Vegetarians - a very British tradition.

(British Food Fortnight 22 Sept – 7 Oct)

With British Food Fortnight on the way, don’t forget the veggies. Veggie food is truly British – The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom is the oldest vegetarian organisation in the world and is celebrating 160 years this year.

So to celebrate British Food Fortnight and the Society’s longevity, we present a range of dishes with a regional twist – Canal Floddies, Blind Scouse, Cornish Pasties, Ale and Mushroom Puff Pastry Pie with Champ, Dovedale and Beetroot Layered Yorkshire Pudding – to name but a few.

All recipes are available online at www.vegsoc.org and have been developed by the Cordon Vert cookery school, which has its twenty-fifth anniversary this year. If you are looking for recipes using seasonal ingredients then the Season to Taste recipe collection is also available, it brings together the best flavours and produce around throughout the year.

To keep up to date with the Cordon Vert Cookery School’s activities or to take a look at The Vegetarian Society’s huge collection of vegetarian recipes visit www.vegsoc.org

NOTES TO EDITORS

• For free recipes and full colour images or for more information please contact Su in the Press Office on 0161 925 2012 or email su@vegsoc.org

• Outside office hours The Vegetarian Society Press Office can be contacted on 07973 108 165/7. Alternatively visit the website for information at www.vegsoc.org

• Background historical information is available from Press Office.

• The first of October is World Vegetarian Day.