Food and Drink
On the good food trail
The Welsh food secret is now well and truly out!
With a 750 mile coastline, and hundreds of sparklingly clean lakes and rivers, Wales boasts a superb variety of seafood. Oyster, mussel and scallop beds are to be found around the Welsh coast; young lobsters have been re-introduced into the Menai Strait; there’s an abundance of ‘sewin’ - sea trout; and of course, we can’t forget the seaweed! Laverbread, made from a lettuce-leaf type of seaweed, is often mixed with oatmeal, and served at breakfast with bacon and eggs.
Inland, the glory of Wales lies in its numerous valleys and mountains. Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef are geared to the fine modern taste - lean and naturally free of additives.
Wales produces its own milk and butter and, perhaps most exciting of all, more than 50 farmhouse cheeses, all distinctly different, with regional variations and a wonderful range of flavours and textures. You can usually buy them from market stalls, local shops and larger supermarkets. And you may also be tempted by traditional baked products such as Bara Brith (fruit loaf) or Welshcakes (griddle scones).
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