United Kingdom food

Traditional and popular dishes from United Kingdom, with photos and background from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.

268dishes
BiscuitChicken tikka masalaChocolate brownie
268 dishes
BiscuitSweet baked product
Chicken tikka masalaIndian curry
Chocolate brownieBaked chocolate confection
CookieBaked treat
Fish and chipsHot dish of fried fish and fried potato
Gelatin dessertDessert made with gelatin
HaggisSavoury pudding containing lamb and oats of Scottish origin
Kit KatBrand of chocolate products
PieBaked dish made of a pastry dough casing with a filling of sweet or savoury ingredients
Potato chipDeep-fried or baked thin slice of potato
SandwichFood made with bread and other ingredients
Christmas puddingSteamed pudding
SconeBritish quick bread
MarsChocolate bar brand
Macaroni and cheesePasta dish
ToffeeCaramel confections
BountyChocolate bar manufactured by Mars, Incorporated
Roast beefTraditional English dish of beef which is roasted
TwixChocolate-coated cookie candy bar
Chocolate truffleType of chocolate confectionery, traditionally made with a chocolate ganache centre coated in chocolate
Baked potatoPotato dish
Beef WellingtonFilet steak with pâté and duxelles in puff pastry
TrifleEnglish dessert
ShortbreadScottish biscuit
Yorkshire puddingA traditional English side dish
PastyBaked pastry filled with meat or vegetables
Egg tartType of dessert consisting of an outer pastry crust filled with egg custard
Fish fingerFood product consisting of breaded and fried fish
Scotch eggBritish dish of a soft-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated in bread crumbs and baked or deep-fried
Shepherd's pieMeat pie with a crust or topping of mashed potato
Battenberg cakeSponge cake
ButterscotchType of confection whose primary ingredients are brown sugar and butter
English muffinSmall, round, flat yeast-leavened bread
Marie biscuitVanilla-flavoured round biscuit
Welsh rarebitTraditional Welsh dish
SmartiesBritish brand of chocolate confectionery
Mince pieBritish sweet pie, filled with a mixture of dried fruits and spices, traditionally served during the Christmas season
Sunday roastTraditional meal associated with Great Britain
Banoffee pieEnglish dessert pie
CrumbleDish of British origin
Apple cakeDessert
Bubble and squeakBritish breakfast dish made with the shallow-fried leftover vegetables (cabbage, carrots, peas, Brussels sprouts, etc.), mashed potatoes, and sometimes cold chopped meat
OatcakeOat flatbread like a cracker or biscuit
Spotted dickBritish steamed pudding made with suet and dried fruit
Toast sandwichSandwich made with two slices of bread in which the filling is a thin slice of heavily buttered toast
CranachanScottish dessert
Digestive biscuitScottish semi-sweet biscuit
Hot cross bunSpiced sweet bun made with currants or raisins and marked with a cross on the top, traditionally eaten on Good Friday
Jaffa CakesType of cookie or cake
Toad in the holeTraditional English dish of sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter
KedgereeUK dish
White puddingBritish and Irish dish of suet or fat, oatmeal or barley, breadcrumbs and sometimes pork filled into a natural or cellulose sausage casing
Coronation chickenBritish chicken dish
CrumpetSmall unsweetened griddle bread
PotageFood
ShortcakeType of dessert
Welsh cakeWelsh traditional sweet bread made of flour, butter or lard, currants, eggs, milk and spices
Bangers and mashBritish meal of sausages and mashed potato
Eton messEnglish dessert
Fruit curdDessert spread and topping
Stargazy pieCornish dish made of baked fish
Bakewell tartEnglish confection consisting of a shortcrust pastry with a layer of jam and a sponge using ground almonds
Bara brithFruited bread of Welsh origin
Wine gumGelatin-based chewy candy
Angels on horsebackBacon-wrapped oysters
Cullen skinkThick Scottish soup made of smoked haddock, potatoes and onions
Deep-fried Mars barDeep fried Scottish confectionery
FaggotTraditional dish in the UK
FlapjackSweet tray-baked oat bar made from rolled oats, butter, brown sugar, and golden syrup
GobstopperA type of hard candy
Pickled eggRegional cuisine
Quality StreetBritish brand of confectionery
Sausage rollPastry snack popular in current and former Commonwealth nations
Steak and kidney pieSavory pie filled with diced beef, diced kidney, plus fried onion and brown gravy
SyllabubBritish dessert made by curdling cream or milk with an acidic liquid, such as white wine, cider, or lemon juice
