Blooming great dishes are Wales

April 2012

You’ve never known bad luck until you’ve been stood behind a man with a peregrine falcon perched on his shoulder and he buys the last pie in the shop. Never mind, in Conwy there’s always somewhere else nearby as the Welsh are partial to indulge in an oggy. I said OGGY!!

Or a lamb and leek pasty if you prefer. I managed to pick up a chicken, leek and laverbread pie from Leonardo’s in Ruthin. It’s a deli not a ninja turtle. And to save you googling it, yes it is seaweed! And bought some meat and tatty patties and growlers in Mold, thankfully with no mould on them.

North and Mid Wales may not have the presence of physical giants such as Peters of Caerphilly or the marvellous Clarks of Cardiff but they still produce a remarkable quality and diversity of pastry product.

Ham Bone deli meat and potato pie (above and below)