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Restaurants and cafés inside Heathrow Airport have swapped the croissants for crumpets, and the pizza for pork pies, as the first ever British Food Fortnight gets underway at the London hub.

The event, which lasts from August 26 to September 12, is designed to introduce foreign travellers to traditional UK cuisine.

Culinary staples such as Yorkshire puddings, bangers and mash, and a host of bizarrely named ales (Young’s Waggle Dance and Bishop’s Finger) will be served across the airport’s five terminals, at such swanky outlets as Prunier Seafood Bar, Caviar House, and the Rhubarb Food Bar.

The Harlequin pub in Terminal One will also be serving a unique, one-time-only, ale imaginatively known as ‘The Harlequin.’

Foul-mouthed TV chef, Gordon Ramsey, has prepared a special three-course meal for the Food Fortnight, to be served at his Heathrow restaurant, Plane Food.

The starter, which includes beetroot and goat’s curd, is followed by pan-fried sea bream with wild garlic, and a serving of mashed potatoes.

Other, more common dishes, such as jam roly-poly, char-grilled Tandoori chicken, and even the humble scone, are available at 20 different food outlets inside the airport.

Heathrow’s duty-free stores are also offering discounts on bottles of whisky and various cheeses for the duration of the event.

“We can be proud of our culinary heritage,” explained airport boss, Malcolm Robertson. “As the global gateway of the UK, Heathrow is well placed to promote British food.”

Mr Robertson claims that the airport is “very happy” to be able to offer the best UK cuisine to travellers, many of whom will be taking their first steps in the country.