Drinks
Scrumpy
This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.
Sweets
This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.
Sweets
Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”
Prepared Foods
The Irish bread comes with raisins and omens.
Sweets
On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.
Sweets
Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.
Sweets
These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.
Sweets
The original energy bar.
Sweets
This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.
Gastro
The Andean root once fueled Inca warriors.
Sweets
In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.
Sweets
Sour green sweets commemorate a victorious Scottish skirmish of 1337.
Ingredients & Condiments
A fragrant, difficult-to-harvest delicacy from the Scottish moorlands.
Drinks
Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.
Sweets
The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.
Drinks
A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.