Championing Proper British Food and Drink

Takethedogalong

Prompted by another thread, how about listing any food and drinks products that are still made in this country, and not part of a huge Multi national company?

Here’s something very local to us.......

https://www.hendersonsrelish.com/

 

peedee

Stop drinking EU beers, there are some damed fine Craft beers to had in this country.

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Takethedogalong

AD, we eat a lot of fish and seafood, and I agree, Brits can be very conservative in their food choices.

PD, we are surrounded by micro breweries here, we have used CLs that have micro breweries on site as well. There’s the one up at Cropton, but we stayed on another near Lichfield a few years ago. Bought beer on the site👍

I was going to add Seabrooks Crisps. Still made in Bradford, but they sold their soul to the Japanese in 2018........ 

Edit.....the micro brewery is  https://blythebrewery.co.uk/ based at Blythe House Farm CL, highly recommended site to stay👍

 

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LLM

One of our largest food imports from the EU is pork and pork products.  If we were to buy more UK produced pork our farmers may well be thankful but currently there is not sufficient produced here to fill all of our demands.  Many things will need to change and change takes time.  

EasyT

AD, we eat a lot of fish and seafood, and I agree, Brits can be very conservative in their food choices.

There is also the fact that there is a ready and established market overseas for such things. 

brue

Gurnards are used to bait and attract shell fish like lobsters and crabs in the uk, they are very spiny but it's good not to waste them!

 

JVB66

When have the EU ever made real beer?

brue

Here's our local Brandy...Somerset Cider Brandy Co.https://www.somersetciderbrandy.com/distillery-bond-1

distilled by Fifi and Josephine.....

We might miss out on certain things when we leave the EU but we've got enough alchohol to keep afloat!! 

peedee

and British wine ca be very good.

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Edit.....the micro brewery is https://blythebrewery.co.uk/ based at Blythe House Farm CL, highly recommended site to stay

I've added that to my favourites, thanks.

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JVB66

In the Ramoska

MikeyA

Edit.....the micro brewery is https://blythebrewery.co.uk/ based at Blythe House Farm CL, highly recommended site to stay

We stayed there a few years ago, site was fine but the journey along the narrow lanes towing a caravan with few places to pass was a "heart in mouth" situation. We have stayed on probably hundreds of CLs/CSs so not a nervous newcomer.

 

brue

I like fish David but It's not the one for me! You could always visit this famous place in Cornwall which keeps the name alive. LINK it was a place I knew well when I lived in Cornwall, back in the mists of time and the foggy west coast! 

EasyT

I remember gurnard and was introduced to them and how to prepare them from scratch in Hull, but have not cooked any for about 35 years. Did have it a couple of times in in the early 2000s as well when in a Spanish island and Malta

LLM

I expect that it is very good and so it should be for that price.  A case of quite acceptable Calvados would not be much more, even with a 20% tariff.  

Takethedogalong

Used to see them a lot in Cornish fishmongers. Confess I haven’t tried them, but I have been in the Gurnard Inn. Much beloved of the foodie followers, always featured regularly in Guardian😁

 

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Takethedogalong

Thanks AD, unusual that they are fried in margarine. Can understand the need for outdoor cooking now😁

Here’s another useful link, this company sources some of the best UK produce https://www.britishlocalcraft.co.uk/

Another yummy supplier located not far from us are Mercer’s, their curds, jams, chutneys are really delicious. Based in Wetherby.

 

 

SteveL

My youngest used to love those when we were in France and they were also available from Morrisons when they opened one locally. He thought they resembled the mechanical fish from Stingray. Not sure if that was why he liked them so much.😂 We certainly don't seem to want anything that looks a bit strange in this country.

brue

Except kippers...I wonder how they go down elsewhere?!

And you can't beat a Craster Kipper!  LINK

LLM

 Lovely, nearly as good as Arbroath Smokies 😃.

SeasideBill

Not if it’s red.

 

SeasideBill

As a paid up CAMRA member I enjoy some artisan continental beers as much as good home ales - they’re different but doesn’t make them bad. For example, try some Pietra Beer from Corsica - wonderful malt beer flavoured with chestnuts.

Too many UK craft breweries focus on American style brews or light hoppy beer that’s indistinguishable from lager to cater for the younger set reared on insipid Fosters and Heineken. 

Wherenext

I think the Belgians would take umbrage at that, particularly those made by the Monks. In addition the Weisbier from Bavaria is great. When Bavaria agreed to join the Federation in Germany they insisted on not allowing anyone to adulterate both their Beer and their Sausages!

Just to balance things up I do like a British beer as some members would testify to and a jolly good Cumberland Sausage.

Anyway this thread was meant to celebrate the UK not denigrate the EU.

Wherenext

Mrs WN wouldn't forgive me if I didn't mention the World Renowned Black Pudding from her home town of Bury.

Goldie146

I love it - put in in anything to pep it up! I always have a bottle (or maybe two) on hand.

 

EasyT

Maltese Hopleaf pale ale is an all time favourite of mine

SeasideBill

Love it too, perfect accompaniment to a pasty! I like the Henderson’s Relish crisps top, but rare to find them beyond South Yorks. I have ordered some online for Xmas.