Manchester tart is a signature dish of United Kingdom; we have verified places to eat it in Manchester. Manchester's school-dinner-era dessert: shortcrust pastry, raspberry jam, vanilla custard, desiccated coconut, and a single glace cherry on top. Start with where to eat Manchester tart in Manchester.
Manchester tart · Manchester
Manchester's school-dinner-era dessert: shortcrust pastry, raspberry jam, vanilla custard, desiccated coconut, and a single glace cherry on top. Variation on Mrs Beeton's Manchester pudding.
The Manchester tart descends from the original Manchester pudding, first recorded by Victorian cookery writer Mrs Beeton in 1861 as a baked custard tart with breadcrumbs. The 20th-century version dropped the breadcrumbs, added a layer of raspberry jam and finished with desiccated coconut, surviving as a school-dinner staple and now a Manchester pub dessert menu fixture.
Where to eat in Manchester:
- The Edinburgh Castle
- Mr Thomas's Chop House
Where to eat Manchester tart in Manchester: the editor picks