The Glastonbury of Food



Mum and I enjoying our puddings

Abergavenny Food Festival is huge now! I went there at the weekend to see what all the fuss was about with my mum and Auntie Sue. It has areas dotted all over the small market town packed with stalls selling loads of delicious food and drinks. There are also talks throughout. It is SO busy and you have to get your elbows out to make your way through the crowds but once you got into it, it was fine.
The first talk we went to was with Jekka McVicar, who is the Queen of herbs! It was really interesting and I found out about how parsley is amazing for digestion and can be cooked like spinach, how sage is good for a sore throat and for memory, fennel good for high cholestoral and mint is also good for digestion. I should have taken a note book as there was so much to learn.


My goodies



The second talk was with Pierre Koffman, who introduced pig trotters to Chelsea in the 70s. He is French and is a top chef. He was interviewed by Great British Menu judge, Matthew Fort. They were both interesting to listen to and spoke about how far British cuisine has come.

And to the food!!! I had Venison Chilli and Nachos and Cheese for lunch, which was amazing. The chilli was quite delicate and not too rich. Later for pudding I had a Banana and Butterscotch crepe, which was good but not amazing. Finished off with Satay Chicken!

There is so much choice and it was hard not to get too excited and buy everything. Instead I bought Borage Honey, which is deliciously sweet and light, Bath Pig Chorizo (amazing), Brownies, some fish pies, mixed olives and Raspberry Cassis, which is so tasty but a bit pricey.

I love Abergavenny Food Festival and hope to go again next year.