On November 27, 1295, King Edward I called the first elected officials from Lancashire to join him at Westminster to form the Model Parliament. And so, since 1996, people and businesses across the county mark the day as a celebration…
UK Sausage Week 2018
UK Sausage Week is back! Starting on October 29 and running until November 4, it is time once again to celebrate the great British banger. Sausages were mentioned in Homer’s Odyssey, more than 2,700 years ago, and the first mention…
National Baking Week
We are slap-bang in the middle of National Baking Week, but let’s face it; we Brits don’t need a week for baking. It’s always a good time to whip up a batch of cupcakes for an impromptu tea party or…
Scotch Whisky – Great for Drinking and Cooking
The previous post explored Scottish salmon as part of our Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight series. But, as you all know, you can’t discuss the cuisine of the Highlands without mentioning whisky. So in this post, we take a look…
Scottish Salmon
The waters in and around Scotland are teeming with life, and a good deal of it ends up on our dinner plates. Shellfish, herring, lobster – some of the finest in the world is caught in Scotland. But one of…
Battenberg Cake
With its harlequin sponge and marzipan wrapping, Battenberg (or Battenburg) cake is a firm teatime favourite in the UK. It is also surprisingly easy to make. As for where it originated, that’s not quite so easy. Battenberg cake is made…
Do You Know Your Eccles From Your Banbury?
Britain has a huge number of regional dishes, but it can be easy to confuse some of them. For instance, you might be familiar with the Eccles cake, a small pastry case filled with spiced dried fruit. But do you…
Hampshire Food Festival 2018
If you happen to be holidaying in the New Forest or passing through Portsmouth on your way to the Isle of Wight during the month of July, be sure to stop at some of the Hampshire Food Festival events…
A Taste of Kent – Gypsy Tart
If you grew up on the North Downs, in Thanet, or elsewhere in the Garden of England, you have no doubt eaten gypsy tart at least once. For a long time, it seemed to be a school dinner staple. But…
Maids of Honour – Henry VIII’s True Love?
On June 24, 1509, the young Henry Tudor was crowned King of England, just a few days shy of his 18th birthday. During his reign, the country underwent many changes. Perhaps most notably, we broke away from the Catholic church…