The best of British and Irish food

For years British and Irish cuisine meant tasteless overboiled mush and stodge. But food in the UK and Eire has come a long way since then, with better ingredients and regional specialties to suit every taste. Discover 5 great reasons to eat British then try these great recipes

English eats Discover the best regional delicacies and make a traditional three-course feast Recipe: Steak and Kidney Pie Recipe: Homemade Fish and Chips Recipe: Pork Chops with Sage and Apple Sauce Recipe: Rump Steak with Stilton and Walnut Sauce Recipe: Lancashire Hotpot Recipe: Eton Mess or Strawberry and Raspberry Fool Recipe: Bakewell tart

Scottish scoffs Pick of the produce and a classic meal Recipe: Cock-a-Leekie soup Recipe: Cullen Skink Soup Recipe: Cured Salmon with Dill and Yoghurt Recipe: Haggis with Bashed Neeps and Champit Tatties Recipe: Pheasant in Whisky and Cream Sauce Recipe: Salmon Fish Pie Recipe: Tipsy Laird Recipe: Cranachan Welsh wonders What to eat when in Wales Recipe: Welsh rarebit Recipe: Leek and Potato Soup Recipe: Leg of Welsh Lamb with Honey, Cider and Rosemary Recipe: Minty Lamb Burgers with Gooey Cheese Recipe: Leek Flan Recipe: Welsh Cakes with Honeyed Apples and Caerphilly Cream