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British Cuisine

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British cuisine reflects the agricultural produce and practices of the British Isles, shaped by centuries of trade, colonization and immigration. Its foundations are savory pies, roasted meats served as a Sunday roast, and simply prepared vegetables and dairy. Puddings, both sweet and savory, and bread-based dishes are longstanding staples. From the eighteenth century onward the British Empire's trade routes brought tea, sugar and spices into everyday cooking, and curry, introduced through British contact with South Asia, became naturalized as a national favorite; fish and chips, popularized in the nineteenth century, became an emblem of working class urban food culture. Regional identities sit inside the wider British tradition alongside a modern, ethnically diverse restaurant culture built on Indian, Chinese and other immigrant cuisines. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Signature Technique
Roasting and savory pie-making 1
Origin Region
British Isles 1
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Cheesemaking, Food Traditions
Source British Cuisine (Wikipedia)

Features Dish

Airwaves (gum), Dishes
Source Airwaves (gum) (Wikipedia)
Baked beans, Dishes
Source Baked beans (Wikipedia)
Baked Potato, Dishes
Source Baked potato (Wikipedia)
Balti, Dishes
Source Balti (food) (Wikipedia)
Bangers and Mash, Dishes
Source Bangers and mash (disambiguation) (Wikipedia)
Battered sausage, Dishes
Source Battered sausage (Wikipedia)
Beans on toast, Dishes
Source Beans on toast (Wikipedia)
Beef Wellington, Dishes
Source Beef Wellington (Wikipedia)
Boiled beef, Dishes
Source Boiled beef (Wikipedia)
Bubble and Squeak, Dishes
Source Bubble and squeak - Wikipedia
Cauliflower cheese, Dishes
Source Cauliflower cheese (Wikipedia)
Cawl, Dishes
Source Cawl - Wikipedia
Cheese on Toast, Dishes
Source Cheese on toast (Wikipedia)
Cheese straw, Dishes
Source Cheese straw (Wikipedia)
Chicken Tikka Masala, Dishes
Source Chicken tikka masala - Wikipedia
Coronation Chicken, Dishes
Source Coronation chicken - Wikipedia
Cranachan, Dishes
Source Cranachan (Wikipedia)
Cullen Skink, Dishes
Source Cullen skink (Wikipedia)
Curry, Dishes
Source Curry (Wikipedia)
Custard Tart, Dishes
Source Custard tart (Wikipedia)
Devils on horseback, Dishes
Source Devils on horseback (Wikipedia)
Fish and Chips, Dishes
Flake (chocolate bar), Dishes
Source Flake (chocolate bar) (Wikipedia)
French Fries, Dishes
Source French fries (Wikipedia)
Fried Chicken, Dishes
Source Fried Chicken (Wikipedia)
Full Breakfast, Dishes
Source Full Breakfast (Wikipedia)
Hash, Dishes
Source Hash (food) - Wikipedia
Home Fries, Dishes
Source Home Fries (Wikidata)
Kedgeree, Dishes
Source Kedgeree - Wikipedia
Lamprey pie, Dishes
Source Lamprey pie (Wikipedia)
Lancashire hotpot, Dishes
Source Lancashire hotpot (Wikipedia)
Liver and onions, Dishes
Source Liver and onions (Wikipedia)
Macaroni and Cheese, Dishes
Source Macaroni and cheese (Wikipedia)
Mashed Potato, Dishes
Source Mashed Potato (Wikipedia)
Meat pie, Dishes
Source Meat pie (Wikipedia)
Pancake, Dishes
Source Pancake (Wikipedia)
Parmo, Dishes
Source Parmo (Wikipedia)
Pigs in blankets, Dishes
Source Pigs in blankets (Wikipedia)
Portable soup, Dishes
Source Portable soup (Wikipedia)
Potato Chips, Dishes
Source Potato chips (Wikipedia)
Potato waffle, Dishes
Source Potato waffle (Wikipedia)
Pottage, Dishes
Source Pottage - Wikipedia
Roast beef, Dishes
Source Roast beef (Wikipedia)
Rumbledethumps, Dishes
Source Rumbledethumps (Wikipedia)
Salt and pepper chips, Dishes
Source Salt and pepper chips (Wikipedia)
Scotch Broth, Dishes
Source Wikipedia: Scotch broth
Scouse, Dishes
Source Scouse (food) (Wikipedia)
Shepherd's Pie, Dishes
Skirlie, Dishes
Source Skirlie (Wikipedia)
Steak and Kidney Pie, Dishes
Source Steak and kidney pie - Wikipedia

