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minxlj

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Scrumpy

Drinks

Scrumpy

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

Revolution Mess at Vodka Revolution

Sweets

Eton Mess

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

Jam Roly-Poly

Sweets

Jam Roly-Poly

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

Barmbrack from Imen Mcdonnell's 'The Farmette Cookbook'

Prepared Foods

Barmbrack

The Irish bread comes with raisins and omens.

Yorkshire Parkin from the vintage cookbook "Farmhouse Cookery."

Sweets

Yorkshire Parkin

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

This British treat is named after the original Dutch settlers in Manhattan, called Knickerbockers.

Sweets

Knickerbocker Glory

Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.

The frosting on Yule log cakes is combed to resemble bark.

Sweets

Yule Log Cake

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

Classic and chocolate-covered Kendal Mint Cakes.

Sweets

Kendal Mint Cake

The original energy bar.

The French wedding cake.

Sweets

Croquembouche

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.

Powdered maca root.

Gastro

Maca

The Andean root once fueled Inca warriors.

Exploding Chocolate Teacakes

Sweets

Exploding Chocolate Teacakes

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.

Soor Plooms

Sweets

Soor Plooms

Sour green sweets commemorate a victorious Scottish skirmish of 1337.

Heather Honey

Ingredients & Condiments

Heather Honey

A fragrant, difficult-to-harvest delicacy from the Scottish moorlands.

Poire Williams

Drinks

Poire Williams

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.

Eccles Cake

Sweets

Eccles Cake

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

Irn-Bru

Drinks

Irn-Bru

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

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