Cheese on toastSnack
Cucumber sandwichTraditionally composed of thin slices of cucumber placed between two thin slices of crustless, lightly buttered white bread
Deep-fried pizzaScottish chip shop dish of pizza deep-fried (usually without batter)
Eccles cakeSmall, round cake filled with currants
Madeira cakeSponge cake
Simnel cakeLight fruit cake with two layers of almond paste or marzipan, one in the middle and one on top, that is toasted and eaten during the Easter period
Bacon sandwichSandwich of cooked bacon
CawlTraditional Welsh soup
Mock turtle soup18th century dish
Scotch pieType of meat pie
TeacakeDessert item served with tea
Banbury cakeFood
Black bunType of fruit cake associated with Scotland
Bread and butter puddingTraditional sweet British pudding
Chelsea bunEnglish type of sweet bun
FlummeryDessert pudding
Fruit foolEnglish dessert
Ham sandwichCommon type of sandwich containing ham
Lancashire hotpotEnglish stew from Lancashire, England
Melba toastDry, crisp, thinly sliced toast, often served with soup and salad or topped with either melted cheese or pâté, named after Nellie Melba, invented by Auguste Escoffier
Pan loafType of bread that is very soft inside and has thin crust
Ploughman's lunchBritish cold meal based around bread, cheese, and fresh or pickled onions
StoviesPotato dish
Chicken and mushroom pieCommon British pie
Jellied eelsTraditional English dish
Leek soupVegetable-based soup dish
Liquorice allsortsSweet
Potato waffleMashed potato in grill shape
Steak pieBritish meat pie
Sticky toffee puddingDessert
Tea sandwichSmall prepared sandwich meant to be eaten at afternoon teatime to stave off hunger until the main meal
Treacle tartBritish desert
Chicken à la KingDish consisting of diced chicken in a cream sauce, and often with sherry, mushrooms, and vegetables, served over rice, noodles, or bread
Cock-a-leekie soupScottish soup dish consisting of leeks and peppered chicken stock, often thickened with rice, or sometimes barley
Dundee cakeScottish fruit cake
Scotch brothScottish soup of barley, lamb, mutton or beef, root vegetables, and dried pulses
Summer puddingBritish dessert
Arctic rollBritish dessert
Bath bunSweet bun with segar sprinkles
Bird's CustardBrand of imitation custard powder
Fish piePie with the main ingredient being fish
Garibaldi biscuitBritish biscuit consisting of currants squashed and sandwiched between two thin oblongs of biscuit dough before baking
Kendal Mint CakeEnglish confectionery
Knickerbocker gloryType of ice cream
Sussex Pond PuddingEnglish pudding
99 FlakeIce cream cone with Cadbury Flake inserted
Angel cakeBritish layer cake
Chateaubriand steakMeat dish cooked with a thick cut from the tenderloin filet
Cottage loafType of bread
Crisp sandwichSandwich that includes potato chips (crisps) as one of the fillings
Devils on horsebackEnglish dish of bacon-wrapped dried fruit
Jelly BabiesType of British sugar sweet (candy)
ParkinGingerbread cake
Rich teaType of sweet biscuit
Sally Lunn bunSort of hot roll, first popular in Bath
Scotch woodcockBritish savoury dish
Steak and kidney puddingEnglish savoury pudding made by enclosing diced beef steak and lamb's or pig's kidney pieces in gravy in a suet pastry
Tatws Pum MunudWelsh stew with smoked bacon, stock, potatoes and other vegetables
Bakewell puddingTraditional food originating in Bakewell
Caramel shortbreadBiscuit confectionery
Chess pieSouthern US pie with a filling of flour, butter, sugar, eggs, and milk
Clootie dumplingTraditional Scottish dessert pudding of flour, breadcrumbs, dried fruit, suet, sugar and spices, wrapped up in a floured cloth and simmered
CrempogWelsh pancake made with self-raising flour
Custard creamType of biscuit popular in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
Maids of honour tartTraditional English baked tart
Manchester tartEnglish baked tart
Raspberry RippleFlavour of ice-cream
Shooter's sandwichSteak sandwich of English origin
Woolton pieVegetable pie
Animal crackerCookie baked in the shape of an animal
Bath OliverA hard, dry biscuit or cracker
Battered sausageSavory fried meat dish from Britain and Ireland
Bourbon biscuitType of biscuit
BridieScottish meat pastry
Cabinet puddingPudding with ladyfingers
Cauliflower cheeseBritish dish based on cauliflower
Cheese and pickle sandwichAs its name suggests, it consists of sliced or grated cheese (typically Cheddar) and pickle (a sweet, vinegary chutney, the most popular brand being Branston), sandwiched between two slices of bread.
