Christmas Recipes: The United Kingdom & Ireland

The United Kingdom offers four countries of culinary Christmas recipes -- England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Starting fresh with advent, the UK's holiday celebrations merge age-old winter celebrations with religious tradition for a month-long celebration full of lights, trees, and the classic Christmas traditions known stateside.

But there are some twists when it comes to feasting over the holidays. Here, you'll find a mixture of holiday recipes that hit tables across the United Kingdom, plus all of Ireland.

England
Olde English Christmas Pudding With Hard Sauce
English Christmas Cake
Mulled Claret
Christmas Pheasant
Brontë Meat Pie
Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding
Spiced Marmalade Glazed Gammon with Cumberland Sauce
Brandy Butter
Wassail

Wales
Taffy, or Everton Toffee
Cacen De Cymreig or Welsh Tea Cakes
Welsh Mountain Mutton
Stiw Eidion Cymreig or Welsh Beef Stew
Welsh Rarebit
Teisen Mel or Welsh Honeycake

Scotland
Traditional Scottish Shortbread
"Auld Reekie" Cock-a-Leekie Soup
Chicken Bonnie Prince Charlie
Scottish Crumpets
Haggis
Scottish Mince Pie
Black Bun
Atholl Brose
Braised Venison

Ireland
Irish Soda Bread
Guid Irish Christmas Cake
Roast Christmas Goose with Potato Stuffing
Irish Pasty
Spiced Beef
Christmas Cake