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Follow the Food: The Rise of Food Tourism

Follow the Food: The Rise of Food Tourism

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Sheila Dillon investigates the growing number of food tours and trails in the UK as consumers show more and more interest in the provenance of what is on their plate. She heads to Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire – a town that boasts the title of Rural Capital Of Food - and joins a walking tour that spans pork pie producers, stilton sellers, a samosa wallah and a prizewinning brewery.

Produced by Robin Markwell for BBC Audio in Bristol

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Follow the Food: The Rise of Food Tourism

Follow the Food: The Rise of Food Tourism

BBC Radio 4