The portable breakfast food might've originated with British soldiers returning from India.

Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

The caffeinated wine is made by British monks and loved by Scottish criminals.

The original energy bar.

This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

The best place to find the “nectar of the gods” is Holy Island.

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

Sheffield’s secret sauce has a cult following.

You can roast your potatoes in this rendered fat, or just spread it on bread and eat it cold.

This sweet Scottish pudding gets boiled in a bag for special occasions.

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

England's take on the Mexican meal wraps a Yorkshire pudding around meaty fillings.

Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.

Scotland's beloved traditional dish is deep-fried and served up fast-food style.

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

There's much more to these offal-based meatballs than the unfortunate double meaning of their name.

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.

Thanks to World War I veterans, a French liqueur has become the toast of a Lancashire town.

A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.