A delicious read, Linford takes the reader on a tour of Great Britain via various delicacies that can be found from region to region.

From stilton cheese to stargazy pie, ambrosia custard to haggis, the dishes are presented with a little backstory, a description and a few chapters are interspersed with recipes....some of which I'd like to try!


This is an easy read, would make a good present for a foodie and a book I think I'll probably revisit as I visit each region!

An Absolutely Superb Book on the Foods & Places of Great Britain, Well Done to The National Trust & Jenny LInford, I'm Looking forward to obtaining the physical copy of this for keeps!

This is a beautiful book, full of history and anecdotes as well as fine illustrations and tasty recipes. I shall definitely hunt this out at my local National Trust venue. The selection of recipes are designed to appeal to a wide range of tastes, and include the most emblematic and traditional recipes as well as some more unusual ones. I was also intrigued by the descriptions of dishes for which there were no recipes and would have loved to have a link to these. This, then, is my only criticism. My appetite was wetted by these descriptions and would have liked more recipes. Having said that, the stories behind the dishes are absolutely fascinating, and the main point of the book. What is a recipe without its history? I am thoroughly enjoying this book and hope to soon add it to my bookshelf.

I received a free copy of, The Great British Food Tour, by Jenny Linford; National Trust Books, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. From fish and chips, clotted cream, this book is a delightful read on great British food. So much great foods to make from home.

What a fun book and cookbook all about British food. I loved ready about the typical British food and the stories behind them. This is a very entertaining, informative and enjoyable book to read if you love food and love learning about food and traditions from different countries.

The illustrations are great and the recipes are a bit of fun as well. It was like being on a real foodie tour, learning, listening and even trying new recipes. All I can say is YUM!

Thank you NetGalley and Collins Reference | National Trust Books for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

An interesting and easy to read Food Tour - including all different regions of the country, with a variety of foods included for each area.

Very informative and entertaining, it included lots of facts I was previously unaware of.

The illustrations are also lovely.

The only slightly negative comment is that I would prefer (and was expecting) more recipes - especially as the book makes some of the food sound very tempting!

This title is packed with information. It’s broken down into regions of the country and food associated with that region is outlined. It’s quirky, interesting and original. I’m interested in food and social history and the authors manage to pack in quite a lot of both. It’s good to see that some more recent delicacies…samosa, urban honey etc are detailed, along with the more traditional like Bradley apples, Stilton, fish and chips, Cullen skink and Scotch eggs.

It’s well written and very much a taster. I found I wanted to know more about some dishes and there are quite a few recipes scattered throughout which I intend to try. I suspect in paper edition, it looks particularly impressive and would make a great gift for a foodie. I’ve really enjoyed the book and my thanks to Netgalley and publisher for an early review copy.

First of all, many thanks to Netgalley for the ARC granted. Everytime I see a book that We can immerse in onther countries culture between its pages I am compelled to read. And when also involves traditional culinary from the place, I am all invested! Great Britain in on my bucketlist travellings God's willing I want to do someday, and I had a great time discovering new British food content and from their local food places.

Great book
Wasn't sure what to expect and so glad read this book, well written informative and learnt more about food etc in my own country
Things I didn't even know and now want explore

This was an interesting tour of British cuisine and where things came from, along with a few recipes thrown in and great illustrations.

This is both entertaining and informative, paying a tribute to local treasures in the UK with amazing illustrations and fun details.
Liked it plenty.

The National Trust has an excellent line in cookbooks, many of which I use regularly, and this is a lovely addition. There are recipes in it but it’s more a history of British food, organised by region, with the origins of everything from old favourites like Cullen Skink to sweets like rose and violet creams. Each section is relatively short but packed full of information and beautiful illustrations. It’s an excellent guide to the foods most connected to each of the countries and regions and includes the development of our gastronomic culture over the years, such as Balti in the Midlands. This is a lovely book for anyone with an interest in food to dip in and out of.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy in return for an honest review.