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What to eat in the United Kingdom? Top 25 British Snacks

Last update: Thu Feb 13 2025
Top 25 British Snacks
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Devonshire cream tea
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Devonshire Cream tea is a traditional afternoon treat that originates from the county of Devon. It consists of freshly baked scones, which are typically served warm and split in half. The scones are generously topped with clotted cream, a rich, thick cream made by slowly heating unpasteurized cow's milk.


A dollop of strawberry jam is added on top of the clotted cream, creating a delightful contrast of flavors and textures. This indulgent snack is usually accompanied by a pot of hot tea, making it a quintessentially British experience enjoyed by locals and tourists alike.

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DEVON, England and  one more region
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Cream tea is a traditional type of afternoon tea that’s associated with the West Country – Devon, Cornwall, as well as Dorset and Somerset. It consists of tea that’s usually served with a combination of clotted cream, scones, and jam.


Butter is also often added to the mix, as well as whipped cream instead of clotted cream, but the addition of whipped cream makes the tea less authentic. In Devonshire, the scones are split and first spread with clotted cream and then strawberry jam. 
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Black pudding scotch egg is a type of scotch egg made with black pudding as the key ingredient. Apart from the black pudding, this tasty snack and street food item is usually made with eggs, minced pork, breadcrumbs, parsley, salt, pepper, and oil.


The eggs are cooked until the yolk is soft-set, shelled, and wrapped in a mixture of black pudding, minced pork, breadcrumbs, and parsley. Once prepared and shaped, the scotch eggs are coated with flour, dipped in beaten eggs, rolled in breadcrumbs, and fried in oil until golden and crisp. 
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CORNWALL, England
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Cornish cream tea is a beloved British afternoon tea tradition that hails from Cornwall. It features freshly baked scones, which are typically split in half and enjoyed while still warm. In the Cornish version, the scones are first spread with a layer of strawberry jam, followed by a generous dollop of clotted cream on top.


The clotted cream is a rich, thick cream made by slowly heating full-cream cow's milk, resulting in its unique texture and flavor. This delightful treat is typically accompanied by a pot of hot tea, providing a comforting and indulgent experience.

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Sausage rolls are traditional British snacks consisting of British sausage meat that's wrapped in puff pastry and baked. Before they're baked, the sausage rolls are often brushed with eggs or milk. Once done, they can be served hot or cold. In the past, they were made from shortcrust pastry, but nowadays, the puff pastry versions are sold at numerous bakeries and supermarkets across the country.


Sausage rolls can be served as appetizers or snacks, usually when made at home. It's recommended to serve them as they are or with a few tasty dips on the side.

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To call this creamy, savory sandwich melted cheese on toast would be a sacrilege. Welsh rarebit is a traditional snack, ideally based on locally produced Cheddar or Caerphilly cheese, melted and mixed with butter and cream or ale, then poured over a piping hot, buttered toast.


The dish stems from the 14th century as a way of accentuating the greatness of wheat bread and Welsh Cheddar. The debate about rabbit versus rarebit went on until the late 19th century, when the word rarebit caught on. The rabbit version derives from the fact that the Welsh were extremely bad hunters, so their dinners resulted in cheese instead of rabbits. 
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Cumberland scotch egg is a type of scotch egg originating from England, and they're especially popular in Cumbria. This snack consists of soft-boiled eggs that are wrapped in Cumberland sausage meat, coated with breadcrumbs, and then deep-fried in hot oil until golden and crispy.


The scotch eggs are often flavored with ingredients such as sage, nutmeg, mace, parsley, rosemary, marjoram, and black pepper. Once fried, Cumberland scotch eggs can be enjoyed warm, but they’re mostly consumed chilled and paired with pickles on the side.

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Cheese scone is one of the popular types of English scones. These small snacks are usually made with a combination of flour, baking powder, butter, milk, salt, and grated cheddar cheese. The ingredients are mixed into a dough that’s flattened and folded over a few times before baking in order to give the scones a “mouth”.


As a result, baked cheese scones can be broken into halves without cutting. Cheese scones are baked until golden brown, and they’re often served with soups or stews. However, most people prefer them as they are – warm and spread with generous amounts of butter.

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Scotch eggs are one of Britain's most popular snacks, consisting of hard-boiled eggs that are encased in sausage meat and coated in breadcrumbs. However, if desired, the eggs can be slightly runny. The combination of these ingredients is then deep-fried in hot oil until golden and crispy.


Although they can be consumed either hot or cold, the eggs are traditionally consumed chilled, preferably with pickles and a fresh salad on the side. It is believed that the snack was invented in the 19th century, when people used to dip the eggs in boiling water combined with lime-powder disinfectant, in order to preserve them. 

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Flapjack is a blend of porridge oats, golden syrup, sugar, and melted butter that is baked, and then usually cut up into squares or rectangles. A touch of salt and ground ginger are often added to the oat mixture for extra flavor, while white corn syrup or even maple syrup can be used as alternatives to the golden syrup.


The simplicity of this sweet treat, and the few basic ingredients needed for its preparation, have made flapjack an all-time favorite in England and beyond. Chewy or crunchy, depending on individual preferences, this sweet oat bar is a teatime, lunch box, and picnic staple as well as the perfect snack to eat on the go. 
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Potato Dish
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GIBRALTAR, United Kingdom
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LANCASHIRE, England
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MONTSERRAT, United Kingdom
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Sweet Bread
COUNTY ARMAGH, Northern Ireland
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JERSEY, United Kingdom
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TasteAtlas food rankings are based on the ratings of the TasteAtlas audience, with a series of mechanisms that recognize real users and that ignore bot, nationalist or local patriotic ratings, and give additional value to the ratings of users that the system recognizes as knowledgeable. For the “Top 25 British Snacks” list until February 13, 2025, 1,060 ratings were recorded, of which 933 were recognized by the system as legitimate. TasteAtlas Rankings should not be seen as the final global conclusion about food. Their purpose is to promote excellent local foods, instill pride in traditional dishes, and arouse curiosity about dishes you haven’t tried.

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