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North West England
Hotpots, Lancashire cheese, Cumbrian lamb and Eccles cakes
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Lancashire, Cumbria, Cheshire and the old mill towns cook slow, filling food: hotpots, butter pies, crumbly cheese, fell lamb and sweet pastry.
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Lancashire Home CookingHotpot, butter pie, black pudding and Lancashire cheese.1 recipe
North West Home CookingEveryday cooking from Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria and the northern cities.17 recipes
Grandmother-Style North West RecipesOld-fashioned family recipes from North West households.12 recipes
Cumbrian Food TraditionsLakeland baking, fell farming and Cumberland specialities.11 recipes
Manchester Food TraditionsManchester and Salford plates, from tarts to mill-town suppers.6 recipes
Liverpool & Merseyside FoodScouse, dock-side cooking and Merseyside sweets.7 recipes
Farmhouse & Rural CookingDairy, oats and slow dishes from North West farms.9 recipes
Workers' & Industrial Food HeritageFilling, cheap dishes built for mill, mine and dock work.9 recipes
Pies & Savoury BakingButter pies, meat pies, puddings and savoury pastry.6 recipes
Regional Breads & BakingOatcakes, muffins, barm cakes and regional loaves.8 recipes
Pub & Inn FoodPlates still served in North West pubs and inns.3 recipes
Coastal FoodMorecambe Bay shrimps, Fleetwood fish and the Irish Sea catch.3 recipes
Tea-Time BakingEccles cakes, Chorley cakes and North West tea-table baking.11 recipes
Regional DessertsSticky toffee, rum nicky and northern puddings.7 recipes
Heritage RecipesDishes with a long documented North West history.20 recipes
Forgotten North West DishesOld regional dishes that have largely disappeared.9 recipes
Modern Local ClassicsNewer dishes that have become part of local food identity.4 recipesImmigrant & Diaspora KitchensFood traditions brought to the North West by migrant communities.2 recipesSub-regions
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North West England is not one kitchen. These sub-regions cook with their own ingredients, techniques and signature dishes.
CheshireCheshire cheese, dairy farming and market-town bakingComing soonCumbriaHerdwick lamb, Cumberland sausage, damsons and sticky toffeeComing soon
Greater ManchesterCurry Mile, Eccles cakes, chippy teas and Rag puddingComing soonLancashireHotpot, butter pie, crumbly cheese and Bury black puddingComing soon
MerseysideScouse, wet nelly and Liverpool dock foodComing soonTraditional dishes
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