Land of Popular Poets, Pristine Lakes and Fantastic Food – Lake District

by Greg Leverich Marketing

Lake district is a poets land, a land where the world renowned poets like William Wordsworth spent most of his life writing legendary poems sitting amid the stunning mountains and sparkling lakes. Not only him but other poets who were influenced by the eternal beauty of this place like Southey and Coleridge, became popular as Lake Poets. Visit this spectacular destination and you will get to visit the cottage where this legend Wordsworth resided and even his grave in the Churchyard of Grasmere.

 

SIGHT SEEING

The Lake district national park is known to be the most visited national parks in England. It is the second largest park of UK and is surrounded by breathtaking mountains and stunning lakes. This place has a variety of flora and fauna which includes some of the very vital wildlife species also.  It’s a home to the red squirrel and two of the rare carnivorous plants of Britain.

 

Even the highest mountain in England, known as the Scafell Pike is in the Lake district for you to visit. Two of the longest and the deepest lakes of England, namely Windermere and Wastewater are also found here.  The others which exceed 3000 ft are Scafell, Skiddaw and Helvellyn.

 

People who are fond of Woodlands would love to visit this place as it beholds the wooded areas which include the European as well as British Oak woodlands which are a home to native English Wildlife.

 

Lake district has a very apt name because it houses numerous lakes and reservoirs which include the Bassenthwaite Lake, Brotherswater, Crummock Water, Devoke water, the well known Grasmere, Hayeswater , rydal water, ullswater and more.

 

LIP SMACKING FOOD OF LAKE DISTRICT

Besides sightseeing, most importantly, what Lake district is very famous for is gastronomy. Food of lake district is loved by people of the district as well as the visitors and tourists who flock the place in millions. The distinct and spicy flavors of their recipes tickle the taste buds of each and every visitor coming to this place. Lake district Restaurants menu is a beautiful blend of homegrown fresh ingredients and spices. The traditional ingredients used include dark sugar, spices, rich flavor of rum, dry fruits and more.  There are a few very popular recipes which have been loved by the people for years now. Here is a rundown few of the popular ones.

 

DAMSONS – In case you’re wondering what Damsons are, these fruits belong to the plum family and are blue or indigo in color and are extensively used in preparing wines and flavors in gin, cheese, jams, beer, chocolates and more.

 

RUM BUTTER – Sounds cool, isn’t it? Yes, you guessed it right, it is a blend of rum and butter with added ingredients like brown sugar and nutmeg. This is a popular recipe as rum has been ruling the taste buds of people living here since the 18^th century.

 

KENDAL MINT CAKE – Few people know that when the Everest expedition of 1953 happened, one food item which was carried right to the top of this highest peak of the world was the Kendal mint cake. The reason being that this cake is an energy booster and many of the climbers and trekkers always carry it along with them for that extra energy. The fun part is this is an accidental recipe. This slice of congealed sugar with the flavor of peppermint was accidently discovered when a baker was making mints and the mix suddenly turned cloudy. It’s now a favorite there.

 

GRASMERE GINGER BREAD – It’s another hot selling recipe which is neither a cake nor a biscuit, something in between actually. Visit the Grasmere village to have one.

 

HERDWICK LAMB  -  A sweet meat, herwick lamb is popular because its meat is sweet and flavorful. The reason being, the growing period of Herdwick lambs is more comparatively because of the harsh climate on the high fells of Lake District.

 

CUMBERLAND SAUSAGE – Talk about the food of Lake District and not mentioning Cumberland sausage would be like talking about the movie ‘The Dark Knight’ and not mentioning the ‘Joker’. The Cumberland sausage is so famous that it is said that each and every butcher here has their own secret recipe for it. Basically a pork sausage with other ingredients blended into it including loads of spices, herbs and a dash of cereal too.  

 

LAKE DISTRICT TEA BREAD – A perfect accompaniment with afternoon tea, this traditional recipe not only looks beautiful but tastes so good too. The recipe is made using tea, sounds weird but it’s true. You would find most of the people living here having tea bread as their afternoon accompaniment.

 

Lake district also has a variety of restaurants which serve authentic local food of this place as well as international cuisine. The best part is that this place has 4 michelin star restaurants. Isn’t this testimonial enough for you to pack your bags these holidays and head to the place of fantastic food?

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