How the British ever developed a reputation for poor food when we conjured up these flavoursome delights is beyond us here at delicious.!
Ok, ok, so we admit a fair portion of British recipes are pies and that you'll be hard pushed to find a vegetable that hasn't been cooked to a pulp. But when it comes to comfort, British food is the culinary equivalent of a ruddy great hug. Enjoy.
1. Apple and pear crumbles with blackberry cream
An apple crumble that ups the ante, this classic British dessert brings sighs of joy everytime it appears on the dinner table. Best homemade.
2.
Egg and chipsNo more the staple of builders in caffs and impoverished students, egg and chips is a great British supper we can all appreciate (and healthy-ish too, if you avoid the deep fat fryer).
3.
Fish and chips
Fish and chips go together like love and marriage, a horse and carriage, salt and pepper, yin and yang, etc, etc...
4.
Lancashire hotpot
It's hot, it's in a pot and it provides a fully-rounded meal – all for about a shilling ahead. Lovely.
5.
Mince pies
The British love pies. Sorry, the British LOVE pies. These ones have got a chequered history; they were once filled with meat. Today, they're best known for being eaten by the dozen by your dad at Christmas.
Who would have thought that two sticks of meat and a pile of white mush could become a thing of beauty?
7.
Shepherd's pie
An 18th century invention, which filled the stomach of many a hungry peasant (especially shepherds, we imagine). The cottage pie (made with beef mince, rather lamb) is a close relative.
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Steak and kidney pie
Another pie, although the steak and kidney pie probably beats them all. No doubt its mere presence has caused many a tremble to a stiff upper lip.
9.
Sticky toffee pudding
And on the sixth day, God created man (or was it sticky toffee pudding...? )
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Yorkshire puddingsTurning down a pud is like ignoring a wimpering puppy - YOU JUST DON'T DO IT!