The Foodie Land - Lancashire

Lancashire has a historic origin and is a popular destination for holidaying. Also, known as Lancs it has a bouquet of surprises for you in store as and when you visit this lovely destination. Every year this place is visited by thousands of tourists who come here to spend some quality time with their family, friends or well, sometimes to pamper themselves. Lancashire is a destination which has something for everyone. For the adventure lovers there are a whole bunch of activities which includes cycling, fishing, golf, sailing, hiking, mountain biking, but to name a few. Then for the culture and arts fanatics there are interesting museums, parks and gardens, theatres and entertainment, churches, sacred sites and handicraft exhibitions and much more. For the wilderness lovers, there are the wildlife parks, bird watching stuff, there are also theme parks and much more. But most importantly, Lancashire is world famous for its authentic local food. Visiting Lancashire and not trying out on the authentic local cuisine here is just like visiting the London and not visiting the London Bridge. There are a variety of local dishes which are ruling the souls of the people living here and even the tourists in town.

MOST POPULAR AUTHENTIC DISHES OF LANCASHIRE – Let’s start with a recipe which has made its place in the heart of probably every English nobleman in the country, it’s the traditional casserole dish made with lamb and known as Lancashire hotspot. The breakfast fantasy or call it Throdkins, so traditional and so popular it is, or be it the suet pudding which contains onions and minced meat and is popularly known as Rag Pudding. For the veggies there is this yum recipe called potato hotspot. So what if you are not able to taste the most popular recipe – Lancashire hotspot, here is a variation of the same recipe which is created using potatoes. Ginger bread and ginger cake known as Parkin and Ormskirk respectively are hot sellers in south of Lancashire. Talking of cakes, these people of Lancashire are truly fond of cakes because, make a list of their most popular recipes and you will find cake recipes every now and then. Be it butter cake, Eccless cakes, Chorley cakes, Goosnargh cakes and more. There are many more recipes that are loved by the people. So, do not forget to try out as many as you can when in Lancashire.

Best Restaurants in Lancashire

There are many restaurants in Lancashire which serve authentic local food as well as international cuisine. Here is a run down a few restaurants which are worth visiting atleast once when in Lancashire.

CANALSIDE DINING EXPERIENCE – Drop in at the Burscough Wharf of the Burscough village. This is a beautiful location by the canal and you can have a great time or spend a romantic evening by the waters. There are a few very good restaurants around this place of which one is an award winning one. The menu it serves mostly includes authentic food and all these are cooked up using quality ingredients. These people use premier Cheese in their cooking, like Exmoor Blue, Goat Cheese, Lancashire Bomb and more. The fish that is used for the fresh fish recipes is all got from the coasts of Britain and is of high quality. Meat brought from the British Farms is best in class and so is the Scottish beef.

ROMANTIC DINING EXPERIENCE – If you are planning a couple dinner then it’s advisable to go to a place which creates that ambience. The perfect location would be the Longridge fell region. You will find quite a few restaurants overlooking the Longridge fell and some of them have beautiful gardens. The menu served by these restaurants includes freshly made regional as well as seasonal recipes. And to add some more life to the dining experience there are restaurants that have live piano nights on weekends.

There are many more restaurants along the length and Breadth of Lancashire, so if you are planning to make Lancashire as your next holiday destination do try out as many delicacies as possible alongside all your adventure or fun activities because Lancashire is a foodie’s paradise.

Ivan Shelly talks about best restaurants in Lancashire.