Foodie Tours in the UK

What else but fish and chips! But there is a lot more to food in the UK!

As London is the largest city, there are many more food and drink tours here than anywhere else. There is such a diversity of cultures here. There is a foodie tour in the Brixton area of London that features African and Caribbean food, as there are many people who trace their roots from these countries.  Another tour is centred in the Soho and Chinatown areas that showcases food from the Mediterranean as well as Chinese, Indian and British cuisine.  An East End tour features food from the many cultural groups that have shaped the history there - French, Chinese, Jewish, British and Indian. In all of these tours, you learn about the history of London and why people from these various backgrounds left their homelands to live here.

Typical British foods are highlighted in some of the tours, such as one that is an English scone making course.  There are several tours on double decker buses where you can have afternoon tea ( and even a tipple) while you see the city. My favourite could be the cheese tour. Imagine walking through London sampling as much cheese as you want!  My dream day!

Outside of London, the city of York has several foodie tours.  One is at a cocoa works, and another is a tour sampling food at 6 different locations.  Manchester has an Indian food making (Chapatti n Curry), Liverpool has a food and drink tour, and Bristol also has a chocolate tour. In Norwich, someone has a tour sampling sausage rolls.  I am sure there are not many Brits who don't like sausage rolls.  They are served at most British functions.

Cardiff in Wales has at least 3 foodie tours which all include walking and tasting Welsh food along the way.  You can learn about culinary delights here as well as what life is like in this part of the world. Scotland has a lot of whiskey tasting tours (I will talk about this in another blog) and pub crawls, but there is a food and pub tour in Edinburgh which also includes walking. Belfast has several food and drink tours where you walk and learn about the City.  As with all of these tours, the tour guide and the commentary are often what make your time memorable.

It is always worthwhile to take a tour when you are travelling.  Eating and drinking while you learn about an area is always a good pastime.

Until the next blog, Cheers!