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Easter Food in the UK
A guide to traditional UK Easter food: hot cross buns, roast lamb, simnel cake, Easter biscuits and eggs, what each means, and how to build an Easter menu.
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Irish Traybake Recipes
Irish traybake recipes for the tea table: no-bake fifteens, chocolate biscuit squares and oat flapjacks, plus tips on tins, cutting, storing and serving.
Favourite Foods in France
A guide to the foods people most often name as favourites in France, from boeuf bourguignon and steak frites to baguettes, cheese and regional classics.
Italian Food and Wine Culture
How food and wine shape daily life in Italy: regional cuisines, the structure of a meal, wine at the table, family traditions, and common questions answered.
Iberian Dishes
A guide to Iberian dishes from Spain and Portugal: tapas, soups, rice, salt cod, cured ham, cheese and sweets, with the shared ingredients that tie them together.
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Dishes and festive foods from across Europe.
British & Celtic Food Traditional British and Celtic dishes and festive breads. 4 guides Irish Food Irish traybakes, roasts, seafood and New Year foods. 5 guides French Food Regional French specialties, cheese dishes and dinner party ideas. 6 guides Italian Food Italian food and wine culture, celebrations and Carnival foods. 3 guides Iberian Food Spanish and Portuguese dishes, from Andalusia to Lisbon. 4 guides Greek Food Greek street food, sandwiches, breads and wild greens. 4 guides Eastern European Food Lithuanian, Czech, Croatian, Ukrainian and Transylvanian dishes. 6 guides Northern & Central European Food Scandinavian, Belgian, Austrian and German food. 6 guides Icelandic Food Icelandic comfort food, breakfasts and Christmas recipes. 5 guides Easter & Lent Food Easter dinners, blessing baskets and Lenten recipes. 4 guides
Middle East & South Asia
Levantine, Persian and Indian everyday and celebration food.
Levant & Faith Food Levantine cooking plus Passover, Ramadan and iftar foods. 7 guides Persian Food Iranian lamb dishes, breakfasts and vegetarian food. 3 guides Indian Everyday Food Side dishes, breakfasts, chaat and regional home cooking. 8 guides Indian Celebration Food Festival, wedding and temple foods from India. 7 guides
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Food from Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
African Food Dishes from Mali, Madagascar, Namibia and Yoruba tradition. 4 guides Jamaican Food Jamaican holiday and wedding food, dips, sandwiches and prawns. 5 guides Central America & Caribbean Food Honduran, Puerto Rican and Latin American recipes. 3 guides North American Food Indigenous foods of Canada, Nova Scotia dishes and holiday menus. 4 guides South American Food Bolivian, Paraguayan, Uruguayan, Ecuadorian and Colombian dishes. 5 guides Pacific & Asian Food Hawaiian, Marshallese and Singaporean food and mochi. 4 guides