Cuisine of Carmarthenshire

Known as The Garden of Wales,^[1] Carmarthenshire is a county of rich, fertile farmland and productive seas and estuaries, that give it a range of foods that motivate many home cooks and restaurateurs.^[2] There is a local tradition in brewing, milling, gathering shellfish from the coasts and meat production.^[3] Carmarthenshire has been described by The Daily Telegraph as a "worthwhile destination for foodies" with the county having a modest matter of fact excellence.^[4] Carmarthenshire has ambitions to become the premier food-producing county of Wales, based on its strong reputation for first-class products.^[5] and Carmarthenshire County Council produces its own on-line and hard-copy recipe book called Taste from Carmarthenshire, for those interested in learning more about the county's cuisine.^[6]