The Great British Food Tour

Supported by the National Trust.
Fascinating and entertaining entries about Britain’s greatest dishes and ingredients.
Includes recipes for ten classics.
Beautifully illustrated.


A journey around the greatest dishes, local specialities and iconic ingredients Britain has to offer. Sprinkled with recipes and ruminations and with a hearty helping of history. Your go-to guide for the best Cornish pasty recipe, the surprising history of rhubarb, the origin story of the deep-fried mars bars and a verdict on jam-or-cream-on-top and tea-or-milk-in-first.