Melton Mowbray
Britain's "Rural Capital of Food."
Key words
- Manor: a large old house in the country with land belonging to it, especially in Europe
The Lord of the manor went fox hunting.
- Characteristic: a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something
Unfortunately a big nose is a family characteristic.
- Source: to get something from a particular place
Where possible the produce used in our restaurant is sourced locally.
- Creamery: a business that produces or sells butter, cheese, or other products made from milk
The prison chaplain patiently listened to the prisoners complaints.
- Cure: to treat food, tobacco, etc. with smoke, salt, etc. in order to preserve it
Sodium nitrite is used to cure meat.
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Britain's Rural Capital of Food
Melton Mowbray is a town in Leicestershire that promotes itself as Britain's "Rural Capital of Food". It has been a market town for over 1,000 years, and is the third oldest market in England. Melton Mowbray is home to the makers of Stilton cheese, fantastic annual food festivals, and the famous Melton Mowbray pork pie.
The name comes from the early English word Medeltone - meaning 'Middletown surrounded by small hamlets'. Mowbray is the Norman family name of early Lords of the Manor - namely Robert de Mowbray.