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This Saturday I will be mostly eating orange and whisky marmalade, spicy potato wedges and ginger sponge pudding, washed down with Elderberry wine. The 12TH of February saw the arrival of over fifty purveyors of fine food and drinks to the Vulcan Arena in Hull. Many of the long established names in traditional Yorkshire produce were there to showcase quality goods as part of a weekend celebrating home grown fare dubbed Deliciouslyorkshire.

During the weekend there were demonstrations by top chefs and catering students from Hull College promoting regional foodstuffs.

Inside the modern arena were row upon row of stands and stalls, displaying everything from preserves and pickles, to pies and puddings.

There was something for everyone; many of the stallholders encouraged you to sample tasty titbits and give them feedback. This was an excellent opportunity to buy unusual specialities under one gigantic roof.

In a world where our taste buds have become accustomed too mass produced supermarket fodder, it was refreshing to be able to sample homegrown fare from people that really care about food; making it to the highest standard. As well as all the family comestibles on show were farmers proudly advertising free range and farm raised meat products.

A lot of the products were made from age-old recipes handed down from generation to generation. For example the Irish marrow chutney from Granny's Kitchen, Bramley: which had a particularly piquant flavour.

Brian Turner was the central figure at the two-day event. He demonstrated new twists on wholesome Yorkshire dishes including: fillet of Yorkshire beef spiced with red chilli. Brian was friendly and warm, cracking jokes; all the while making his assistant for the day, Matthew Dominey, feel less nervous, cooking in front of over 200 or more people.

Twenty-year old Matthew was presented with this unique opportunity to cook alongside the popular TV chef after winning Chef Idol, a competition held by East Riding and Hull Colleges. We were happy to meet Brian, a celebrity who was approachable, down to earth, and non pretentious; in short a true, hearty Yorkshire lad. He even agreed to pose for a photo with young Jane. 'appen it were grand.

All the food made us thirsty, luckily Blacksheep Brewery from Masham, Ripon were on hand to wet our whistles. The attractive stall manned by the friendliest folk imaginable; was never without some one clambering to try the different bottled ales on show. They spent the day pouring out measures of ale for all to sample including Rigwelters, a dark ale; Emmerdale, a lighter version; and Holy Grail which had a fruity finish.

As well as the liquor on sale, (four bottles for a fiver bargain) there were t-shirts, mugs and the lovable mascot: the little black sheep himself. Go to www.blacksheepbrewery.com for details of open days and special events at the brewery.

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