Countries belonging to the British Commonwealth all have national emblems, some of which we know and recognize immediately, like the English Tudor Rose, the Scottish Thistle, the Irish Shamrock and ...

Local leeks can be found now at Oxford’s Farmers Market. Local leeks are much smaller, and as a result milder-flavored and more tender than those typically found in supermarkets. The leek is the ...

Wales' national vegetable and emblem, the Welsh Leek, has secured Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) UK GI status. It becomes the third new Welsh product to achieve the UK GI status, following on ...

Ah, March! Guinness piled to the rafters. Corned beef in the meat case. And soda bread in the bakery. It’s the Emerald Isle in the grocery aisle. Everyone gets a little Irish round about the middle of ...

Today, March 1, is St. David’s Day, a day celebrating the patron saint of Wales. St. David was a 6 th-century archbishop and saint who spread Christianity; founded monasteries; and lived an ascetic ...

There seems to be some debate about the true origin of soup made with potatoes and leeks. Evidence of soups featuring these ingredients appears in French, Irish and Welsh culinary tradition. Potatoes ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales handed out leeks — a symbol of Wales — to officers and guardsmen of the Welsh Guard for the first time at the St. David's Day Parade Simon Perry is a writer and ...

Leeks along with onions and garlic are all from the allium family. A difference is that onions and garlic form a tight bulb, whereas leeks form into stalks. The allium family is considered to be a ...

There’s more to Kate Middleton’s latest accessory choice than meets the eye. The Princess of Wales, 41, wore a replica of one of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite pieces — the Welsh Guards Leek ...