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Chicken in stone pot
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While traveling to Nyingchi, Tibet, you can't miss the local specialty food: stone pot chicken! There are many restaurants selling stone pot chicken in Lulang town, so it is also called Lulang... Read more
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Afternoon tea, cream tea
Afternoon tea, like the less common “elevenses,” is one of those lovely… -
Asparagus and butter
If you’re here in the spring, during its short but sweet season,… -
Bacon butty
Bacon butty, bacon bap, bacon roll—whatever it may be called, this is,… -
Bangers and mash
Bangers and mash—a.k.a. sausages and mashed potatoes—has long been a favorite of… -
Beans on toast
Unlike, say, Boston’s baked beans, British beans on toast is supposed to… -
Boiled eggs and soldiers
One of those not-so-unusual dishes given an unusual name (see also: bangers… -
Bread and butter pudding
This dessert was perhaps our favorite of the English puddings we tasted… -
Bubble and squeak
For such a curiously named dish, bubble and squeak is, well, kind… -
Cheese toastie
The British like things on toast, right? Toasties, or toasted sandwiches, are… -
Chelsea bun
Created at a bakery in the Chelsea area of West London in… -
Chicken tikka masala, curry
It may seem a bit odd that Britain has claimed chicken tikka… -
Cottage pie, shepherd's pie
While not strictly London dishes—it’s widely accepted that they hail from the… -
Crumpets
A traditional teatime treat, crumpets are spongy, cratered little savory cakes meant… -
Eccles cake
Dating to the late 18th century and a town called Eccles in… -
Eton mess
A “mess” of meringue pieces, whipped cream, and strawberries, this beloved summer… -
Fish and chips, mushy peas
Perhaps the most quintessential English takeaway meal, fish and chips is, of… -
Fish finger sandwich
As we’ve seen with the bacon butty, the Brits love their sandwiches,… -
Full English breakfast
Also called a fry-up, this mighty British breakfast—once known as high-calorie fuel… -
Jellied eels
Promise to give jellied eels a chance, OK? The name alone stacks… -
Kedgeree
One of the handful of Anglo-Indian dishes still around, kedgeree is a… -
Kippers
An iconic British breakfast dish, kippers are herring that have been cured… -
Local cheese
England has a long, rich history of cheese-making that continues today: More… -
London craft beer
“Craft beer” is a U.S. term, but it’s catching on like wildfire… -
London dry gin
It owes its existence to Dutch jenever, but gin as we know… -
Modern historical foods
The thought of British historical foods may not inspire much excitement, but… -
Pie and mash, with liquor
This traditional cockney comfort food, once a staple of London’s poor working… -
Pimm's cup
Born in a London oyster bar sometime between 1823 and 1840, when… -
Ploughman’s lunch
Though this common pub meal might resemble what a ploughman would have… -
Potted shrimps
Technically, it’s from Lancashire—which is, well, pretty far north and west of… -
Real ale
Real ale, as defined in the 1970s by the Campaign for Real… -
Roast bone marrow
Bone marrow, typically used to flavor and thicken stews and stocks, in… -
Sausage roll
It’s one of those foods you can’t help but love: minced pork… -
Scotch egg
In what might be the most brilliant bar snack of all time,… -
Steak and kidney pudding, pie
Diced steak, onion, and kidney—generally lamb or pig kidneys—in gravy is among… -
Sticky toffee pudding
One of our all-time favorite British puddings/desserts out there, sticky toffee pudding… -
Sunday roast, with Yorkshire pudding
Britain’s traditional main meal on Sunday revolves around good ol’ roasted meats… -
Trifle
Sponge cake, usually soaked with sherry or wine, is layered with custard,… -
Welsh rarebit
It’s also known as Welsh rabbit, but it’s purely vegetarian. Huh? That’s…
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