Lancashire landscape is integral to the food and drink grown and made here. The heather strewn moorland provides succulent meats, the salt deposits in the low lands around Garstang and Chipping have given us the Lancashire milk fields; an area famed for its cheeses including Beacon Fell Traditional Lancashire Cheese which carries the Protected Designator of Origin marquee and is home to nine cheese makers. Rich soil along the coastal plains are perfect for growing potatoes, root vegetables and salads, and our water, rich in minerals, perfect for making quality cask ales as the 23 Lancashire breweries will testify. The shallow depths of our coastal areas provide ideal conditions for our famous Morecambe Bay shrimps to thrive. History is also deeply intertwined with our food & drink; Lancashire hotpot might now be served in award winning restaurants but it started as an economical meal for Lancashire mill workers and farm labourers. The temperance movement, which started in Preston, gave us Sarsaparilla, and the Pendle Witch Trial of 1612 inspired Moorhouse’s Brewery to call their ale Pendle Witches Brew, whilst Bowland Brewery looked to Lancashire wildlife when they named their Hen Harrier ale.
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