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Open Questions

Who first combined fried fish and fried chipped potatoes into the dish now called fish and chips, and where?, Open Questions
Source Fish and Chips (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Cheddar Cheese, Ingredients
Golden Syrup, Ingredients
Pheasant, Ingredients
Potato, Ingredients

Potato became a British staple after its introduction from the Americas.

Source British Cuisine (Wikipedia)
Wheat, Ingredients

Wheat bread and pastry are foundational to British baking.

Source British Cuisine (Wikipedia)
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Originated In

United Kingdom

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Sources
1. British Cuisine (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    British cuisine consists of the cooking traditions and practices associated with the United Kingdom, including the regional cuisines of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
  • Uses Ingredient: Potato
  • Uses Ingredient: Wheat
  • Expresses Tradition: Cheesemaking, Article text
    British cuisine also includes a large variety of cheeses, beers, and ciders.
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Curry (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFeatures Dish: Curry, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Fried Chicken (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFeatures Dish: Fried Chicken, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Full Breakfast (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFeatures Dish: Full Breakfast, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Macaroni and cheese (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Macaroni and Cheese, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Pottage - Wikipedia
Features Dish: Pottage, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Hash (food) - Wikipedia
Features Dish: Hash, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Home Fries (Wikidata)
Features Dish: Home Fries, Wikipedia category listView the Source
French fries (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: French Fries, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Potato chips (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Potato Chips, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Pancake (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Pancake, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Mashed Potato (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Mashed Potato, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Baked potato (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Baked Potato, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Cheese on toast (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Cheese on Toast, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Roast beef (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Roast beef, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Liver and onions (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Liver and onions, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Pigs in blankets (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Pigs in blankets, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Baked beans (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Baked beans, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Sunday roast (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Sunday roast, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Cauliflower cheese (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Cauliflower cheese, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Meat pie (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Meat pie, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Beans on toast (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Beans on toast, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Cullen skink (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFeatures Dish: Cullen Skink, lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Cullen Skink, lead paragraph
Cullen skink is a thick Scottish soup typically made of at least smoked haddock, potatoes, and onions.
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Bangers and mash (disambiguation) (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Bangers and Mash, lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Bangers and Mash, lead paragraph
Bangers and mash is a British colloquial name for sausages served with mashed potato.
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Steak and kidney pie - Wikipedia
Features Dish: Steak and Kidney Pie, lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Steak and Kidney Pie, lead paragraph
Steak and kidney pie is a British dish.
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Toad in the hole, Wikipedia
Features Dish: Toad in the Hole, lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Toad in the Hole, lead paragraph
Toad in the hole is a traditional British dish consisting of sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter, usually served with onion gravy, mashed potatoes and vegetables.
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Bubble and squeak - Wikipedia
Features Dish: Bubble and Squeak, lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Bubble and Squeak, lead paragraph
Bubble and squeak is an English dish made from cooked potatoes and cabbage, mixed together and fried.
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Coronation chicken - Wikipedia
Features Dish: Coronation Chicken, lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Coronation Chicken, lead paragraph
Coronation chicken or Poulet Reine Elizabeth is an English dish of boneless chicken traditionally seasoned with parsley, thyme, bay leaf, cumin, turmeric, ginger and peppercorns, mixed with cream or mayonnaise, and dried apricots (or sultanas).
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Cawl - Wikipedia
Features Dish: Cawl, lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Cawl, lead paragraph
Cawl (Welsh: [kaʊ̯l]) is a Welsh dish.
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Wikipedia: Scotch broth
Features Dish: Scotch Broth, lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Scotch Broth, lead paragraph
Scotch broth is a soup originating in Scotland.
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Rumbledethumps (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Rumbledethumps, lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Rumbledethumps, lead paragraph
Rumbledethumps is a traditional dish from the Scottish Borders.
