Fantastic foods you didn’t know were made in the UK
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There are hundreds of food producers across the country creating incredible products and flavours that aren’t classically associated with British cuisine. Here's a selection of some of the best – a few may surprise you.
Three Little Pigs
Three Little Pigs chorizo
Three Little Pigs produce award-winning cured meats, including these salamis and chorizo, in Yorkshire. All pigs are reared on the Clarkson farm, which has been in the same family for five generations.
Yorkshire Dama Cheese
Yorkshire Dama halum cheese
Yorkshire Dama Cheese was founded by Razan Alsous, who fled the Syrian war in 2012. Her squeaky halum cheese has won numerous awards including The World Cheese Award Gold 2016/2017.
Clarence Court
Clarence Court emu eggs
Emus might be native to Australia but you can buy their eggs from Clarence Court. The Cornish company, which is based in Liskeard, also sells ostrich, pheasant, goose and turkey eggs, among others.
Charbonnel et Walker
Charbonnel et Walker chocolates
Founded in 1875, Charbonnel et Walker hold a Royal Warrant and are amongst Britain’s oldest chocolatiers. The iconic Pink Marc de Champagne Truffles are one the company's biggest sellers.
The Artisan Kitchen
Artisan Kitchen Seville orange marmalade
Awarded Double Gold 2016 at The World's Original Marmalade Awards, The Artisan Kitchen's Seville Orange Aperol preserve is handmade in Gloucestershire.
Mademoiselle Macaron
Mademoiselle Macaron flavoured macarons
Scottish company Mademoiselle Macaron was founded by Rachel Hanretty, who tasted her first macaron in Paris and instantly fell in love with the French delicacies.
Karaway
Karaway Lithuanian scolded rye bread
Karaway bakery was founded in London by a family with roots in Russia, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine. This award-winning Lithuania scolded rye is a bestseller. Stockists include Selfridges, Harrods and Whole Foods.
Cantini
Cantini panforte
London-based company Cantini specialises in making panforte, a traditional Italian cake filled with fruit and nuts. The Panforte Il Fico gained three stars at the 2017 Great Taste Awards.
Hesper Farm Skyr
Hesper Farm Skyr Icelandic-style yoghurts
Hesper Farm Skyr Icelandic-style yoghurts are made with British milk in the Yorkshire Dales. The cow featured on the packaging is called Baby and was bought by the company founder Sam Moorhouse when he was just 14.
Happy Butter
Happy Butter organic ghee
Ghee is clarified butter that originated in India and is mostly used in Middle Eastern and Asian cuisine. Happy Butter in Totnes, Devon, produces this artisan variety, which was nominated for a Great British Food Award.
Lidgates
Lidgates wagyu sirloin steaks
Earl Stonham Farm in Suffolk is the UK’s largest producer of pure-bred wagyu beef. Wagyu is a traditional Japanese breed – ‘wa’ means Japanese and ‘gyu’ means cow. The meat is available to buy at Lidgates.
Montezuma
Montezuma chocolates
Inspired by travels in South America, Helen and Stephen Pattinson began developing Montezuma chocolate bars in their kitchen. The innovative flavours include caramelised sesame with sunflower seeds and chilli with lime.
Cwm Farm
Cwm Farm 'nduja
'Nduja is a spicy, spreadable pork which originates from Italy but has grown in popularity in the UK over the last few years. Ruth Davies of Cwm Farm, Swansea, who learned how to make it in Tuscany in 2015, set up in business and was declared runner-up at the Great British Farm Produce Awards 2016.
Dulci Bella
Dulci Bella marshmallows
Did you know marshmallows originated in Egypt before they were developed by the French? These Great Taste Award-winning Really Rather Rhubarby Marshmallows are created by Dulci Bella Marshmallows, a company based in Tunbridge Wells.
Mr T.G Pullin’s Bakery
Mr T.G Pullin’s Bakery olive sticks
Slow-fermented French dough is rolled with cheddar cheese and marinated olives to create delicious olive bread sticks. They’re created by Mr T.G Pullin’s Bakery, which was established in Yatton, North Somerset, in 1925.
Manomasa
Manomasa tortilla chips
Tortilla chip producer Manomasa offers a range of Mexican and Spanish inspired flavours including chipotle & lime, and tomatillo salsa. Surprisingly, the company is based in Gateshead.
Broughton Water Buffalo
Broughton water buffalo steaks
Water buffalo are originally from Asia, but there's a slow-reared herd on the Chalk Downs in Hampshire owned by Broughton Water Buffalo, producers of these award-winning steaks.
Laverstoke Park Farm
Laverstoke Park water buffalo dairy
Laverstoke Park Farm in Hampshire offers a range of award-winning produce made from the milk yielded from a herd of water buffalo. The range includes ice cream, mozzarella, cheddar and gouda. It’s also the setting for ITV1’s Sugar-Free Farm.
La Tua Pasta
La Tua wild boar pasta
La Tua Pasta has been making artisan fresh pasta in London since 2006. These hand-folded tortelloni are filled with wild boar.
Patchwork Traditional Foods
Patchwork Traditional Foods chicken liver pâté with smoked vodka
Patchwork Traditional Foods, which is based in Denbighshire, North Wales, teamed up with Chase Distillery in Herefordshire to create this innovative chicken liver pâté with smoked vodka.
Suffolk Salami
Suffolk Salami cured meats
Artisan producer Suffolk Salami uses traditional methods carried out in Italy and Spain to produce award-winning products that can be found in Waitrose, Harvey Nichols and Fortnum & Mason.