FarlScottish and Irish three-cornered flatbreads and cakes
FlakeChocolate bar produced by the Cadbury company
Jammie DodgersBritish biscuit
Malt loafType of sweet leavened bread
Mince and tattiesScottish dish made from beef and potato
Pie and mashTraditional London working-class food consisting of a minced beef pie, mashed potato and parsley sauce
Red puddingMeat dish served mainly at chip shops in Scotland; made with beef, pork, pork rind or bacon, suet, rusk, wheat flour, spices, salt, beef fat and colouring, formed into a sausage shape, coated in a batter, deep fried, and served hot
RumbledethumpsPotato dish
Saffron bunSpiced yeast-leavened sweet bun with saffron and currants from Southern England
ScouseLamb or beef stew
Steak and oyster pieVictorian English pie dish
Abernethy biscuitBiscuit
Bedfordshire clangerSuet pastry
Curry in the United KingdomCurry, a spicy dish derived from Indian cooking by way of British Raj–era Anglo-Indian cuisine, is popular in the United Kingdom. Curry recipes have been printed in Britain since 1747, when Hannah Glasse gave a recipe for a chicken "currey the India way". Curry powder was first advertised in 1784. In the 19th century, many more recipes appeared in the popular cookery books of the time. Curries in Britain are widely described with Indian terms, not necessarily used for the same dishes or even known in India. For example, korma is a mild sauce with almond and coconut; Madras has a hot, slightly sour sauce; phall denotes an extra hot sauce, and pasanda means a mild sauce with cream and coconut milk. One type of curry, chicken tikka masala, has become widespread enough to be described as a national dish. The first curry house opened in London in 1810.
Fat rascalTraditional cake from Yorkshire
Gypsy tartTart that Originated in Kent, United Kingdom
Heavy cakeTraditional cake from Cornwall
Lardy cakeEnglish form of sweet spiced bread
Nerds And Monsters & Sonic XDudley Squat Amy Rose
Oatmeal raisin cookieDrop cookie with oatmeal and raisins mixed into the dough
ParmoEnglish take-away dish
PhallBritish Asian curry Indian dish
Potato sconeScottish potato dish
Rock cakeSmall fruit cake resembling a rock
TabletSugary confection from Scotland
Arbroath smokieHot-smoked haddock from Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
Barm cakeSoft, round, flattish bread roll from North West England
Colin the CaterpillarChocolate roll cake, sold by M&S
Devilled kidneysDish based on kidneys
Edinburgh rockType of candy from Scotland
Flies graveyardSweet pastries filled with currants or raisins
Jam tartEnglish tart variety
Meat and potato pieEnglish pie dish
Squab pieEnglish meat pie
Staffordshire oatcakeSavoury pancake
Stottie cakeType of bread that originated in North East England
Tea loafEnglish cake
TiffinCake-like confection
Walnut and coffee cakeSpongecake made with coffee and walnuts
Water biscuitType of cracker or biscuit
YellowmanIrish confectionery
BreakawayBrand of chocolate-covered digestive biscuit from Nestlé
ButterySavoury bread roll originating from Aberdeen, Scotland
Chorley cakeFlattened, fruit filled pastry cake
Corned beef pieSavoury pie
Craster kipperEsteemed smoked herring of Craster, England
Double DeckerChocolate bar
Eve's puddingTraditional British pudding
Figgy puddingChristmas dish
HumbugPeppermint flavoured boiled sweet
Jam sandwichSimple sandwich of jam and bread
Killie pieA steak and gravy pie
Munchy boxFast food product
Pontefract cakeType of liquorice candy
Potted shrimpsTraditional Lancashire dish of brown shrimp in nutmeg-flavoured butter, which has set in a small pot, the butter acting as a preservative; traditionally eaten with bread.
