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Wales
Lamb, leeks, seaweed and slow farmhouse broths
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How Wales cooks
Welsh cooking is farmhouse cooking: mountain lamb, leeks and root vegetables in cawl, laverbread and cockles from the coast, and griddle baking done on a bakestone.
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Curated groupings of this region's traditions, from family kitchens to roadside stands.
Welsh Home CookingThe everyday pots, broths, pies and suppers cooked in Welsh kitchens all year round.28 recipes
Grandmother-Style Welsh RecipesOld-fashioned family cooking — bakestone cakes, thrifty potato suppers and long-simmered cawl.19 recipes
Welsh Farmhouse CookingCawl, lamb, leeks and the slow cooking of Welsh hill farms.10 recipes
Bakestone and Welsh BakingWelsh cakes, bara brith, pice ar y maen and griddle baking.9 recipes
Welsh Lamb TraditionsRoasts, cawl, pies and slow-braised dishes built on Welsh hill and salt-marsh lamb.12 recipes
Coast, Cockles and LaverbreadCockles, laverbread, sewin and the cooking of the Welsh shoreline.15 recipes
Laverbread & Seaweed TraditionsBara lawr and the Welsh seaweed cooking strongly associated with Swansea, Gower and the south coast.5 recipes
Soups & BrothsCawl, leek broths and the one-pot soups at the centre of Welsh home cooking.9 recipes
Traditional Welsh BreadsBakestone breads, bara planc, oatcakes and farmhouse loaves.9 recipes
Tea-Time FoodScones, fruit loaves, small cakes and everything set out for a Welsh tea table.11 recipes
Potato & Root Vegetable DishesTatws pum munud, tatws popty, potato cakes and swede-and-carrot cooking.9 recipesLeek TraditionsThe national vegetable in soups, tarts, gratins and everyday suppers.13 recipes
Mining & Workers' Food HeritagePortable, filling food documented in the coal and steel communities of south Wales.7 recipes
Festival & Celebration FoodFood cooked for fairs, harvest, Christmas, Calennig and family celebrations in Wales.8 recipes
St David's Day FoodDishes traditionally cooked and served around 1 March.12 recipes
Welsh Desserts & PuddingsSteamed puddings, fruit tarts, milk puddings and farmhouse cakes.9 recipes
Preserves & Farmhouse PantryJams, jellies, chutneys and pickles from Welsh gardens and hedgerows.3 recipes
Welsh Heritage RecipesLong-documented dishes still cooked much as they were generations ago.28 recipes
Forgotten & Lesser-Known Welsh DishesDishes that have slipped out of everyday cooking but are worth reviving.12 recipes
Modern Welsh ClassicsNewer dishes that have genuinely become part of how Wales eats today.9 recipesSub-regions
Cuisines within Wales
Wales is not one kitchen. These sub-regions cook with their own ingredients, techniques and signature dishes.
Cardiff and the South CoastCockles, laverbread, Cardiff markets and Somali and Yemeni kitchens17 recipesMid WalesHill farming, Welsh cakes, honey and slow broths13 recipes
North WalesAnglesey sea salt, mountain lamb, Conwy mussels20 recipes
South Wales ValleysMiners' food: faggots, peas, rarebit and Welsh cakes16 recipesWest WalesCawl, laverbread, sewin and Pembrokeshire potatoes18 recipesTraditional dishes
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