10 mins
roast dinner
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Bulldog Gin at a Bar
What Is Bulldog London Dry Gin?
Easy and Delicious Fruit Scones
Easy and Delicious Fruit Scones
30 mins
Worker tasting whiskey from barrels at a distillery
Single Malt Scotch Whisky Regions
Cheese-Onion-Potato-Pasty
Cheese, Onion, and Potato Filled Pasty Recipe
60 mins