Protected designation of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indication (PGI) and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) are classifications defined in European Union Law to protect regional foods. The legislation came into force in 1992. It protects the names of wines, cheeses, hams, sausages, olives, beers, and even regional breads, fruits, and... Protected designation of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indication (PGI) and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) are geographical indications defined in The European Union is unique among international organizations in having a complex and highly developed system of internal law which has direct effect within the legal systems of its member states. In contrast to nations such as the United States, European nations subscribe to the principle that international law adopted... European Union Law to protect regional foods. The legislation came into force in 1992. The word Britain is used to refer to the United Kingdom (UK) the island of Great Britain, which consists of the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales sometimes the Roman province called Britain or Britannia The word and , the principal ones being Albionon ( Albion) and Ierne ( Erin). (The records of... Britain has a relatively short list of these, partly because of the industrialisation of Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals ( livestock). Agriculture is also known as farming. More people in the world are involved in agriculture as their primary economic... agriculture.

List of Foods

Larger quantities of beer foam than shown atop this glass caused a stir in 1990s England when people received less than a pint (568 ml) of beer for the price of a pint. Beer refers to any variety of alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of starchy material derived from... Beer

• Newcastle Brown Ale is a famous brand of dark brown beer. It has been brewed in Newcastle upon Tyne since 1927 by Newcastle Breweries (now a part of Scottish and Newcastle), and has been granted Protected Geographical Indication status by the EU. However, in April 2004, Scottish and Newcastle announced... Newcastle Brown Ale ( Protected designation of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indication (PGI) and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) are classifications defined in European Union Law to protect regional foods. The legislation came into force in 1992. It protects the names of wines, cheeses, hams, sausages, olives, beers, and even regional breads, fruits, and... Protected Geographical Indication (PGI))
• Kentish ale (PGI)
• Kentish strong ale (PGI)
• Rutland bitter (PGI)

Cheese is a solid food made from the curdled milk of various animals—most commonly cows but sometimes goats, sheep, reindeer, and water buffalo. There are over 400 types of cheese. Rennet is often used to induce coagulation in the milk, although some cheeses are curdled with acids like... Cheese

• Beacon Fell traditional Lancashire cheese ( Protected designation of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indication (PGI) and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) are classifications defined in European Union Law to protect regional foods. The legislation came into force in 1992. It protects the names of wines, cheeses, hams, sausages, olives, beers, and even regional breads, fruits, and... PDO)
• Bonchester cheese (PDO)
• Buxton blue (PDO)
• Dorset Blue cheese (PGI)
• Dovedale cheese (PDO)
• Exmoor Blue cheese (PGI)
• Single Gloucester (PDO)
• Swaledale cheese (PDO)
• Swaledale ewes' cheese (PDO)
• Teviotdale cheese (PGI)
• The round corner of a blue Stilton cheese, made in the traditional cylindrical shape. The characteristic blue veins of blue Stilton. The quarter top of a blue Stilton. Stilton cheese is a cheese of England. It comes in two varieties: the well-known blue and the lesser-known white. Long... Stilton - White cheese (PDO)
• The round corner of a blue Stilton cheese, made in the traditional cylindrical shape. The characteristic blue veins of blue Stilton. The quarter top of a blue Stilton. Stilton cheese is a cheese of England. It comes in two varieties: the well-known blue and the lesser-known white. Long... Stilton - Blue cheese (PDO)
• West Country farmhouse Cheddar cheese (see Cheddar cheese is a pale yellow, sharp-tasting cheese originally made in the English village of Cheddar, in Somerset. Cheddar-style cheeses are produced in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. Much of this cheese is mass-produced and quality varies enormously. The strong... Cheddar cheese) (PDO)

Cider has different meanings in the United Kingdom and the United States. Both meanings refer to a product containing the juice of apples. Unfermented Cider American_style unfiltered, unfermented unpasturized Cider, left; Apple juice, right. In North America, cider was traditionally fermented, but that alcoholic apple drink (see below) is now... Cider and Perry or pear cider is an alcoholic beverage made of fermented pear juice. It is similar to cider, in that it is made using a similar process and often has a similar alcoholic content. Perry has been common for centuries in England and France. Most of the best perry comes... Perry

• Gloucestershire cider (PGI)
• Gloucestershire perry (PGI)
• Herefordshire cider (PGI)
• Herefordshire perry (PGI)
• Worcestershire cider (PGI)
• Worcestershire perry (PGI)

Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of raw milk before homogenization. In the raw milk, over time, the lighter fat rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream this process is accelerated by using centrifuges called separators... Cream

• Clotted cream is a treacle-thick yellow cream made by heating and then leaving unhomogenised cows milk in shallow pans, for several hours. During this time, the cream content rises to the surface into clots. Purists prefer the cows to come from the counties of Devon or Cornwall in... Cornish Clotted Cream (PDO)

Fish might refer to: Fish - vertebrates with gills which live in water Fish (sometimes FISH) - the British code-word for World War II German stream cipher teleprinter secure communications devices The FISH (FIbonacci SHrinking) stream cipher published in 1993 Fish - the former lead singer of progressive rock band Marillion fluorescent... Fish

• Whitstable Oysters ( Protected designation of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indication (PGI) and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) are classifications defined in European Union Law to protect regional foods. The legislation came into force in 1992. It protects the names of wines, cheeses, hams, sausages, olives, beers, and even regional breads, fruits, and... PGI)

Meat is animal flesh (mainly muscle tissue) used as food, sometimes with the exception of fish, other seafood, and poultry. Originally, the word in the United States. In recent years, forms of imitation meat have been created to satisfy some vegetarians taste for the flavour and texture of meat, and... Meat

• Orkney beef (PDO)
• Orkney lamb (PDO)
• Scotch beef (PGI)
• Scotch lamb (PGI)
• Shetland lamb (PDO)
• Welsh Beef (PGI)

Vegetables on a market Vegetable is a nutritional and culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary fruit, nut, herb, spice, or grain. In common usage, vegetables include the leaves (e.g. lettuce), stems (asparagus... Vegetables

• Jersey Royal potatoes (PDO)

Applications

• Wensleydale cheese is a hard cheese produced in Wensleydale, Yorkshire. There are two types. White Wensleydale is usually shaped into a flat disc that is highly pressed and has a honey flavour to it. Blue Wensleydale has blue veins and comes in large drums. Both are suitable for vegetarians. History... Wensleydale cheese has applied for PDO

References

• Official list of British protected foods (http://europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/qual/en/uk_en.htm)
• Traditional Foods of Britain: A Regional Inventory. Euroterroirs, Laura Mason, Catherine Brown. ISBN 1903018-35-8.