If you want to discover the nation’s soul, look to its food. There’s a sublimely practical quality to British food, homespun and hearty, cobbled together from what is available at the time. Look around and you’ll find inventions and artistic licence everywhere. Instead, look closer to home, into the shops and cafés in your area, the chippies and food trucks you love. To give you some inspiration, we have identified 50 quintessential dishes or places to eat that sum up Britain’s food story best, evoking the places and the people that made them.

Source: Daily Nation August 03, 2024 16:29 UTC