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West Midlands
Balti houses, Black Country faggots, Shropshire fidget pie
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Birmingham built the balti; the wider region kept faggots, grey peas, pork scratchings and orchard cooking from Herefordshire.
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West Midlands Home CookingEveryday cooking from Birmingham, the Black Country, Staffordshire and the Marches counties.15 recipes
Grandmother-Style West Midlands RecipesTraditional family cooking: stews, lobby, faggots, suet puddings and Sunday baking.14 recipes
Birmingham Food TraditionsCity food shaped by factories, markets and South Asian, Caribbean and Irish communities.8 recipes
Black Country CookingFoundry and mining food from Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Sandwell.8 recipes
Staffordshire FoodOatcakes, lobby, potteries baking and moorland farmhouse cooking.6 recipes
Shropshire & Marches CookingBorder-country farmhouse food from Shropshire, Herefordshire and the Welsh Marches.6 recipes
Farmhouse FoodOrchard, dairy and livestock cooking from West Midlands farms and smallholdings.13 recipes
Industrial & Workers' FoodCheap, filling food built for foundry, factory and canal-side working days.11 recipes
Pies & Savoury BakingFidget pie, meat and potato pie, pork pies and savoury pastry from the region.7 recipes
Traditional BreadsOatcakes, pikelets, batch loaves and griddle breads of the West Midlands.4 recipes
Pub & Inn FoodAle stews, grills and pub plates from Midlands inns and brewhouses.10 recipes
Market & Street FoodBull Ring, Wolverhampton and market-town food eaten on the move.14 recipes
Tea-Time BakingShrewsbury cakes, apple cakes and traybakes for the tea table.9 recipes
Immigrant & Diaspora KitchensBritish South Asian, Caribbean, Middle Eastern and European cooking rooted in the region.7 recipes
Heritage RecipesDocumented regional dishes with a long West Midlands history.20 recipes
Forgotten West Midlands DishesDishes once cooked weekly and now rarely seen, from groaty pudding to grey peas.9 recipes
Modern Local ClassicsNewer dishes the region adopted and made local, balti included.12 recipesSub-regions
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West Midlands is not one kitchen. These sub-regions cook with their own ingredients, techniques and signature dishes.
BirminghamBritain's balti belt, Bull Ring market food and a century of South Asian, Caribbean and Irish home cooking.Coming soon
Black CountryDudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Sandwell: foundry and mining food, grey peas, faggots and groaty pudding.Coming soonHerefordshireCider, perry, Hereford beef and orchard puddingsComing soonShropshireFidget pie, Shropshire blue and border farm cookingComing soonStaffordshireStaffordshire oatcakes and potteries cookingComing soonWarwickshireMarket towns and mixed farmland around Warwick, Rugby and Stratford: farmhouse pies, orchard fruit and dairy baking.Coming soon
WorcestershireSevern valley orchards, hop yards and asparagus fields: fruit puddings, sauces, preserves and river fish.Coming soonTraditional dishes
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