English cuisine is shaped by the country's temperate climate, its island geography and its history. The latter includes interactions with other European countries, and the importing of ingredients and ideas from places such as North America, China and India during the time of the British Empire and as a result of post-war immigration.

As a result, traditional foods with ancient origins, such as bread and cheese, roasted and stewed meats, meat and game pies, and freshwater and saltwater fish, are now matched in popularity by potatoes, tomatoes and chillies from the Americas, spices and curries from India and Bangladesh, and stir-fries based on Chinese and Thai cooking.

Meat » Scotch Eggs » Lamb Casserole » Roast Beef and Potatoes » Steak and Kidney Pie » English Hot Pot » Bubble and Squeak » Creamed SweetBreads
		Breads » Crumpets » English Crumpets » English Muffins » Dark Malt Loaf
Fish » Cod and Chips » Fish and Chips » Fish Cakes » Grilled Halibut with Sauce » Halibut in Beer Batter
		Soups » Brown Windsor Soup » White Windsor Soup » Cheshire Soup » Cheese and Ale Soup » Quick Tomato Soup » Beef and Cabbage Soup
Cakes & Pies » Victoria Sandwich » Fairy Cakes » Jam Roly Poly » Apple Cheddar Pie » Old Fashioned Treacle Tart » English Fruit Crumble

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