The UK is known for its diverse cuisine and vibrant food scene – a haven for food enthusiasts. From classics to experimental fine dining, there’s a UK-centric feast for the fussy and the curious.
Foodies will delight but there’s no need to have an in-depth knowledge of gourmet dishes, enjoying local delicacies on offer while travelling, counts too. Here are 8 fantastic food activities to explore in the UK this year.
Discover Local Food Markets
Where shall we start? Do you have food on the brain? Go to a food market near you, and you can take home the best vegetables in the UK, organic meat, artisan cheese, and deli world delights.
Go to Borough Market in London. You can buy anything there — freshly ground spices, lovely squidgy Portuguese custard tarts (moist and soft and chewy), and top-of-the-range chocolate truffles —and that’s just the beginning.
Foraging Expeditions
Join a ‘treasure trail’ and do a foraging course. Wild food foraging in the UK? A good thing. When you have an expert to point out what’s what, you won’t look back, foraging for wild garlic, elderflowers, or even mushrooms in the countryside. This plan is perfect for small groups, singles, and couples on a foodie UK break.
Short Cooking Classes
You don’t need to spend time in the kitchen to up the ante on your cooking confidence. If you want to learn to make dumplings, cook sourdough, nail a curry or sharpen your work with pastry, you can.
There are likely to be short cooking classes near you, whether you’re just starting out or practically on Masterchef. You can really have the experience with the short, hands-on, practical courses.
Vineyard Tours and Wine Tasting
English wine is surprisingly good. There are spectacular vineyards all around England and Wales where you can spend the weekend sipping the very best vintages from the isles.
The chalky soil found in the south of England and Wales is perfect for growing the good stuff. You can’t get more natural English roots than that.
Pop-Up Dining Experiences
Pop up restaurants in the UK have become hugely popular in recent months— regular one-off dining experiences for foodies. Often, a particular style of food experience for those interested in a certain kind, can take place absolutely anywhere.
Pop up restaurants take place in some of the most unusual venues in London, Edinburgh, and Manchester. Think hidden secret gardens, amazing historic buildings. Your practice lunch is certain to push your palate and dining experience to an exciting new level.
Cheese-Making Workshops
Everyone loves wobbling dairy. Cheese is a personal favourite for most people, but have you ever really thought about how it was made? Cheese-making courses will take you through the wonders of the yellow wobbling goodness.
Attendees get the unique opportunity to taste cheese and learn about making a variety of cheese at home and the ageing process. You’ll be treated to a huge variety of tasty cheese with wines and ciders to match.
Seafood Safari
Are you a seafoodie? If you can stand water, then please go to surf and spend your time on beaches where you can just pick up lunch straight from the water. Once you bring those beauties to your home, learn from a workshop about where to source different seafood and how you can cook every seafood in a sustainable way. You will learn how useful they are first-hand; it’s indeed an ocean full of knowledge.
