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Think of Cheshire produce and you automatically think of the world famous Cheshire Cheese, however, the county offers so much more to tempt your palate! Discover other Cheshire treasures whilst on your travels, including asparagus, apples, wheat, gooseberries, salt and potatoes. Go to tastecheshire.com for delicious recipe ideas and details of special events taking place throughout the year which celebrate Cheshire’s Treasures.


Cheshire Apples


Apple trees thrive in Cheshire’s fertile soil. Many well–loved crisp and juicy varieties are grown in Cheshire’s orchards, helping rekindle the British love affair with home-grown apples in the face of stiff international competition. Indeed, this fruit has shaped the Cheshire landscape and inspired local customs – in the early 20th Century, Crabbing the Parson was a popular, mischievous game played on Wake’s Day in Mobberley.


Cheshire Gooseberries A combination of rich soil and mild climate make Cheshire particularly well disposed to producing perfect gooseberries – juicy, tart and full flavoured. First cultivated in Britain in the 16th Century when they were used medicinally and recommended to plague victims, their popularity peaked in 19th Century Britain when gooseberry wines, pies and puddings were commonplace. Today, Cheshire is still home to two of the oldest gooseberry societies in the country who organise shows every year in the county.


Cheshire Wheat What did the Romans do for Cheshire? Establish an agricultural powerhouse! For it was the Romans, two millennia ago, who first planted cereals in this area’s rich soil. Cereals remain the main crop cultivated on Cheshire land by today’s farmers, thanks to the temperate climate and refreshing rains. It’s no surprise then that this


county has so many high-quality bakeries – spot the sheaves of wheat on the Cheshire coat of arms; they’re a sign of importance of this crop to the local economy.


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