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 +====== North West English cuisine ======
  
 +==== Lancashire Hotpot ==== 
 +A famous slow-cooked lamb and onion stew topped with sliced potatoes, baked until golden and crisp. [([[https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/lancashire-hotpot|Good Food]])]
 +
 +==== Eccles Cakes ==== 
 +Small flaky pastries filled with spiced currants, originating from Eccles near Manchester. [([[https://www.daringgourmet.com/eccles-cakes/|The Daring Gourmet]])]
 +
 +==== Morecambe Bay Potted Shrimps ==== 
 +Tiny brown shrimps preserved in spiced butter, a delicacy of the Lancashire coast. [([[https://www.tasteatlas.com/morecambe-bay-shrimps|Taste Atlas]])]
 +
 +==== Bury Black Pudding ==== 
 +A world-famous blood sausage, served fried for breakfast or in butties at Bury Market. [([[https://www.buryblackpuddings.co.uk/|Bury Black Pudding]])]
 +
 +==== Kendal Mint Cake ==== 
 +A dense, sugary peppermint bar, beloved by climbers and walkers in the Lake District. [([[https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20180306-how-kendal-mint-cake-was-the-worlds-first-energy-bar|Good Food]])]
 +
 +==== Grasmere Gingerbread ==== 
 +A cross between a biscuit and cake, made with ginger and treacle, sold since the 19th century in Grasmere. [([[https://www.grasmeregingerbread.co.uk/|Grasmere Ginger Bread]])]
 +
 +==== Butter Pie ==== 
 +A Lancashire dish of potatoes and onions baked in a pie with butter; traditionally eaten by Catholics on meat-free days. [([[https://www.greedygourmet.com/lancashire-butter-pie/|Greedy Gourmet]])]
 +
 +==== Chorley Cakes ==== 
 +Similar to Eccles cakes but less sweet: flat pastry rounds filled with currants, usually eaten with cheese. [([[https://www.littlesugarsnaps.com/chorley-cakes/|Little Sugar Snaps]])]
 +
 +==== Blackpool Rock ==== 
 +Colorful hard candy sticks with lettering running through them, a seaside souvenir from Blackpool. [([[https://brightonbitesback.com/a-history-of-brighton-rock-candy/|Brighton Bites Back]])]
 +
 +==== Scouse (Lobscouse) ==== 
 +A meat (or sometimes vegetarian) stew of lamb or beef, potatoes, carrots, and onion, strongly associated with Liverpool. [([[https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/best-scouse-recipe|Liverpool Museums]])]
 +
 +==== Manchester Tart ==== 
 +A shortcrust pastry tart filled with raspberry jam, custard, and coconut, often topped with a cherry. [([[https://www.amytreasure.com/manchester-tart/|Amy Treasure]])]
 +
 +==== Hot Vimto ==== 
 +A wintertime drink in Manchester: a hot version of the fruity cordial, sometimes spiced up with a shot of rum or brandy. [([[https://daisiesandpie.co.uk/hot-vimto/|Daisies and Pie]])]
 +
 +==== Fleetwood Fish and Chips ==== 
 +Seaside-style fried fish from Fleetwood, once one of the UK’s busiest fishing ports. [([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkGJz9N4cK8|YouTube]])]
 +
 +==== Haslingden Gravy (or “Gravy Meat”) ==== 
 +A slow-cooked dish of beef stewed in rich onion gravy, served with mash or pies. [([[https://www.tamingtwins.com/slow-cooker-beef-stew-recipe/|Taming Twins]])]
 +
 +==== Sticky Toffee Pudding (Lake District claim) ====
 +A moist sponge cake made with dates, covered in toffee sauce, often considered to have roots in Cumbria. [([[https://jackandbeyond.com/blogs/cake-resources/the-origins-of-sticky-toffee-pudding-a-sweet-journey-through-time|Jack and Beyond]])]
 +
 +{{tag>food culture geography}}
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