Monday
- Masala omelettegolden folded egg · red onion and tomato · lime
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A region of England
West Midlands: its food, and a week to cook at home.
Birmingham's curry houses, the Black Country's working dishes, and the orchards and cattle of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
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What people eat here
Dishes from West Midlands
No. 1
The balti
A curry cooked fast and served in the thin steel bowl it was cooked in. It is widely said to have taken shape in Birmingham in the 1970s.
No. 2
Staffordshire oatcakes
Soft, thin pancakes made with oats, filled with cheese, bacon or egg and rolled up. A breakfast of the Potteries.
No. 3
Faggots and peas
Meatballs of pork and offal baked in gravy, served with mushy or grey peas. A Black Country favourite.
No. 4
Worcestershire sauce
The sharp brown sauce was first made in Worcester in the 1830s.
What grows here, and when
Asparagus from late April to June, plums in late summer, and apples and pears in autumn.
The Vale of Evesham in Worcestershire is known for its asparagus and plums. Herefordshire grows cider apples and perry pears, and gave its name to the Hereford breed of beef cattle.
Seven days, seven menus
A sample week from our recipes
A week to cook at home that suits West Midlands and its seasons, using only recipes on this site. Each day reads in the order you eat.
Tuesday
- Pakistani chicken karahitomato-seared chicken · green chilli · ginger threads
- Soft wholemeal chapatiwholemeal atta · puffed on a hot pan · soft and warm
Wednesday
- Tarka dal with jeera ricegolden lentils · sizzling garlic tarka · cumin rice
- Cucumber and mint raitacool cucumber · toasted cumin · garden mint
Thursday
- Jacket potatoes with smoky homemade beanscrisp jacket potato · smoky tomato beans · chives
Friday
- 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
Saturday
- Jerk chicken with rice and peasscotch bonnet and allspice · charred chicken · coconut rice and peas
Sunday
- Roast chicken thighs with leeks and potatoesgolden chicken thighs · sweet roast leeks · crisp potatoes
- Garlicky spring greens with lemonspring greens · golden garlic · lemon
- Apple and blackberry crumblebramley apple and blackberry · golden oat crumble · warm custard
We have no recipe yet for the balti itself, oatcakes or faggots.
Meal plans that suit West Midlands
Cities in West Midlands
Facts checked on 27 October 2026.