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Tastes of Anglia – bounteous choice from the heart of England’s food heritage

With its wide open spaces and well irrigated soil, East Anglia has always been farming land on a grand scale – and the choice of local foods at Budgens reflects the amazing range of products available from the region. Apple juice and cider, jams and chutneys, herbs and dressings – all reflect the diversity of the landscape and the food heritage of a region whose history is as fertile as its soil.



Tastes of Anglia has some surprises in store too, including Roast Cashews and Roasted Almonds, Chocolate Chip ice-cream, Smoked Trout pâté – and even Toffee Bon-Bons! So explore the Tastes of Anglia - you’ll be amazed at the flavours you’ll discover!


Young Chef 2005

Tastes of Anglia are very pleased to announce the winners of the young chef competition for the eastern region 2005. Entries were received from a range of under 21 year olds some working in industry and some training at the regional colleges. The menu was a hot salad using locally sourced ingredients; the judges were impressed with the imagination and presentation skills shown in the competition.

The judges were industry trained with Suzanne Thorpe of Budgens (the main sponsors), David Glover of Electrolux who supplied the kitchen and Ian Howell of The Swan Southwold who has offered the winners a week’s training in their award winning kitchen alongside 14 international chefs.

The winners herald from Norwich City College, two trainees working together to create a very local and tasty dish, rosemary infused belly pork with baby winter vegetable salad and crispy beetroot. James Phillippo and Daniel Black were very excited to be winning this award and look forward to their work experience at the Swan Hotel.

The runner up to this competition was Haylee Blinco of Barnfield College, Luton. She prepared a very tasty and attractive chicken with lime dish served on a bed of seasonal salad. Haylee also impressed the judges with her technical skills (all part of the judging criteria) Haylee received an etched glass trophy and book tokens from Budgens. This was the first competition Barnfield College and Haylee have entered so they are extremely proud and pleased.

Julie West organiser of the competition said, "it was great to see so many young people enthusiastic and knowledgeable about regional food and drink, the standard of entries was high and the dishes created fantastic. The judges took their time deciding as this was a close call between the finalists."

Jonathon Bayne of Budgens said, "we are very impressed with this event and the enthusiasm and commitment shown by the finalists. It is encouraging to see so much interest in local food and we are pleased to support this competition with Tastes of Anglia."


Products in the Tastes of Anglia range are as follows:

Grocery COLES Sticky Toffee Pudding / Treacle Pudding / Chocolate Pudding 2x 110g TASTE OF ANGLIA Gift Bag Dusted Apricots 125g Gift Bag Sugared Almonds 125g Bag of Jelly Dewdrops 125g Gift Bag Fudge Milk Chocolate 125g Gift Bag Strawberries & Cream 125g Bag of Candy Letters 125g Bag of Toffee Bon Bons 125g Munchy Seeds original Mix NORFOLK GARDEN PRESERVES Raspberry Extra Jam Strawberry Extra Jam Greengage Extra Jam Yoxford Marmalade NORFOLK FRUIT GROWERS (BLOSSAM BRAND) Apple Juice Cox 75cl Apple Juice Bramley 75cl VINEYEARD FINE FOODS Pickled Shallots Sweet Pear Chutney Tomato, Lime & Chilli Relish ASPELLS Organic Cyder Vinegar 500ml English apple juice 1 litre NORFOLKS FINEST HERBS Potato Blend 10g tube Chicken blend 9g tube Pasta blend 9g tube Roast vegetable blend 19g tube SWAYFEN HERB FARM - NUTS & DRESSINGS Tarrogan, Honey & Mustard dressing Corriander, lemon grass & Chilli Cooking Sauce Black Pepper Sauce for Steak Fenland Herb Mustard Roasted Cashews with cumin Roasted almonds with ginger

Beers & Wines ST PETERS Best Bitter 500ml Organic Ale 500ml Golden Ale 500ml Wheat Beer 500ml CHILFORD HALL Medium Dry Wine 2001 ASPELLS Dry Suffolk Cyder 500ml NORFOLK CIDER COMPANY Medium Dry Cider 7.5% abv Diabetically Dry 75cl Dairy & Delicatessan NARBOROUGH TROUT FARM Smoked Trout Fillets Smoked Trout Pate BROADLAND HAMS - NORFOLK LTD Sliced unsmoked cooked ham Norfolk Pork Sausages Smoked Prime Gammon Steaks English Smoked / Unsmoked Back Bacon Deli - Best back bacon smoked / unsmoked Norfolk Sausages Frozen Food LAKENHAM ICE CREAM - NORWICH Chocolate chip 500ml Honeycombe 500ml