Showing posts with label ayrshire tattie howkers Dowhill Farm Turnberry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ayrshire tattie howkers Dowhill Farm Turnberry. Show all posts

13 June 2011

Ayrshire Tatties


Amongst other things I like about living north of the border is the quality of the food produce...

Ayrshire folk I am told are often referred to as " Tattie Howkers " this goes back to times when locals and Irish people came to Ayrshire to work at the time of the potato harvest...

I used to love Jersey Royals spuds like most people but over the years I'm not sure they taste as I remember them in my youth...probably something to do with ageing on my part...

So as the rain was down south for a change yesterday a visit to Dowhill Farm at Turnberry was hastely arranged...with an array of food stuff on sale and free samples I returned with some washed small tatties which were delicious...