Just back from a brilliant weekend in Dingle at the Blas na hEireann awards, it is a bit of a trek but well worth it I can tell you. Its a beautiful part of the country and as the Dingle Food Festival was on the town was heaving and the atmosphere was just brilliant. The sun was so warm that I even ended up with sun burn!Cathy was sick and so couldn't make it this year but hopefully next year we will get shortlisted and have a great excuse to head down again.
The morning started out at the marina where all the shortlisted producers had their photos taken with their products and then headed off the the Dingle Brewing Company where all the products were on display with plenty of samples to try.
I met the nicest of producers who are based at Mahon Point Farmers Market and we ended up hanging out for the evening. Lucy from Ballyhoura Mountain Mushrooms, Una from Unas Pies and John and Sylvie who make macarons and cake pops. Lucy picked up two awards and Una's pies won gold , silver and bronze as well as best in farmers market and Supreme champion 2012!
I hope that next year we will be a bit more
organized and will get to head off on the taste trail. It was just so
lovely to walk around and soak up the atmosphere. We got a silver for
our flapjacks which was the icing on the cake, pity mam couldn't make
it, but there's always next year!
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