The Hairy Bikers Go North
In our humble opinion, this is the best series the The Hairy Bikers have ever done. You will see shortly that we have good reason to say that, but in all honesty, it’s great to see them on “home turf” as they tour the North of England.
This is an area dear to our hearts and so often overlooked for more obvious food and tourist destinations within the UK.
The programme has highlighted and championed local produce and producers, but has also challenged our concept of what local really means.
Raghid and Razan of Yorkshire Dama Cheese are originally from Syria, but fled their war torn homeland and have settled in Sowerby Bridge, where they are now making a Yorkshire version of their beloved Syrian squeaky cheese, using locally sourced milk.
Firmly established and much loved in their new environment, they are the new definition of local producers; using local ingredients and their own imported talents to produce a truly Yorkshire version of a hitherto “foreign” cheese.
This week the lads went to Northumberland and this is where it got particularly interesting as far as we were concerned .
On the beach, in the shadow of Bamburgh Castle and with a friendly canine audience, you can see them cooking up some R Carter and Son lovely lamb using a Netherton Foundry split chapa. And judging from the fact that they are wearing their coats, we can surmise that the wind was blowing in off the North Sea and that a beach barbecue is a great idea whatever the weather!
Here's the clip of Si and Dave using Netherton Foundry Black Iron 24 inch split barbecue and griddle chapa:
If you want to see more information about the chapa have a look here:
Netherton Foundry, Shropshire, England. A family business crafting traditional cookware in Highley, Shropshire from iron, oak and copper,using materials predominantly sourced in our own and neighbouring counties. Copyright 2021.
