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Retro recipes to make at home: prawn cocktail to pineapple upside-down cake

A taste of nostalgia
30. Devilled eggs
30. Devilled eggs
29. Chicken Marbella
29. Chicken Marbella
28. Pijama
28. Pijama
27. Banoffee pie
27. Banoffee pie
26. Quiche Lorraine
26. Quiche Lorraine
25. Potato pancakes
25. Potato pancakes
24. Waldorf salad
24. Waldorf salad
23. Spaghetti casserole
23. Spaghetti casserole
22. Steak Diane
22. Steak Diane
21. Charlotte aux fraises
21. Charlotte aux fraises
20. Stroganoff
20. Beef Stroganoff
19. Lemon syllabub
19. Lemon syllabub
18. Peach Melba
18. Peach Melba
17. Cherries Jubilee
17. Cherries Jubilee
16. Cabbage rolls
16. Cabbage rolls
15. Crêpes Suzette
15. Crêpes Suzette
14. Chicken à la King
14. Chicken à la King
13. Baked Alaska
13. Baked Alaska
12. Sole meunière
12. Sole meunière
11. Vichyssoise
11. Vichyssoise
10. Vol-au-vents
10. Vol-au-vents
9. Duck à l'orange
9. Duck à l'orange
8. Beef olives
8. Beef olives
7. Black Forest gâteau
7. Black Forest gâteau
6. Cheese fondue
6. Cheese fondue
5. Falscher hase
5. Falscher hase
4. Chicken Kyiv
4. Chicken Kyiv
3. Banana split
3. Banana split
2 Prawn cocktail
2. Prawn cocktail
1. Pineapple upside-down cake
1. Pineapple upside-down cake
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A taste of nostalgia

While some dated dishes should stay firmly in the past (aspic, anyone?), there are plenty of retro recipes that are well overdue a comeback. From French favourite duck à l'orange to delightfully kitsch desserts like pineapple upside-down cake, we've compiled a collection of old-school recipes we'd love to see back on the menu – all of which are sure to stir up some happy memories.

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover our ranking of the tastiest retro recipes ever – counting down to the most classic of all.

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Jane Curran

19 March 2025

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