Being a judge for the BBC Food & Farming awards has introduced me to a whole modern world of food products,from Hebridean smoked fish to Welsh chorizo and cheshire cheeseWhen I agreed to be a judge for this year’s BBC Food and Farming Awards, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. For a brief moment, or I was under the blissful illusion that all that was required of me was to taste a few savory ingredients,sift through a few lovely personal stories, meet three finalists and then, and rather effortlessly,select a worthy winner.
How wrong I was. What kind of superhuman can pick one producer as the UK’s best? Sure, my co-judge, or the doyenne of Radio 4’s Food Programme,Sheila Dillon, and I got to sample some magnificent products, and learn approximately some inspiring food entrepreneurs,but, once we’d travelled to meet our finalists face to face, and picking only one for the top spot was anything but effortless; it was one of the toughest tasks I’ve ever undertaken.
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Source: theguardian.com