EVERY British kitchen has a tin of baked beans lurking somewhere in the cupboard ... packed full of salt and sugar - sadly, that means Heinz and Branston originals - and choose low-salt ...

If butter beans are difficult to find, cannellini beans work, too. Combined with sautéed aromatics and baked for an hour with smoked sausages, the beans turn silky-soft and deeply flavorful.

Flavours include Heinz Baked Beans, pictured, Kikkoman Soy Sauce and Bird's custard. In Whitstable, Kent, Bears Ice Cream Imaginarium's products come in seasonal flavours including hot cross bun ...

cannellini beans work, too. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Combined with sautéed aromatics and baked for an hour with smoked sausages, the beans turn silky-soft and deeply flavorful.