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British cuisine · Roast, pie and a curry-house overlay: Sunday beef, fried breakfast and a food island that absorbed the world.

British cuisine changes by valley, coast and capital. London is one node, not the whole map.

The meters treat heat, ferment, street density and sharing as the axes that actually organise meals.

Systems

London metro

A regional kitchen of British cuisine centred on London and Fish and chips.

Manchester table

A regional kitchen of British cuisine centred on Manchester and Sunday roast.

Glasgow table

A regional kitchen of British cuisine centred on Glasgow and Full breakfast.

Cardiff table

A regional kitchen of British cuisine centred on Cardiff and Chicken tikka masala.

Belfast table

A regional kitchen of British cuisine centred on Belfast and Cornish pasty.

Region 5

Another regional kitchen of British cuisine.

Relative meters

24
Spice
54
Umami / ferment
48
Street density
60
Technique ceiling
88
Accessibility abroad
64
Price spread
Spice
Relative chili/pepper heat across the 32-cuisine atlas.
Umami / ferment
cheese / beer / pickle as the savoury bass.
Street density
How much of British cuisine is eaten standing or on stools.
Technique ceiling
Craft depth from home pot to restaurant.
Accessibility abroad
How easily English-speaking cities already cook or buy it.
Price spread
Gap from street Fish and chips to tasting-menu rooms.

Hotspots

London

A hotspot for Fish and chips and the local pantry of British cuisine.

Manchester

A hotspot for Fish and chips and the local pantry of British cuisine.

Glasgow

A hotspot for Fish and chips and the local pantry of British cuisine.

Cardiff

A hotspot for Fish and chips and the local pantry of British cuisine.

Belfast

A hotspot for Fish and chips and the local pantry of British cuisine.

Materials

cheese / beer / pickle

The savoury bass.

potato / bread

The meal starch.

Fish and chips staples

The icon pantry.

Market produce

The daily vegetable and protein.

Regional pride in this cuisine is argued through Fish and chips and Sunday roast more than through a single official recipe.

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