Tatton Park Food Show.

This weekend I went to the Tatton Park Food Festival. It was a lot larger than the last one I went to in Warrington. The weather was horrendous it rained all day and the ground was muddy and in parts like a swimming pool!

I'm relaxing on the beach with my freshly squeezed lemonade.

All the stalls were outside although some were under gazebos. The big tents had cookery demonstrations in and were absolutely packed due to the rain.

There were over 150 food and drink stalls. A couple of the stalls had demonstrations of food preparation equipment. I bought a whisk for my grandma which is good for people who have arthritis. 

Montezuma's chocolate from Brighton. It was packed in the stall we left and later on when we came back it was empty so the staff had time to chat to us. We tried some of the chocolates on display and I bought a yummy dark chocolate and chilli bar. The lady behind the counter bought out special samples of their chilli and lime milk chocolate bar. It had a spicy and sour taste which was very unfamiliar for me to find in a chocolate bar.

More people were interested in the cows rather than the frozen yoghurt stand! 

CHURROS!!!!!

Churros are a crunchy pancake stick served dusted with sugar and cinnamon with a chocolate sauce dip.

This is what churros look like being deep fried. The come out of the metal tube and fall into the oil. They only take 10 seconds to cook because the oil temperature is very hot.

The finished product. Mmmmmmmmm!!!!!!

We went back for seconds later so we could take them home and share them with the family. 

Lanfaes dairy ice cream. I had mint choc-chip and my auntie had lemon cheesecake. She said it was the best lemon cheesecake ice cream she'd ever had. We spent a lot of time chatting to the man who makes it and they make over 100 different types of ice cream!

We had Jamaican jerk chicken for lunch. 

I was drawn to the smell. I just followed my nose. It tasted as good as it smelt.

Tea made from dried fruits and flowers. It didn't smell like normal tea, I would have loved to try some but they didn't have any samples brewed. 

End Of The Rainbow cakes is a firm based in Oldham. At the last food festival festival I had their chocolate chilli cake and they recognised me.

I tried the chocolate chilli cupcake. Boy it was delicious! The best thing about End Of The Rainbow is that they sell the cupcakes for £1. 

We bought the maple syrup popcorn.

 My auntie tried the caramel rum.

Fresh coconuts. The barman cut off the top of the coconut and poured rum in it to make a coconut cocktail.

They were huge.

Iced coffee prepared by a man showing off his electric whisk.

Assorted cakes.

Chocolate brownie cake pops and carrot cake pops.

Bottled cocktails. My auntie tried the mojito.

Jamaican sauces and fudge. 

Unfortunately due to the weather we ended up muddy and soaking wet. So the camera didn't come out as much. Things that we missed:

• A chocolate cake made from red and white cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, apples, courgettes and cucumber. I only found out after I had tasted it and it tasted like real chocolate cake.
• We got free ponchos from Castillo del Toro.
• There was free energy drinks.
• I tried candied pineapple. It was really sour. 
• I tried a very strange prune brownie.
• I tried so many jams and sauces on crackers.

I can't wait for the Manchester Food and Drink Festival at the end of September. It will be nice to see some of the stalls again and say Hi.