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gravy by pairing tandoori dry-
roasted meat with a mild,
creamy sauce), regional Indian
food is now to the fore, notably
southern cuisine strong on
coconut, fish and fruits. Spanish
and Mexican-style tapas and
Mediterranean and Middle
Eastern-style mezze are all
prominent, and no area is
without its Italian ristorante.
Street food stalls and markets
Bountiful vegetable stall at London’s Borough Market provide a taste of the global
flavours prevalent across the
International Flavours
these trends, offering good, city and while there is a variety
imaginative, well-prepared Such is the diversity of the city’s of foods everywhere, there are
and sensibly priced food, as restaurants that there really is pockets of London dominated
well as fine wines and beers, something for everyone in by a particular cuisine.
in the relaxed surroundings of London. Britain has long had a
the traditional London pub. love affair with both Asian and WHERE TO EAT
London’s historic seafood Indian food, and some of the Asian Chinatown in Soho is, of
favourites – cockles in vinegar, best examples of each can be course, home to an impressive
whelks and jellied eels – are found across the capital. While collection of Chinese restaurants,
increasingly hard to find but, chicken tikka masala has been but also offers excellent Japanese
as capital of an island nation, voted the nation’s favourite dish and Vietnamese food.
the city offers many fine fish (invented here, the legend goes, Indian Southall in Ealing is home
restaurants. Many places selling to satisfy the national passion for to the largest Indian community
seafood, from restaurants to in London.
market stalls, are conscious Caribbean Traditional Caribbean
of the environment and dishes such as curried goat,
advocate sustainable fishing, plantain and jerk chicken, are
so patrons should look out cooked to perfection in Brixton,
for seafood sourced from south London.
approved suppliers. As a Spanish Tapas restaurants are
consequence, it’s very likely increasingly popular in the West
that you’ll spot local catches End, serving a taste of the
such as bream, bass, sole Mediterranean in small dishes.
Italian Possibly one of London’s
and gurnard on the menu most popular cuisines, an array of
alongside cod and haddock. traditional Italian restaurants
Salmon is often billed surrounds St Peter’s Italian Church
as wild and scallops as Market stall-holders offering prepared near Holborn.
diver-caught. food follow high hygiene standards

Shepherd’s Pie Minced Roast Beef Horseradish sauce is Eton Mess Named for the elite
lamb slow-cooked with diced a traditional accompaniment, as public school, a crushed mix of
vegetables, topped off with are crisp Yorkshire puddings fresh strawberries, whipped
creamy mashed potato. made of batter. cream and meringue.

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