Monday
- Jamaican coconut cornmeal porridgecoconut cornmeal · nutmeg and vanilla · ripe mango
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Yorkshire and the Humber · a city
Leeds: its food, and a week to cook at home.
A market city with Yorkshire cooking at its heart, Caribbean food at its carnival, and rhubarb sheds on its edge.
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What people eat here
Dishes from Leeds
No. 1
Kirkgate Market
One of the largest covered markets in Europe. Marks and Spencer began there as a penny stall in 1884.
No. 2
Leeds West Indian Carnival
Held in Chapeltown and Potternewton every August bank holiday since 1967, with jerk chicken, curry goat and fried dumplings.
No. 3
Forced rhubarb
Part of the Rhubarb Triangle lies within Leeds, around Rothwell and Morley. The rhubarb is grown in dark sheds and picked by candlelight.
No. 4
Yorkshire pudding
Batter baked in very hot fat until it rises, served with a roast and gravy.
What grows here, and when
Forced rhubarb from January to March. Lamb from spring into summer.
The Dales to the north and west raise lamb, and the Vale of York to the east grows grain and vegetables.
Seven days, seven menus
A sample week from our recipes
A week to cook at home that suits Leeds and its seasons, using only recipes on this site. Each day reads in the order you eat.
Tuesday
- Saltfish fritters (accra)crisp salt cod fritters · spring onion and thyme · fresh lime
- Jerk chicken with rice and peasscotch bonnet and allspice · charred chicken · coconut rice and peas
Wednesday
- Leek and potato soupsilky leek and potato · snipped chives · green olive oil
- Roast chicken thighs with leeks and potatoesgolden chicken thighs · sweet roast leeks · crisp potatoes
Thursday
- Jamaican curry goat with white riceslow simmered goat · golden curry gravy · white rice
- Jamaican festival (sweet fried dumplings)sweet cornmeal dough · crisp golden fry · warm vanilla
Friday
- Punjabi chana masala with basmati ricespiced chickpeas · slow tomato gravy · fragrant basmati
- Jeera rice with toasted cumintoasted cumin · long grain basmati · fresh coriander
Saturday
- Ploughman's plate with quick pickled onionsmature cheddar · crusty bread · pink pickled onions
Sunday
- Steak with peppercorn sauce and watercressseared sirloin · cracked peppercorn cream · peppery watercress
- Crisp roast potatoes with rosemary and garliccrackled roast potatoes · rosemary · soft roasted garlic
- Jamaican sweet potato puddinggrated sweet potato · coconut and nutmeg · soft caramel top
We have no recipe yet for Yorkshire pudding or rhubarb.
Meal plans that suit Leeds
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Facts checked on 27 October 2026.