Monday
- Porridge with warm berries and toasted seedscreamy oats · warm berries · toasted seeds
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A region of England
East of England: its food, and a week to cook at home.
Flat, rich farmland and a long North Sea coast. Much of England's grain, sugar beet and vegetables grows here.
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What people eat here
Dishes from East of England
No. 1
Cromer crab
Small brown crabs caught off the Norfolk coast around Cromer, dressed and eaten cold with bread and butter.
No. 2
Colchester and Mersea oysters
Oysters have been farmed in the creeks around Colchester and Mersea Island in Essex for centuries.
No. 3
Norfolk dumplings
Plain dumplings of flour and water, cooked on top of a stew.
No. 4
Mustard
Colman's mustard was made in and around Norwich for about two hundred years, from mustard grown on Norfolk farms.
What grows here, and when
Asparagus from late April to June, crab from spring into autumn, and Fenland celery from October to Christmas.
Fenland celery, grown in the dark peat soil of the Fens, is a protected food name. Norfolk and Suffolk grow barley, sugar beet, potatoes and asparagus.
Seven days, seven menus
A sample week from our recipes
A week to cook at home that suits East of England and its seasons, using only recipes on this site. Each day reads in the order you eat.
Tuesday
- Leek and potato soupsilky leek and potato · snipped chives · green olive oil
- Crisp hake with minty crushed peascrisp-skin hake · minty crushed peas · lemon new potatoes
Wednesday
- Roast chicken thighs with leeks and potatoesgolden chicken thighs · sweet roast leeks · crisp potatoes
- Creamy mashed potatoessilky mash · warm butter · chives
Thursday
- Courgette, pea and mint frittatagolden courgette · sweet peas · lemon and mint
- Green leaf salad with mustard dressingsoft garden leaves · cucumber · mustard dressing
Friday
- Smoked mackerel pâté with toastsmoked mackerel · lemon and chive · sourdough toast
- Steak with peppercorn sauce and watercressseared sirloin · cracked peppercorn cream · peppery watercress
Saturday
- Mushroom ragu with soft polentaslow mushroom ragu · soft golden polenta · rosemary and olive oil
Sunday
- Pea and mint soupsweet garden peas · fresh mint · olive oil
- Jacket potatoes with smoky homemade beanscrisp jacket potato · smoky tomato beans · chives
- Apple and blackberry crumblebramley apple and blackberry · golden oat crumble · warm custard
We have no recipe yet for crab or Norfolk dumplings.
Meal plans that suit East of England
Cities in East of England
Facts checked on 27 October 2026.