A FOOD TRADITION

Welsh cuisine

Welsh cuisine reflects the country's upland, coastal, and pastoral landscapes, while also drawing on long-standing household and farming traditions. Lamb and mutton, beef, leeks, potatoes, oats, cheese, cockles, laverbread, and locally caught fish are recurring ingredients. Soups, stews, griddle cooking, baking, and preserving are characteristic techniques, with substantial variation between north, south, and coastal communities. Recognizable examples include cawl, Welsh rarebit, and bara brith; Glamorgan sausages and laverbread-based preparations are also associated with the tradition. Welsh cooking shares ingredients and methods with neighboring British and Irish cuisines rather than forming an isolated culinary system.

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