There will be a definite Welsh flavour when food and drink companies from across Wales take part this week in a culinary cornucopia at Taste of London (June 19-22).
Held in the capital’s Regent’s Park the event features the culinary skills and menus from some of London’s top restaurants and a host of Michelin-starred and celebrity chefs.
In total 15 Welsh companies will be exhibiting at the event with four Welsh producers taking part on a Welsh stand under the auspices of the Welsh Assembly Government’s True Taste brand.
Also located at the Welsh stand will be a Welsh Deli Showcase which provides a platform for many more food and drink companies to promote their products to a wide audience.
The deli is organised by True Food Marketing, a Menter a Busnes managed and Welsh Assembly Government Food and Market Development Division supported initiative, which helps Welsh food and drink businesses develop in the UK market.
Rhug Estate will be showcasing their new range of steak pies made with their home reared Aberdeen Angus Beef. The recipes were developed by Michelin starred chef Paul Reid and the mouth watering flavours include Steak and Ale; Steak and Red Wine; Steak and Stilton; and Steak and Mustard. The single serving pies are made with buttery pastry and will be available at Taste of London and also by mail order and wholesale.
Rhug Estate will also be selling their renowned Salt Marsh Lamb, which last year won the Daily Telegraph's Silver Award for Best Regional Food in the UK.
The Anglesey Sea Salt Company / Halen Môn will be showing its new 10g tubes of Halen Môn vanilla, organic spiced, oak smoked, pure and organic celery salts, which are perfect for picnics and special recipes.
They are also ideal as an introduction to the Halen Môn range, as the tubes fit with Taste of London’s theme of ‘signature dishes in miniature’.
Welsh Farm Organics will be heading for the capital too with a range of meat in a variety of cuts.
Welsh pork, Welsh mountain Lamb and Welsh Black Beef will be available as will the company’s Montgomeryshire Air Dried Ham. A selection of meat will be cooked and available to taste as part of the Welsh Deli Showcase.
Looking forward to attending Taste of London will be The Pudding Compartment, who have burst onto the "pudding scene" with a range of delicious hand-crafted puddings.
Based in Abergele, the team at The Pudding Compartment has brought new meaning to "steamed puddings", using only the best and freshest ingredients, to create light and luscious desserts which are now available across the UK, including Antony Worrall Thompson’s new deli in Windsor.
Their recently created range of puddings includes Citrus (Orange, Lemon and Lime with a tangy citrus sauce), Zingy Ginger (with a syrup, ginger and lemon sauce) and a sophisticated Seville Orange Marmalade and apricot pudding, which is drizzled with a mouth-watering sticky orange sauce.
*Companies featured on the Welsh Deli include: Derimon Smokery, Edwards of Conwy/ The Traditional Welsh Sausage Company, Penarth Vineyard, Caws Cenarth, Llaeth Y Llan/Village Dairy, The Patchwork Traditional Food Company, Teifi Cheese, Bwydlyn.
Also exhibiting at Taste of London are: Ty Nant Spring Water, The Serious Food Co, Rachel`s Dairy.
For further information about companies and products please contact:
The Anglesey Sea Salt Co. / Cwmni Halen Môn
Brynsiencyn
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Anglesey
LL61 6TQ
Contact: Alison Lea-Wilson
Tel: 01248 430871
Email: alison@seasalt.co.uk
Website: www.seasalt.co.uk
Rhug Estate
Corwen,
Denbighshire
LL21 0EH
Contact: John Edwards
Tel: 01490 413000
Email: jonathanedwards@rhug.co.uk
Website: www.
Welsh Farm Organics
Tyn-y-fron
Pentre
Mochdre
Powys
SY16 4JW
Tel: 01686 627979
Contact: Jonathan Rees
Email: sales@welshfamorganics.co.uk
Website: www.welshfarmorganics.co.uk
The Pudding Compartment Ltd
1 Berth Glyd
Abergele
Conwy
LL22 7HR
Tel: 01745 832441
Contact: Mark Ellis
Email: markellis@thepuddingcompartment.co.uk
Website: www.thepuddingcompartment.co.uk
