British Food Fortnight - Buying British

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Buying British - General Information

Britain produces some of the best food and drink in the world. The pages in this section of the website tell you why you should buy British and provide you with advice on what to look for, information about seasonal and regional varieties, details on how to source it and give you some ideas of how to cook it.

General information about Buying British is provided below. For information about specific foods, regional and seasonal varieties and what's in season when please use the 'Buying British' drop-down menu above.

Buying British

General information

For a history of British food use this link

For an easy to read fact-packed guide to British food and farming please follow this link.

Buy British food

For 9 reasons to buy British food follow this link .

For an overview of the logos and marks that are found on British food mean click here.

For advice on where to buy it please use this link.

For a list of suppliers working with British Food Fortnight please follow this link.

Eat British food

To learn more about the different foods produced in each region use this link.

To discover what food is in season when click here

Cook British food

There are lots of recipes that you can cook to celebrate British food and drink. Please use this link to find the one that tempts you the most.

For the recipe cards for the dishes that we suggest children cook during British Food Fortnight and to which we refer in “A Guide to including Cookery within the National Curriculum” - please use this link

For over 1,000 great British recipes - please use this link.

For cookbooks to inspire you - please use this link.

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