Laverbread My personal favourite of the Welsh offerings, laverbread is made from edible seaweed (laver).
It is packed full of vitamins, iron and iodine and consequentially has health benefits, particularly if you suffer from anaemia.
To make laverbread, the seaweed is boiled for a few hours, and then made into a purée with a slightly slimy consistency.
It is often served fried up with bacon and cockles as part of a full Welsh breakfast, but can also be fried up with oats and a bit of vinegar and pepper to make laverbread cakes.
Laver is gathered off the coast of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, so if you head to one of the cafes in West Wales, the laverbread will be as fresh as it gets.
Cockles Whilst you wouldn't rule out finding cockles on the menu elsewhere in the British Isles, they are particularly fresh and popular in coastal areas of Wales.
A cockle is a small, edible clam, found in the sort of rounded shell that you would expect to find washed up on a British beach.
They are harvested at low tide by raking them from the sand.
As well as being served for breakfast fried up with laverbread and bacon, cockles can also be found as a snack, boiled and seasoned with pepper and vinegar, or alternatively they may be pickled.
Welsh cakes A traditional snack served with a cup of tea, welsh cakes are traditionally cooked on a griddle called a bakestone.
They are circular and flat, containing raisins, sultanas or currants and are often flavoured with some cinnamon and nutmeg, then dusted with caster sugar after cooking.
Traditionally, welsh cakes are served either hot or cold on their own, but more recently they are becoming popular split in half and served with some jam on, much like you would with a scone.
Glamorgan Sausages It is a little known fact that the famous Glamorgan sausages are, in fact, vegetarian.
They are a traditional type of sausage, dating back to at least the 1850's, that are made from cheese, leeks and breadcrumbs.
Traditionally, they were made from Glamorgan cheese, but surprisingly when Glamorgan cheese stopped production, the sausage did not.
Instead, they are now made from the equally famous Caerphilly cheese, which descended from the traditional Glamorgan cheese recipe and is similar in both texture and taste.
Other Welsh delicacies that you might like to look out for during your stay include Penderyn whiskey, Brains bitter, bara brith, cawl and Welsh lamb.
If you visit West Wales, you will be spoilt for choice of places to eat out and experience the local cuisine.
If you would prefer to cook for yourself, there are plenty of self-catering options available in stunning holiday homes by the coast.
It is packed full of vitamins, iron and iodine and consequentially has health benefits, particularly if you suffer from anaemia.
To make laverbread, the seaweed is boiled for a few hours, and then made into a purée with a slightly slimy consistency.
It is often served fried up with bacon and cockles as part of a full Welsh breakfast, but can also be fried up with oats and a bit of vinegar and pepper to make laverbread cakes.
Laver is gathered off the coast of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, so if you head to one of the cafes in West Wales, the laverbread will be as fresh as it gets.
Cockles Whilst you wouldn't rule out finding cockles on the menu elsewhere in the British Isles, they are particularly fresh and popular in coastal areas of Wales.
A cockle is a small, edible clam, found in the sort of rounded shell that you would expect to find washed up on a British beach.
They are harvested at low tide by raking them from the sand.
As well as being served for breakfast fried up with laverbread and bacon, cockles can also be found as a snack, boiled and seasoned with pepper and vinegar, or alternatively they may be pickled.
Welsh cakes A traditional snack served with a cup of tea, welsh cakes are traditionally cooked on a griddle called a bakestone.
They are circular and flat, containing raisins, sultanas or currants and are often flavoured with some cinnamon and nutmeg, then dusted with caster sugar after cooking.
Traditionally, welsh cakes are served either hot or cold on their own, but more recently they are becoming popular split in half and served with some jam on, much like you would with a scone.
Glamorgan Sausages It is a little known fact that the famous Glamorgan sausages are, in fact, vegetarian.
They are a traditional type of sausage, dating back to at least the 1850's, that are made from cheese, leeks and breadcrumbs.
Traditionally, they were made from Glamorgan cheese, but surprisingly when Glamorgan cheese stopped production, the sausage did not.
Instead, they are now made from the equally famous Caerphilly cheese, which descended from the traditional Glamorgan cheese recipe and is similar in both texture and taste.
Other Welsh delicacies that you might like to look out for during your stay include Penderyn whiskey, Brains bitter, bara brith, cawl and Welsh lamb.
If you visit West Wales, you will be spoilt for choice of places to eat out and experience the local cuisine.
If you would prefer to cook for yourself, there are plenty of self-catering options available in stunning holiday homes by the coast.
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