Welsh food and recipes

Packed with flavour, traditional foods such as Welsh cakes, cawl and bara brith are a great part of our Welsh history that we still enjoy today.

row of Welsh cakes.

What food is Wales known for?

Learn about the best Welsh foods and discover a traditional selection of savoury and sweet delights.

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Foodie favourites

A row of welsh cakes lying on a slate grey surface.

Make your own delicious Welsh cakes

Abergavenny baker Kathryn Gunter explains how to make traditional Welsh cakes from basic ingredients.

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Bara brith in a tin.

Bara brith: our traditional Welsh recipe

Bara Brith is a rich fruit loaf made with tea. Here's our recipe for making this favourite Welsh tea-time treat.

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Glamorgan sausages frying in a pan.

Traditional Welsh vegetarian sausages

A traditional Welsh vegetarian sausage made with Caerphilly cheese, leek and coated in breadcrumbs.

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Slices of Welsh rarebit on a baking tray.

Enjoy making a Welsh rarebit

Dating from the 18th century this Welsh dish is a kind of ‘posh cheese on toast’ with a Welsh twist.

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A bowl of cawl.

How to make cawl

How to make Cawl - a traditional Welsh stew that can be made with meat or fish.

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Vegan Glamorgan sausages on a tray with dip.

How to make vegan Glamorgan sausages

Avant-garde vegan chef Gaz Oakley shares his recipe for tasty Welsh classic, Glamorgan sausages.

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A traditional Swansea breakfast

Bring the coast to your kitchen with this delicious breakfast recipe.

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Leek, Laverbread and Y Fenni Cheese Welshcakes next to a pack of butter.

How to make a savoury Welsh cake

A savoury twist on a classic, try our recipe for leek, laverbread and Y Fenni Cheese Welsh cakes.

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Lamb shank dish.

How to make lamb shank

Multi-award winning chef Anand George's lamb shank recipe. Take a look at this step by step guide.

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A pile of crempog (pancakes) with berries and syrup.

How to make crempogau - Welsh pancakes

Traditional Welsh crempogau are thick pancakes and traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday.

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A top-down image of a teisen lap cake in a cake tin

Get baking and enjoy this 'cake on a plate' from Wales

Teisen Lap recipe - traditional 'wet' or 'moist' cake from Wales

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