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Britain, offilicially The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is an Island Nation that belongs to the region that the United Nations defines as 'Northern Europe'. The United Kingdom is a Parlimentary Democracy and a Constitutional Monarchy that is composed of an union of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Central government lies at the Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster) in the capital, London though Scotalnd, Wales and Northern Ireland also have their own devolved parliaments or assemblies. English is the de facto official language though Irish Gaelic, Ulster Scots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Cornish are recognized as regional languages with satutory rights. Whist there remains a link betwen church and state in the UK (the Church of England being the official church of England) in practice the UK has a predominantly secular society with only 33% of the popiulation proclaiming belief in a god. Britain is the world's fifth largest economy, and as a declared nuclear power holds a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. Britain is also considered a modern 'Great Power' and is a member of the G8, NATO, the European Union and the Commonwealth of Nations. The Crown Dependencies of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, formally possessions of the Crown, are not part of the UK but form a federacy with it. The UK has fourteen overseas territories. all remnants of the British Empire, which at its height encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface. British cuisine has long been the brunt of culinary jokes, yet, betwen its four nations the country has a long culinary history, stretching from the Middle Ages to the present. The growth of new chefs have lately popularized British cookery and the diversity and imprtance of dishes is growing. The effects of the empire has also made British cuisine very diverse, showing influences from all over the globe: particularly the Indian sub-continent and south-east Asia. There is also a growing influence from Afro-Carribean cuisine. |
The alphabetical list of British recipes follow (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 2520 recipes in total:
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