Guides & Recipes

Real Sea Salt & Cider Vinegar Hand Cooked Crisps 150g
British Pub Snacks at Home: A Crisps, Crackers and Cheese Night
How to build a relaxed British pub snack night at home in Spain: the right crisp flavours, crackers, pickle and mustard, plus how to serve them and mistakes to avoid. Read more...
Batchelors Mushy Peas 420g
Fish and Chips at Home in Spain: A Proper British Friday Supper
How to make crisp battered fish and golden chips at home in Spain, plus the British sides that finish the plate: mushy peas, malt vinegar and tartare sauce. Read more...
Tetley Original British black tea
How to Make a Proper British Cup of Tea (and What to Dunk With It)
Strong, malty, made with boiling water and a splash of milk: how to make a proper British cup of tea at home in Spain, plus the British and Irish biscuits... Read more...
Cheese and pickle toastie cut in half with melted cheddar, next to a mug of cream of tomato soup by a rainy window
Cheese and Pickle Toastie with Tomato Soup: The Ultimate British Comfort Lunch
Crisp, buttery bread, melted mature cheddar and a layer of Branston pickle, dunked in a mug of creamy tomato soup. How to make the perfect cheese and pickle toastie, with... Read more...
Homemade British cottage pie with golden ridged mash, a portion served with peas and a jug of gravy on a wooden table
How to Make a Proper Cottage Pie at Home in Spain
Rich minced beef in a proper OXO gravy, under a ridged, golden mash with a hint of English mustard. The classic British cottage pie, made with ingredients you can actually... Read more...
Buttered wholemeal toast soldiers spread with dark yeast extract, a soft-boiled egg and a mug of tea on a British breakfast table
Marmite on Toast (And How the British Actually Use It)
What Marmite actually is, the right way to use it, and how Bovril — its beefier cousin — fits into British cooking. Read more...
Pieces of Greek baklava with pistachios and honey next to a cup of Greek coffee on a sunny terrace table
A Taste of Greece: Minos Baklava, Explained
Layers of filo, honeyed syrup and nuts — what baklava actually is, how the two Minos versions differ, and the right way to serve it. Read more...
Sticky Cantonese-style chicken with peppers, spring onion and sesame next to white rice in a bowl with chopsticks
15-Minute Cantonese-Style Chicken & Rice
A sticky, takeaway-style chicken and rice bowl in 15 minutes flat — no wok skills required, just a good sauce, a hot pan, and rice that's ready before the chicken... Read more...
Baked bread and butter pudding with sultanas and an orange marmalade glaze, with a bowl served with custard
Old-Fashioned Bread & Butter Pudding (With a Marmalade Twist)
Buttered bread, a thin layer of Chivers marmalade instead of jam, and a custard-soaked bake that turns golden in the oven — a proper British teatime pudding, step by step. Read more...
Classic English trifle in a glass bowl with layers of berries and jelly-soaked sponge, custard and whipped cream topped with almonds
The Ultimate English Trifle (Ready in 20 Minutes)
Jam-soaked sponge, cold custard and cream in a glass bowl — the classic English trifle, ready in about 20 minutes with a couple of honest shortcuts. Read more...
Creamy chicken tikka masala in a copper dish with basmati rice, naan bread, raita and lime
Chicken Tikka Masala: Britain's Favourite Curry, Made at Home
The takeaway favourite made at home in one pan — browned chicken simmered in Golden Peacock Tikka Masala Sauce, served over basmati rice. Read more...
Pots of Dijon and wholegrain mustard with baguette, ham and cornichons, plus iced grenadine and mint syrup drinks on a Paris balcony
French Pantry Essentials: Real Dijon Mustard and How the French Drink Sirop
Reine Dijon mustard done properly, plus sirop — the fruit-syrup drink in every French kitchen that most other expats have never tried. Read more...
British Sunday roast with roast beef, lamb, chicken and Yorkshire puddings, with bowls of mint sauce, horseradish, apple sauce and gravy
British Sunday Roast: The Right Sauce for Every Meat
Beef, lamb, and pork each get a different classic British sauce — here's which is which, why it works, and how to get the gravy right too. Read more...
Tall golden homemade Yorkshire puddings in a muffin tin and on a plate with roast beef, being filled with gravy
The Only Yorkshire Pudding Recipe You'll Ever Need
Tall, crisp, golden Yorkshire puddings using McDougalls Plain Flour — the 4-ingredient batter, the exact oven trick that makes them rise, and the classic mistakes that stop them puffing up. Read more...
British ploughman's lunch board with mature cheddar, ham, pork pie, crusty bread, apple, pickled onions, brown pickle and English mustard
How to Build a Proper British Ploughman's Platter
No cooking required — just good assembly. Here's how to put together a proper Ploughman's platter with Colman's mustard and Chivers marmalade. Read more...
Creamy coconut chicken curry with red pepper, coriander and chilli next to fluffy white rice, with lime wedges
5-Ingredient Coconut Curry You Can Make Tonight
A genuinely easy weeknight curry using Amoy Coconut Milk, Ben's Original Creamy Curry Sauce and Ben's Original Rice — ready in about 20 minutes. Read more...
Bavarian bread dumplings in onion gravy, satay skewers with peanut sauce, Dutch stroopwafels on a coffee mug and iced peach tea
German & Dutch Treats: Pfanni, Pfanner, Daelmans and Conimex
From Bavarian potato dumplings to Dutch stroopwafels — the German and Dutch brands that bring central European comfort food to your table in Spain. Read more...
Spaghetti in rich tomato sauce with basil and parmesan, bruschette with tomato and olives, tomato purée and plum tomatoes on a rustic table
Italian Pantry Essentials: Napolina and Maretti Explained
Napolina pasta and tomato purees, Maretti bruschette crackers — the two brands that make an Italian-style kitchen possible anywhere in Spain. Read more...
British comfort food spread: pot of tea, teacakes, biscuits, jam, marmalade, cheddar with pickle, mustard and beans on toast
The Ultimate British Food Guide: What's Really in Our UK Collection
Colman's, Tunnock's, McDougalls, Thompsons Tea — where each iconic British brand actually comes from, and why they're staples of any proper British pantry in Spain. Read more...