But there are also many recipes which are still only cooked within the borders of the Ridings. Their characteristics are simplicity combined with a strong taste and a good dash of spice. Cakes are a great feature of Yorkshire cooking, simple but strongly flavoured. On bonfire night you may find yourself being served parkin, a delicious ginger cake with a slightly nutty texture. Guy Fawkes came from York, so it is fitting that this spicy treat is associated with him.
Easter brings simnel cake, a rich fruit cake topped with marzipan balls.
With fishing ports all along the coast from Hull to Whitby, fish have long featured on Yorkshire menus. These rich tastes now live on in the fish restaurants up and down the coast. Peas are also often linked with Yorkshire. While you may be more familiar with mushy peas in fish and chip shops, the more authentic dish is pease pudding. Still popular all over the North East, the pudding eats very well with ham and pork and some recipes still call for bacon to be added to the peas.