British bar snacks are coming into their own again, aim higher than peanuts and make a meal of the cocktail hour with the best Scotch eggs and pork scratchings
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Pig’s cheeks in breadcrumbs
Pork is a British favourite and these delicious pig's cheeks will bring a smile to your face
Recipe: Pork rillettes
Sometimes the old ways are the best. This is a great way to enjoy piggy odds and ends, which will keep as long as you can resist eating it. Simple pork rillettes - always a winner
Christmas cooking: The Royal Roast
Roast turkey, roast grouse, roast pheasant, roast partridge and roe deer tenderloin. One for all and all for one in The Field's Christmas Royal Roast
Cider
Cider has come of age, apples and pears make grown up drinks for sophisticated palates. Drink cider at the dinner table and not just on park benches
Slow-cooked belly Chinese style
Pork belly is all the rage, and delicious with an Oriental flavour. A great slow cook recipe.
Slow-roast whole shoulder of pork withcider-glazed carrots
A piggy feast to feed the hordes, you can even leave it in the bottom of the aga while you head to the races. Slow cooked, delicious and cheap pork shoulder.
Suckling pig
How to cook a suckling pig, have your very own hog roast