18th September 2021 – 3rd October 2021

British Food Fortnight

 British Food Fortnight
Aim: To celebrate British food and drink and promote the benefits of buying British.
 What Is British Food Fortnight?
Held in the autumn at the same time as harvest festival, British Food Fortnight is the
biggest annual, national celebration of British food and drink.

This year, British Food Fortnight is 18th September 2021 – 3rd October 2021.

Since its beginnings in 2002, British Food Fortnight has become an opportunity for those
who work with any aspect of food and drink, to come together and promote the benefits of
buying and eating from our home produced British larder.

Watch the video on the British Food Fortnight website by clicking the image below:
 What Counts as British Food?
• Food traditionally made in Britain i.e. Yorkshire puddings, Cornish pasties.

• Food made exclusively from British ingredients.

Why is British Food Worth Celebrating?
• The history of British food is bound up in the history of Britain and every new phase in
history has brought new additions to the menu.
o The Romans brought cherries, wine, cabbages and peas
o The Saxons grew a wide variety of herbs
o The Danes and the Vikings brought the techniques of smoking and drying fish which

gave us kippers
o During the Tudor period, exploration brought us tea from India and potatoes from

the Americas
o The expansion of the British Empire led to dishes such as curry gaining popularity

today

• Combine these historical changes with a rich sense of tradition, an amazing variety of
seasonal foods and the cosmopolitan nature of modern Britain, and you have food and
drink worth celebrating!
The next set of slides feature images of some classic and famous British dishes
and drinks.

What do you think might be featured in the list?

 Cup of Tea

Photo courtesy of uteart (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
Full English Breakfast

Photo courtesy of Ewan-M (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
Fish and Chips

Photo courtesy of f10n4 (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
Pies of all descriptions!

Photo courtesy of Benimoto (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
 Sunday Roast
Yorkshire Pudding

Photo courtesy of adactio (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
Toad in the Hole

Photo courtesy of Smabs Sputzer (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
Bangers and Mash

Photo courtesy of gifrancis (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
Blackberry and Apple Crumble

Photo courtesy of oLori L. Stalteri (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
 Afternoon Tea

Photo courtesy of firepile (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
Victoria Sponge Cake

Photo courtesy of Kelly Hunter0 (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
 Trifle

Photo courtesy of brooklyn (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
Bread and Butter Pudding

Photo courtesy of avlxyz (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
 British Foods Seasonality
Eating food produced in this country means only being able to eat the food currently in
season.

Imported products mean you can buy most foods all year round in the supermarket.

Buying local/British food means you are much more in tune with the rhythm of the seasons
and the year.
 Autumn
Meat Vegetables
chicken marrow
grouse mushrooms
venison sweetcorn
sausages potatoes
ham pumpkin

Fruit Fish
plums skate
pears Dover sole
apples oysters
sloes flounders
blackberries
 Winter
Meat Vegetables
chicken celeriac carrots
gammon swedes cauliflower
goose Brussels sprouts
turkey potato
pheasant cabbage
partridge parsnips
turnips

Fruit Fish
pears grey mullet
apples mussels
quince scallops
 Spring
Meat Vegetables
beef steak spinach
sausages spring greens
spring lamb carrots
chicken sorrel
spring onions
purple sprouting broccoli

Fruit Fish
gooseberries crab prawns
rhubarb lobster haddock
trout
sea bass
mackerel
sea salmon
 Summer
Meat Vegetables
beef steaks squash fennel
chicken beetroot runner beans
sausages peas new potatoes
saltmarsh lamb garlic
tomatoes
green beans
cucumber

Fruit Fish
strawberries crab
raspberries wild salmon
plums pilchards
black, white and red currants
blueberries
Advantages of Buying and Eating British
Fruit and Vegetables in Season
• There are more of the food types that are in season and therefore they are cheaper!

• Local fruit and vegetables which ripen naturally taste better – they don’t have to be
picked early, refrigerated or transported huge distances.

• If you eat the fruit, vegetables, meat and fish in season you will have a widely varied
diet of flavours over the course of the year.

• Buying British is better for the environment for the obvious reason that food does not
have to travel as far!
How Can You Celebrate British Food
Fortnight?
Design a British meal

Ask where things come from

Cook a British meal

Find out which food is British in your local supermarket

Create a Union Flag ‘food flag’

Find out what is in season

Find and visit an event

Happy British Food
Fortnight!