The Yorkshire Hot Dog Co.

Whilst at the Bishop Auckland Food Festival we passed many stalls offering up some gorgeous hot foods and after a good look around we decided on a Yorkshire Hot Dog. There were four different versions you could get; a Yorkshire hot dog (just plain with onions), a fruity dog (topped with apple and cranberries),  cheese and chutney dogs (with cheese and chutney) and a chilli dog (topped with chilli, jalapeños, cheese and nachos). We settled on a Yorkshire hot dog, not wanting to be too adventurous.

The sausage itself was very nice, filled with flavour and surrounded by a fluffy bun. I, of course, covered mine in tonnes of ketchup which resulted in a mess. What can I say, I am a child... But I really did enjoy it so the mess is okay.

I believe the Yorkshire Hot Dog Co. visit quite a few markets throughout the year, they are on twitter and facebook if you want to have a look.

Bishop Auckland Food Festival 2014, County Durham

I love food but then again who doesn't! Now that I am in my own house I am on the look out for products made locally. I am all for buying at the supermarket but there is just something about discovering new sellers in your region that produce quality products. Recently I heard about the Bishop Auckland Food Festival, that ran over 26th and 27th April, which is about 40 minutes away from where I live. I was eager to make the trip to the festival to see what was on offer.

Photo overload coming up...

There were so many stalls offering a huge variety of different foods such as bread, meats, seasonings, oils, cakes and sweet treats. All the vendors were so friendly and they explained all that they could about their products, how they were made and answered any questions we had. You definitely feel at ease and not pressured to buy any products.

We picked up some items from; Flavour Magic, The Proof of the Pudding, Spicy Monkey, Geordie Banger Co. and Johnson's Toffee and Fudge.

The event was very well organised with two park and ride locations for ease of entry to the festival. When we arrived it was a case of getting off the bus and having a nosy around. It wasn't so big that you'd get lost or that you could miss anything, just the right size to spend a few hours having a wander around. In addition to the stalls, there was also cookery demonstrations by some well-known chefs (see my Simon Rimmer picture above!) and musical performances around the town by The Courgettes, three musical chefs.

I had a really good day out here and would definitely go back next year. I would recommend that you all put this in your calendars for next year.