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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:// | ||
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+ | ==== Eccles Cakes ==== | ||
+ | Small flaky pastries filled with spiced currants, originating from Eccles near Manchester. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Morecambe Bay Potted Shrimps ==== | ||
+ | Tiny brown shrimps preserved in spiced butter, a delicacy of the Lancashire coast. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Bury Black Pudding ==== | ||
+ | A world-famous blood sausage, served fried for breakfast or in butties at Bury Market. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Kendal Mint Cake ==== | ||
+ | A dense, sugary peppermint bar, beloved by climbers and walkers in the Lake District. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Grasmere Gingerbread ==== | ||
+ | A cross between a biscuit and cake, made with ginger and treacle, sold since the 19th century in Grasmere. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Butter Pie ==== | ||
+ | A Lancashire dish of potatoes and onions baked in a pie with butter; traditionally eaten by Catholics on meat-free days. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Chorley Cakes ==== | ||
+ | Similar to Eccles cakes but less sweet: flat pastry rounds filled with currants, usually eaten with cheese. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Blackpool Rock ==== | ||
+ | Colorful hard candy sticks with lettering running through them, a seaside souvenir from Blackpool. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Scouse (Lobscouse) ==== | ||
+ | A meat (or sometimes vegetarian) stew of lamb or beef, potatoes, carrots, and onion, strongly associated with Liverpool. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Manchester Tart ==== | ||
+ | A shortcrust pastry tart filled with raspberry jam, custard, and coconut, often topped with a cherry. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== 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:// | ||
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+ | ==== Fleetwood Fish and Chips ==== | ||
+ | Seaside-style fried fish from Fleetwood, once one of the UK’s busiest fishing ports. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Haslingden Gravy (or “Gravy Meat”) ==== | ||
+ | A slow-cooked dish of beef stewed in rich onion gravy, served with mash or pies. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== 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:// | ||
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