If you watch any American comedy show and they ever talk about British people, you will hear three kinds of jokes. 1) British people are polite 2) We all have terrible teeth. 3) Our food is the worst in the world.

If you ask any non-British person to describe our national cuisine, you will most likely hear the words bland, tasteless and “please don’t make me eat it”. But how has our food developed this dreadful reputation and is it really deserved?

They say a great chef is only as good as their ingredients. In the past this was a major problem. While these isles are blessed with some of