Cuisine of Blackpool for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

In Blackpool you will find more than 250 restaurants, bars and cafes of different rank, style and cuisine. Of course, the choice is so big that you can easily find elite dining facilities, modest bistros and elegant bars, which are always ready to serve their visitors. Sapori is widely known as one of the most popular budget restaurants of the city. The basis of its menu is represented by dishes from Italian cuisine. During the daytime Sapori attracts a large number of travellers, who come here in order to try delicious pizza and relax between interesting excursions. In the evening the restaurant simply dives in its unforgettable cozy and romantic atmosphere. Sapori accepts visitors until late in the evening. AJs Bistro restaurant is without a doubt a great place to try dishes from the local cuisine. This dining facility is perfect for rest of a big company or a family dinner. In the evening AJs Bistro is distinguished by a truly interesting entertainment program that is very popular among guests of the restaurant. The smallest visitors will be surely pleased to select dishes from the separate menu. However, children particularly like desserts served here as they are truly delicious. Everyday chefs of the restaurant delight visitors with new sweets.

Fans of French cuisine simply cannot neglect Oliver's Bistro restaurant, which is distinguished not only by a large selection of dishes, but also by a beautiful decoration of the hall. Huge selection of meat dishes and first course dishes, fruit desserts and French wines – your visit to Oliver's Bistro restaurant will leave only most pleasant memories. When it comes to describing Chinese cuisine, Michael Wan's Mandarin Cantonese restaurant gets the most of positive feedbacks. This dining facility never ceases to attract fans of exotic food. This is the place where you can taste best national dishes, as well as try various exotic seafood meals and drinks.

West Coast Rock café is very popular either among locals or among tourists. In the morning the café serves delicious breakfasts, which are served in a buffet type. When it’s time for lunch, guests are welcome to enjoy a wide choice of first course dishes and salads. Finally, supper is the part of a day when guests are offered to order interesting signature dishes prepared by the skilled café chefs. West Coast Rock is notable for its relaxed and merry atmosphere. Guests can either eat their food in the café, or order food delivery. The menu of Toast Cafe Bar & Grill Restaurant Blackpool features a truly large selection of dishes from English, Mediterranean, French and Italian cuisines. This dining facility will be surely liked by fans of vegetarian food, seafood lovers and fans of Italian cuisine. The restaurant’s wine card is worth a separate mentioning as it will surely please even true connoisseurs of this amazing drink. In the evening in Toast Cafe Bar & Grill Restaurant Blackpool always plays live music and prevails really romantic atmosphere. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Lancashire hotpot is one of the oldest and traditional dishes in Blackpool that locals like and keep cooking for centuries. It is quite simple to cook it at home as all ingredients for this nutritious meat dish are affordable and not hard to find. To cook Lancashire hotpot, you will need approximately one kilogram of lamb meat. Experienced chefs recommend lamb shoulder as the best choice for this dish.

Cut the meat into small cubes, approximately 2 centimeters large. Lamb kidneys are an important ingredient as well. Two kidneys are enough. Cut the kidneys in half and remove the central part, then also cut them into cubes. Cut two potatoes into thin slices, then cut two big onions in semi-rings. Beef broth it one of the key ingredients of Lancashire hotpot. Take two cups of the broth and add approximately 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce.

Take frying pan, pour some oil into it, and then roast meat. The meat is roasted until the cubes get a brown cover. After that, roast onion separately until it becomes transparent. Meat with onions is then put into a casserole dish and covered with a layer of potato. Finally, the broth is poured into the dish. Put a cover on the dish and cook it in the oven at a temperature of approximately 150 degrees by Celsius for two hours. After that, take the dish out of the oven, spread melted butter on its surface, and then put the dish back into the oven for another 40-45 minutes at a temperature of approximately 200 degrees by Celsius.

Despite the fact that it takes time and effort to cook this dish, its outstanding taste and texture are definitely worth all the hard work. The ready meat is incredibly tender and juicy. As there are no spices in the dish, its taste is very natural and distinct.

Modern restaurants in Blackpool offer different variations of Lancashire hotpot. Many chefs cook the meat ragout in accordance with their own exclusive recipes. Besides potatoes, the dish can contain such ingredients as celery, carrots, and turnip. Nowadays, the ragout can also be made of different meat, not only lamb. In the past, locals spent a whole day cooking Lancashire hotpot. They put the meat into heavy pots and slowly cooked it in the oven all day long. Some restaurants specializing in the national cuisine still cook this dish in full accordance with the classic national recipe.