Wales Re-Visited.

Following our successful visit to Wales, this month’s meeting saw us sharing Welsh recipes.

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We started with Cawl cennin, a beautiful, creamy, flavourful leek soup with breads and Welsh  butter. This was followed by a delicious leek and cheese pie, which had a lovely colour and texture. Welsh oggies followed. These can be made with Welsh lamb or beef, onions, potato and leeks. Tradition says they should be D shaped and have a thick crust for miners to hold. The Welsh believe that their oggie was first eaten by the builders of St David’s Cathedral in 1181 therefore made long before the Cornish pastie.

Welsh cakes were next on the menu. These were traditionally cooked on a stone and eaten on their own, if eaten with apple they are called an Apple Dragon. We were then able to taste a variety of Bara Brith and compare the recipes used.
Finally, we tasted the cheese board, sourced from our recent visit to Wales.
Many thanks to Carolyn, Margaret and Pat for taking the lead today with their wonderful food and thanks also to Colin and Denis for the delicious extras!
I hope our new members, Dot, Geraldine and Brian enjoyed themselves and are looking forward to our 10 year celebratory picnic next month.