Discovering the pleasures of taste
Guides to British Food and Cooking

Use the articles below to help you understand the different names for common foods around the world as well as other features of British cooking. This section is designed to answer some of these frequently asked questions such as:

What is caster sugar?

What is treacle?

What are courgettes etc.

Nine Regional Varieties
Blue Veined Cheeses
Soft Cheeses
Speciality Cheeses
Know Your Onions - a guide to vegetables
Muffins, Crumpets and Pikelets
Oh The Roast Beef Of England - a guide to beef cuts
Pork - You can eat everything except the squeal - a guide to pork cuts
The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts - but which pastry did she use?
Sweet Lamb of Wales - a guide to lamb cuts
Sweetness and Light - a guide to sugars and syrups

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