In this episode, Neil talks to chef and food writer Rachel Green about the traditional foods of Lincolnshire. Rachel is a chef, author, TV presenter, demonstrator, food campaigner and passionate ambassador of British produce, especially that from Lincolnshire. She comes from 14 generations of Lincolnshire farmers. spoke to Rachel in her home in the beautiful Lincolnshire countryside about Lincolnshire chine, Grimsby haddock, the importance of pigs, haslet, Lincolnshire poacher cheese, plum bread (contains no plums) and savoury duck (contains no duck), and much more.

Find Rachel on Instagram: rachelgreen.chef

Rachel’s website: www.rachel-green.co.uk/

Read about Rachel’s books: www.rachel-green.co.uk/what-i-do/food-author-writer/

Things mentioned in today’s episode:

Lincoln Red Cattle: https://www.southormsbyestate.co.uk/estate/nature/lincoln-red-cattle/

Lincolnshire Curly Coated Pig: http://www.bramblegate.co.uk/pigs.html

The new Lincolnshire blog post on Neil Cooks Grigson: https://neilcooksgrigson.com/2023/02/15/446-lincolnshire-chine/

Dennetts Ice Cream: https://www.dennetts.co.uk/

Tim & Simon Jones’s Lincolnshire Poacher cheese: https://lincolnshirepoachercheese.com/about-us/our-ethos/

May & Micheal Davenport’s Cotehill Blue cheese: https://www.cotehill.com/our-cheese/

Woldsway Meat & Game (supplier of the chine): https://woldswaymeats.co.uk/

The first podcast episode from the Lent season of BFAH: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/44012758-e0ed-41be-a407-e95f14732999

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