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Cranachan (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Cranachan, lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Cranachan, lead paragraph
Cranachan (Scottish Gaelic: Crannachan pronounced [ˈkʰɾan̪ˠəxan]) is a traditional Scottish dessert.
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Parmo (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Parmo, lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Parmo, lead paragraph
Parmo, or Teesside Parmesan, is a dish originating in Middlesbrough, England, and a popular item of take-away food in the Teesside area as well as Northern England.
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Skirlie (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Skirlie, lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Skirlie, lead paragraph
Skirlie is a Scottish dish, made from oatmeal fried with fat, onions and seasonings.
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Boiled beef (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Boiled beef, lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Boiled beef, lead paragraph
Boiled beef is a historic English dish eaten by working-class people within England in Victorian England.
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Lancashire hotpot (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Lancashire hotpot, lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Lancashire hotpot, lead paragraph
Lancashire hotpot is a stew originating in Lancashire in North West England.
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Salt and pepper chips (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Salt and pepper chips, Lead section
Quote, Features Dish: Salt and pepper chips, Lead section
is a British Chinese dish
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Tablet (confectionery) (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Tablet (Confectionery), Lead section
Quote, Features Dish: Tablet (Confectionery), Lead section
is a medium-hard, sugary confection from Scotland
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Beef Wellington (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFeatures Dish: Beef Wellington, Infobox: place_of_origin
Quote, Features Dish: Beef Wellington, Infobox: place_of_origin
United Kingdom, England
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Chicken tikka masala - Wikipedia
Features Dish: Chicken Tikka Masala, Lead section
Quote, Features Dish: Chicken Tikka Masala, Lead section
It is thought to have been created in Britain
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Kedgeree - Wikipedia
Features Dish: Kedgeree, Infobox: country
Quote, Features Dish: Kedgeree, Infobox: country
India and Scotland
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Custard tart (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Custard Tart, Infobox: country
Quote, Features Dish: Custard Tart, Infobox: country
France, United Kingdom
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Balti (food) (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Balti, Lead section
Quote, Features Dish: Balti, Lead section
a type of curry within the United Kingdom
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Devils on horseback (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Devils on horseback, Infobox: country
Quote, Features Dish: Devils on horseback, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
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Cheese straw (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Cheese straw, Lead section
Quote, Features Dish: Cheese straw, Lead section
a traditional food of England and the Southern United States
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Battered sausage (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Battered sausage, Lead section
Quote, Features Dish: Battered sausage, Lead section
found all across the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand
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Flake (chocolate bar) (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Flake (chocolate bar), Infobox: origin
Quote, Features Dish: Flake (chocolate bar), Infobox: origin
United Kingdom
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Airwaves (gum) (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Airwaves (gum), Infobox: country
Quote, Features Dish: Airwaves (gum), Infobox: country
United Kingdom
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Potato waffle (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Potato waffle, Lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Potato waffle, Lead paragraph
They are common in the United Kingdom and Ireland and are also available in other countries.
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Portable soup (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Portable soup, Lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Portable soup, Lead paragraph
Portable soup was a form of dehydrated food of English origin used in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Lamprey pie (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Lamprey pie, Lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Lamprey pie, Lead paragraph
Lampreys were a delicacy for the wealthy in medieval England and were often given as gifts to royalty as a means of seeking favour.
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Scouse (food) (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Scouse, Lead paragraph
Quote, Features Dish: Scouse, Lead paragraph
It is particularly associated with the city of Liverpool, to the extent that the Liverpool accent is also widely referred to as "Scouse" and locals as "Scousers".
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Open Questions (1 open question)
Who first combined fried fish and fried chipped potatoes into the dish now called fish and chips, and where?

Fried fish, introduced to Britain by Jewish immigrants, and fried chipped potatoes were both independently established foods in Britain before they were sold together; competing local histories credit a London shop opened by Joseph Malin around 1860 and a shop in Mossley, Lancashire, run by John Lees around the same period, and no single surviving record settles which came first.

What would resolve this A dated advertisement, rate record or newspaper mention naming the combined dish earlier than either claimed date would settle the priority question; no such record has surfaced despite sustained local-history interest on both sides.
Culinary historyFish and Chips (Wikipedia)

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