Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's British recipes, part of the British Isles. This page provides links to all the British recipes presented on this site, with 3767 recipes in total.

This is a continuation of an entire series of pages that will, I hope, allow my visitors to better navigate this site. As well as displaying recipes by name, country and region of origin I am now planning a whole series of pages where recipes can be located by meal type and main ingredient. This page gives a listing of all the Indian recipes added to this site.

These recipes, for the major part, originate in Britain. Otherwise they are fusion recipes resulting from British colonialism. The British recipes on this site are also sub-divided according to the country they originate from, so you can browse our list of Welsh (Cymric) Recipes, English Recipes (now with a sub-division of Cornish Recipes), Scottish Recipes, Irish Recipes and with a new page for Manx recipes. Of course, there are recipes which are known throughout the British Isles and these are represented here. With over 7500 modern and historic recipes, the British recipe collection represents the largest collection of recipes on this site, and the largest collection of British recipes anywhere on the web.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland represents the largest island in the British archipelago (Great Britain) and Northern Ireland. It is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of the smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is 244,376 km², with an estimated population of just over 67 million people in 2021.

Britain is the world's fifth largest economy. In terms of geography it is an archipelago off the north-western coast of Europe. The largest island is Great Britain, formed from England, Wales and Scotland. To the west lies the island of Ireland, formed from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (a part of Britain). The nations and regions of Britain are:

The British Nations
England; Scotland; Wales (Cymru); Northern Ireland


The English Regions
Cornwall; North-East, North-West, Black Country, Anglia, South-East, South-West, Isle of Wight

Other Regions of Britain (Crown Dependencies)
Isle of Man, Channel Islands


Britain, officially The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is an Island Nation that belongs to the region that the United Nations defines as 'Northern Europe'. The United Kingdom is a Parliamentary Democracy and a Constitutional Monarchy that is composed of an union of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Central government lies at the Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster) in the capital, London though Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland also have their own devolved parliaments or assemblies. English is the de facto official language though Irish Gaelic, Ulster Scots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Cornish are recognized as regional languages with statutory rights. Whist there remains a link between church and state in the UK (the Church of England being the official church of England) in practice the UK has a predominantly secular society with only 33% of the population proclaiming belief in a god.

Britain is the world's fifth largest economy, and as a declared nuclear power holds a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. Britain is also considered a modern 'Great Power' and is a member of the G8, NATO, the European Union and the Commonwealth of Nations. The Crown Dependencies of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, formally possessions of the Crown, are not part of the UK but form a federacy with it. The UK has fourteen overseas territories, all remnants of the British Empire, which at its height encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface.

The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 1707 resulted in their unification to become the Kingdom of Great Britain. Its union in 1801 with the Kingdom of Ireland created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Most of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922, leaving the present United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which formally adopted its name in 1927.[l] The nearby Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey are not part of the UK, being Crown Dependencies, but the British government is responsible for their defence and international representation.

The UK became the first industrialised country and was the world's foremost power for the majority of the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly during the 'Pax Britannica' between 1815 and 1914. The British Empire, at its height in the 1920s, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's landmass and population, and was the largest empire in history; however, its involvement in the First World War and the Second World War damaged Britain's economic power and a global wave of decolonisation led to the independence of most British colonies. British influence can be observed in the legal and political systems of many of its former colonies, and the UK's culture remains globally influential, particularly in language, literature, music and sport. English is the world's most widely spoken language and the third-most spoken native language.

British Cuisine

British cuisine has long been the brunt of culinary jokes, yet, between its four nations the country has a long culinary history, stretching from the Middle Ages to the present. The growth of new chefs have lately popularised British cookery and the diversity and importance of dishes is growing. The effects of the empire has also made British cuisine very diverse, showing influences from all over the globe: particularly the Indian sub-continent and south-east Asia. There is also a growing influence from Afro-Caribbean cuisine.

British cuisine developed from various influences reflective of its land, settlements, arrivals of new settlers and immigrants, trade and colonialism. The British Empire facilitated a knowledge of Indian cuisine with its 'strong, penetrating spices and herbs'. British cuisine has absorbed the cultural influence of those who have settled in Britain, producing hybrid dishes, such as chicken tikka masala. The British have embraced world cuisine and regularly eat recipes or fast food from Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. Afternoon tea is a light afternoon meal served with tea in tea rooms and hotels around the United Kingdom, with the tradition dating back to around 1840.

Sweet foods are common within British cuisine, and there is a long list of British desserts.

The history of British cookery is surprisingly well documented, from medieval manuscripts starting with Richard II's roll of cookery, the Forme of Cury from 1390. With the advent of the printing press in Tudor times cookery books become increasingly common and from 1580 onwards there are a plethora of historic recipes available for research. Many of these are collected together on this site and you will find British recipes all the way through from re-creations of Ancient recipes through Medieval Recipes through Tudor and Elizabethan recipes, Stuart Recipes, Georgian Recipes, Victorian recipes and modern recipes. Over 8000 years of culinary history.

Almost all the early recipes are the foods of the court or the great houses and are typically flavoured with exotic spices to demonstrate the wealth of the household. The early books were expensive and were meant to be read by the small number of wealthy literate patrons. However, with increasing literacy in the 18th and 19th centuries 'domestic' cookery books were written aimed at more middle class households. In the Victorian age there were increasing continental influences introduced by celebrity chefs such as Charles Francatelli and Alexis Sawyer.

The Second World War, with the introduction of rationing put an end to the lineage of British Cuisine, which did not recover properly until the 1990s with the rise of new generations of celebrity chefs and fusion foods. Spices were re-introduced into the British diet and the quality of ingredients improved dramatically. Today British cuisine is varied and highly international.