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British, Scottish, Welsh
Food & Cooking

See also: Irish Food & Cooking

Regional

  • BBC Food: Nation's Favourite Food
    These are recipes from a BBC food program called "Nation's Favourite Food" that includes some classic British recipes like scones, crumpets, hot cross buns. But in general you will find most of the food on the BBC site to be as global as in the U.S.
  • The Foody: UK and Ireland
    The Foody is a searchable collection of English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish recipes. They concentrate on regional foods and farmers markets.
 

British

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Selected Books

Asala, Joanne
Celtic Folklore Cooking
TX717.2.A83 1998
If you are interested in Celtic folk tales, pick up this volume on traditional customs and foods of Wales, Cornwall, Scotland, Ireland and England. A folktale, proverb or saying accompanies most recipes.
 
Colquhoun, Kate, 1964-
Taste: The Story of Britain Through Its Cooking
GT2853.G7 C65 2007x
Taste is a sumptuous social history of Britain told through the development of its cooking.
 
Edington, Sarah
Complete Traditional Recipe Book
TX717.E4534 2006
 
Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hugh
The River Cottage Cookbook
TX741.F425 2008
Fearnley-Whittingstall went back to the farm and wrote this heavy volume on raising and eating organic plants and animals. In Britain they were also treated to a BBC TV version of it.
 
Henderson, Fergus
The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating
TX717.H469 2004x
Henderson believes that no part of an animal should go to waste. Here you will find recipes for those now hard-to-find variety meats. He even has a sequel: Beyond Nose to Tail.
 
Spencer, Colin
British Food: an Extraordinary Thousand Years of History
For those who like some background to their food, this offers a wonderfully complete history.
 
Traditional British Cooking: simple recipes for classic British food
TX717.T72 2007
Includes recipes for teatime and preserves.
 

Websites

  • BBC: Food
    Find recipes from your favourite chefs and BBC TV programmes or search by ingredients.
  • Britannia: What's Cooking?
    Find out what a "trifle" is.
  • Delia Online
    Check out this collection of online recipes from the Martha Stewart of England. The site also contains a growing list of good food stores throughout the United Kingdom, basic cooking tips and information on wines, and a searchable database.
  • Hub UK
    Recipes and tips for lovers of good food and gourmet cooking. The emphasis is on contemporary cuisine, with global influence.
  • Joy of Baking: English Tea Party
    What could be more British than a Tea Party? Included are recipes for Scones, Devonshire Cream, Lemon Curd, Lemon Tart, Shortbreads, English Trifle, and Ladyfingers. And while you are at the Joy of Baking website, check out the Scones section!
 

Scottish

Selected Books

For additional titles, browse the library catalog under the subjects:

 
Bridge, Tom
Classic Recipes from Scotland
TX717.3.B75 2005x
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Lawrence, Sue
Scots Cooking: the best traditional and contemporary Scottish recipes
TX717.3.L39 2000
Introduced with engaging stories about the origins of each dish, and interspersed with Lawrence's memories of the tastes and flavors of her own Scottish upbringing, each recipe highlights methods and traditions that have been handed down through generations.
 
The Scottish Kitchen
Trotter, Christopher
The Scottish Kitchen
TX717.3.T76 2004x
Christopher Trotter has gathered together traditional Scottish recipes for the National Trust for Scotland. There are also essays on the eight culinary regions of Scotland describing their produce and traditions.
 

Web Sites

 

Welsh

Selected Books

For additional titles, browse the library catalog under the subjects:

 
Freeman, Bobby
Traditional Food from Wales
TX717.7.F74 1997
With over 260 recipes, this book is a definitive guide to Welsh food and customs through the centuries.
 

Web Sites

  • BBC: MidWales Food and Drink
    Check out what type of food the Welsh like now and where to eat should you go to Wales.
  • Cambrian Organics: Cookbook
    This site for organic meats offers a few recipes for its products, including Katt Pies, Roast Welsh beef with laver puddings, and Braised Welsh black beef in ale with rarebit croutons
  • Recipe Source: Welsh Recipes
    Formerly the SOAR recipe database, these are recipes submitted by users, and include .