The British Isles know how to do comfort food. Golden pies, roast meats, creamy cheeses, potatoes, oats, seafood, hearty soups, and proper puddings all have a starring role, with baking, smoking, pickling, and preserving adding plenty of old-school charm.

England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland each bring their own specialties, from Yorkshire pudding and Cornish pasties to haggis, Welsh leeks, Irish stews, and Atlantic seafood. And honestly, modern British food is wonderfully worldly, thanks to generations of immigration and multicultural city life.