RockType of hard stick-shaped boiled sugar confectionery
Tottenham cakeSponge cake baked in large metal trays, covered either in pink icing or jam
Walnut WhipChocolate confection by Nestlé
Apple crumbleBritish apple dessert with streusel topping
Cornish fairingBritish ginger biscuit
Curry pieVariety of savoury pie
FudgeBrand of chocolate bar by Cadbury
Homity pieTraditional British open vegetable pie
Iced bunViennoiserie
Plain loafTraditional style of loaf
Rabbit piePie consisting of rabbit meat in a gravy
Salt and pepper chipsBritish Chinese dish
Sugar miceTraditional sugar candy popular in the United Kingdom
Triple-cooked chipsType of chips or deep-fried potato
Calf's liver and baconDish containing calf liver and bacon
Coltsfoot RockBritish confection
Coventry GodcakesEnglish pastry
Malvern puddingFruit and custard pudding
Singing hinnyType of bannock, griddle cake or scone
SoldiersThin strip of bread
Star rockBritish confection
Stuffed chineTraditional dish of Lincolnshire
Lion BarChocolate bar
Ulster fryNorthern Ireland breakfast meal
PanadaStale bread boiled to a porridge in water or stock
Brown Windsor soupBritish soup
Carpetbag steakTraditional working class dish from Mumbles, United Kingdom
Pease puddingNorth English savoury pudding of boiled legumes (e.g. split yellow peas) with water, salt, and spices, often cooked with bacon or ham
SkirlieTraditional Scottish dish
Suet puddingPudding made with wheat flour and suet
Black peasTraditional Lancashire dish
Egg and chipsPopular dish in the United Kingdom
SalmagundiCold dish or salad
Dock puddingSavoury dish
Finnan haddieCold-smoked haddock, representative of a regional method of smoking with green wood and peat in north-east Scotland
Keiller's marmaladeFruit preserve made from Seville oranges
National loafBritish bread made from wholemeal flour introduced during the Second World War
Partan breeScottish soup dish
SowansScottish dish
Battalia pieLarge game pie
Boiled beefTraditional English dish
DrifterEnglish chocolate bar
Groaty puddingTraditional English food
HasletRefers to a pork meatloaf
Milk rollType of enriched bread
Mr. WhippyBrand of soft-mix ice cream in the UK
Scottish Morning RollAiry, chewy bread roll popular in Scotland
Soor ploomBritish confection
Berwick cockleBritish confection
Black MagicBritish brand of chocolate
Blue Riband biscuitBrand of chocolate biscuit
Colston bunSweet bun with dried fruit and spices
Devizes pieDevizes pie is a dish closely associated with the town of Devizes, Wiltshire, England. It is a pie which consists of offal within a huff paste casing. It was thought to originate from the 15th century, but fell out of fashion several times. It was first rediscovered in the 1950s and 1960s, and again in 2006. Some modern recipes have replaced the majority of the offal with other proteins.
Dorset knobHard dry savoury biscuit from Dorset, England
Fidget pieCured pork and apple pie
Fruit hatBritish steamed pudding made with a pastry of suet and flour, and filled with fruit
Pink waferA wafer is a crisp, often sweet, very thin, flat, light biscuit, often used to decorate ice cream, and also used as a garnish on some sweet dishes. They frequently have a waffle surface pattern but may also be patterned with insignia of the food's manufacturer or may be patternless. Some chocolate bars, such as Kit Kat and Toffee Crisp, are wafers with chocolate in and around them.
Prawn cocktail, steak and Black Forest gateauBritish cuisine
Scooby SnackHamburger sold primarily in Glasgow, Scotland
Stonner kebabPork sausage wrapped in strips of döner meat, coated in two layers of batter, and then deep fried, served on a bed of chips
Yorkshire Christmas pieEnglish pie