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