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Welsh cuisine is the cuisine of Wales. British cuisine is the specific set of cooking traditions and practices associated with the United Kingdom. English Cuisine is shaped by the country's temperate climate its island geography and its history Scottish cuisine is the specific set of cooking traditions and practices associated with Scotland. Gibraltarian cuisine is the result of a long relationship between the Andalucian Spaniards and the British, as well as the many foreigners who made Gibraltar Anglo-Indian cuisine is the often distinct Cuisine of the Anglo-Indian community in both Britain and India. Cuisine (from French cuisine, "cooking culinary art kitchen" ultimately from Latin coquere, "to cook" is a specific set It has influenced, and been influenced by, other British cuisine. British cuisine is the specific set of cooking traditions and practices associated with the United Kingdom.
Although both beef and dairy cattle are raised widely, especially in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, Wales is best known for its sheep, and thus lamb is the meat traditionally associated with Welsh cooking. Beef is the Culinary name for Meat from Bovines especially domestic Cattle (cows Dairy Cattle, generally of the species Bos taurus, are Domesticated Animals bred to produce large quantities of Milk Geography The county is bounded to the north by Ceredigion, to the east by Powys, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea, to the south by the Geography Pembrokeshire is a maritime County, bordered by the sea on three sides by Ceredigion (Cardiganshire to the northeast and by Lamb, hogget, and mutton are the meat of Domestic sheep. The meat of an animal in its first year is lamb; that of an older sheep is hogget Specific dishes associated with Wales include:
- Bara brith, "speckled bread," is a sweetbread which originated in Wales. Bara brith, sometimes known as 'speckled bread' (the literal meaning of the original Welsh-language name is a yeasty dough enriched with dried fruit It is traditionally made with raisins, Zante currant, and candied peel. Raisins are dried Grapes They are produced in many regions of the world such as the United States, Australia, Chile, The Zante currant ( Vitis vinifera) or currant is a variety of Small, Sweet, seedless Grape named after Corinth (currant and
- Cawl is a Welsh stew with lamb and leeks. Cawl is a Traditional Welsh Stew -like dish consisting of Meat and Vegetables Its ingredients tend to vary but usually includes Welsh A stew is a combination of Solid Food Ingredients that have been Cooked in Water or other water-based liquid typically by Simmering The leek, Allium ampeloprasum var porrum (L also sometimes known as Allium porrum, is a vegetable which belongs along with the Onion and
- Cockles are very popular in Wales and served in a variety of ways although usually steamed. Cockle is the common name for edible Bivalve Mollusks of the family Cardiidae.
- Crempogs are Welsh buttermilk pancakes. A crempog is a Welsh Pancake made with self-raising Flour, Salt, eggs, Milk and Butter. Buttermilk is a Fermented dairy product produced from Cow's milk with a characteristically sour taste Pancakes are a type of Flatbread prepared from a sweet batter that is cooked on a hot Griddle or in a Frying pan.
- Faggots are Welsh pork meatballs. A faggot is a kind of meatball a traditional dish in the UK, especially the Midlands of England. Pork' is the Culinary name for Meat from the domestic Pig ( Sus scrofa) often specifically the fresh meat but can be used as an all-inclusive A meatball is a generally mass of ground Meat that is typically rolled meat comprised of rolled ground beef and other ingredients such as Bread or
- Glamorgan sausage is cheese in breadcrumbs in the shape of a sausage. Glamorgan sausage (Welsh Selsig Morgannwg) is a traditional Welsh Vegetarian sausage whose main ingredients are Cheese (usually Caerphilly
- Laverbread is a Welsh seaweed delicacy. REDIRECT Laver (seaweed#Laverbread Seaweed is a loose colloquial term encompassing macroscopic Multicellular, benthic marine Algae.
- Welsh cakes are small cakes cooked on a bakestone. Welsh cakes ( Welsh: picau ar y maen, pice bach, cacen gri or teisen radell) are Traditional Welsh snacks Bakestones are cut flat stones that can be placed on a fire or stove to cook cakes of various kinds
- Lob Scows is a popular stew in Holyhead and Anglesey, the Liverpudlian 'Scouse' is a copy of this. The word scouse is from the word lobscouse meaning a meat stew which was commonly eaten by seamen Holyhead ( IPA /ˈhɒlihɛd/ Welsh: Caergybi, "the fort of Saint Cybi " is the largest town in the county of History There are numerous Megalithic monuments and Menhirs present on Anglesey testifying to the presence of mankind in prehistory
- Welsh rabbit, or Welsh rarebit, is toast with cheese and butter. Welsh rarebit, Welsh rabbit, or more infrequently rarebit is traditionally a savory sauce made from a mixture of cheese and various other ingredients and served hot Toast is sliced Bread which has been browned by exposure to dry Heat ("toasted" Cheese is a Food made from Milk, usually the milk of cows, Buffalo, Goats or sheep, by coagulation. Butter is a Dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented Cream or Milk.
- The Clark's Pie, an internationally famous pie first produced in Cardiff. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales.
Various cheeses are produced in Wales. These include Caerphilly cheese, Y Fenni cheese, Hen-Sir cheese, Llanboidy cheese, Red Devil, and an exceptionally strong variety of cheddar, the "Black Bomber. Caerphilly cheese is a hard white Cheese that originates in the area around the town of Caerphilly in Wales, although it is now also made in England Y Fenni (pronunciation in əˑˈvɛˌni is a variety of Welsh Cheese made with Mustard seed and Ale. Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard pale yellow to off-white and sometimes sharp-tasting Cheese from the English village of Cheddar, in Somerset "
There are a number of Welsh beers and more than 20 vineyards in the country. A vineyard is a Plantation of Grape -bearing Vines grown mainly for Winemaking, but also Raisins Table grapes and non-alcoholic Most of the vineyards have been started since the 1970s. By contrast, S A Brain and Felinfoel companies have existed since the late 19th century, based on breweries which were yet older. Brains ( SA Brain & Company Ltd) is a regional Brewery founded in 1882 in Cardiff Wales by Samuel Arthur Brain A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of Beer, though beer can be made in the home and has been for much of beer's history
The Corona company used to make a variety of fizzy drinks in their factory in the Rhondda: the factory has now shut down, but memories of the Corona man, of collecting the bottles to collect the deposits back and of the flavours—especially cherryade and dandelion and burdock—remain, in and around the South Wales Valleys in particular. Soft drink is a beverage that does not contain Alcohol. Carbonated soft drinks are commonly known as soda soda pop pop, or Rhondda ('rɒnðɘ or Rhondda Valley ( Welsh: Cwm Rhondda) is a former coal-mining valley in Wales, consisting of 16 communities built around Dandelion and burdock is a traditional British Soft drink. Traditionally it is made from fermented Dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale) and The South Wales Valleys (Cymoedd De Cymru are a number of industrialised valleys in South Wales, stretching from eastern Carmarthenshire in the west to western
References
- Welsh Agricultural Statistics from the Welsh Assembly. The National Assembly for Wales (Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales.
External links
- Welsh Food
- Food Stories — Explore a century of revolutionary change in UK food culture on the British Library's Food Stories website
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