The European food fair was a massive success again this year with more than 25,000 people attending the three day event. The fair, organised by Canterbury Council and Produced in Kent was held in the Dane John Gardens between 25 and 27 September 2009 and was host to more than100 stallholders from across Kent and Europe.
The group Produced in Kent is a membership organisation dedicated to promoting food and drink from across Kent. More than 30 Produced in Kent stalls attended the fair selling a range of produce from apple juice and homemade sausages to cheese. Canterbury shop owners such as Sandrine May who owns Madame Oiseau, a chocolate shop in Canterbury town, held demos in the demonstration tent. The tent also saw demonstrations from celebrities such as Michael Canies and Paul Hollywood who regularly appear on TV shows like ‘Saturday Kitchen’ and ‘Great British Menu.’ Vida Forward a Kent university student braved the busy fair on the Saturday morning and saw Sandrine Mays demonstration on Fine Chocolate, ‘the demonstration was interesting, she explained how she made the chocolate and showed us how to make something similar’ Said Miss Forward.
Being the ‘Euro’ Fair didn’t stop foods from all over the world being tasted over the weekend, with people selling Thai, Egyptian and Peruvian foods to eat there or takeaway. If you missed this years fair don’t worry it is being held again next year so keep the end of September free in your diary so you can too enjoy the taste of Europe.
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