If you order a full Welsh breakfast, Count on getting both bacon and sausage, with the bacon being like the fine fare we call Canadian bacon. The photo above shows what I think are tiny cockles. Delicious. Sometimes there will be baked beans. Of course there will be eggs, and in addition to an egg or two you'll get a broiled tomato, field mushrooms, potatoes and/or toast, and perhaps a bit of black pudding. What's black pudding? Something that may make you decide to opt for plain porridge.
Welsh cakes are delightfully different, and they are something like a cookie, and something like a scone.
Not pictured here is an important ingredient in Welsh cooking: the leek. This variant of the onion family is actually taken as a symbol of Wales. On some occasions the leek is even pinned to one's jacket as a show of national pride. Some people more sensibly pin on another symbol -- the daffodil.
The most famous Welsh dish is Welsh rarebit. The creamy cheddar cheese sauce, poured over toast or used as a hot dip, is seasoned with mustard and Worcestershire sauce, and either a splash of Guinness or simply a bit of milk.
There are several theories as to how it got called rarebit. One of them is a put-down to the Welsh, indicating that poor Welsh people couldn't afford rabbit or other meat, and "Welsh rabbit" is cheese. Oh well. The Welsh are proud of their cheddar cheese.
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