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Food Concessions

Welsh Food

1. Cawl (Welsh Stew)
$9

Served in eateries throughout Wales, cawl is a traditional stew of lamb, carrots, celery, onions, leeks, shredded cabbage, red potatoes, and spices. Historically cawl was made from locally sourced ingredients, so that variations would be found in highland, lowland, and coastal areas. Today cawl typically features lamb or bacon, but sometimes combines the two, accompanied by seasonal vegetables.

2. Drover's Platter
$9

Welsh cheeses, smoked ham, pickles, and a leek and tomato salad. This hearty plate of food was once served in a pub or an inn to those on a drover's journey (moving animals from farm to market, sometimes taking days).

3. Glamorgan Sausage
$8

Glamorgan sausages, traditionally made as a way to make use of stale bread and leftover cheese, are now a staple of Welsh menus. After adding onion or leek, a little mustard, and a beaten egg for moisture, the mixture is molded into sausage shapes, dipped in breadcrumbs, and fried. Served with a pickle or chutney, Glamorgan sausages are enjoyed by vegetarians and meat lovers alike.

4. Vegetarian Drover's Platter
$7

A selection of Welsh cheeses, pickles, and a leek and tomato salad.

5. Penderyn Ice Cream Sundae
$5

Wales has a great tradition of ice-cream making mainly due to the migration of Italians who came to work in the coal mines. Wales also has a long tradition of whisky making, which the Penderyn Distillery continues. The whisky gives a distinctive flavor to the caramel sauce.

Beverages

Tomos Watkin's Beer (16.9 oz)
$7

Tomos Watkin's is a regional beer from Wales.

Stella Artois Beer (14 oz)

$6

Welsh Ice Tea (14 oz)
$4

A traditional Welsh tea blend.

Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist

$3

Bottled Water

$3

Visitors purchase Irish beer at the Northern Ireland food concession tent during the 2007 Festival. Photo by Harold Dorwin.