IT WAS a feast fit for a king.
Last night's finale of Newcastle Gateshead Eat! Festival
featured rare ingredients from around the world that have been listed as
endangered species.
Delicacies on the menu included raisins from Afghanistan, Herdwick
mutton from Cumbria and capers from Bollabar in Spain. Even the
traditional Jersey Royal was served up to the diners because it is in
danger of disappearing.
Organisers of the event worked around the clock to try and secure
17 ingredients that are on the edge of extinction to serve at the
evening's event.
The ingredients are featured in Slow Food's Ark of Taste - a
list of at-risk species.
The winner of North East Chef of the Year was also announced of the
event.
Parichat Somsri-Kirby, from Cafe 21 in Fenwick, was awarded the
title by last year's winner Dave Kennedy, of the Brasserie Black
Door at the Biscuit Factory.
Parichat said: "I am absolutely delighted to win."
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BEST OF THE BUNCH: Award-winner Parichat Somsri-Kirby, from Cafe 21
in Fenwick
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