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The delicious Colchester oysters were one of the main reasons for the
a hat, it is also a place to enjoy great food.
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salmon and more than four tons of strawberries.The top prize for
strawberry eating goes to the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club -- 27 tons of
them are eaten (along with more than 1,500 gallons of cream) during
the championship.
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Crowdie, a soft, fresh milk cheese, was made in Scotland for
centuries. The first farm to flavor it with garlic only did so after
their cows had escaped from their field, wandered into woods and ate
wild garlic. The flavor that went into the milk was so good that
garlic crowdie quickly became a favorite item.
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homes in November and December. The fruit was gathered from trees in
September, laid in sawdust and kept until the flesh turned dark and
visitors can trace the routes of the Roman Army through the south of
England by following the white blossom on tall, wild cherry trees. The
soldiers brought cherries from Italy and spat the pips out as they
marched.
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It is not only Stilton cheese that is important to the people of the
Heart of England. In 1734, the Mayor of Nottingham was bowled over
with a 100 lb. cheese during a riot after stall-holders at an annual
street market had increased cheese prices by more than a third.
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