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The Food Programme

Northern Ireland: Food at a Crossroads

The Food Programme

BBC

Food, Arts

4.4977 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Sheila Dillon travels from the border to Belfast to learn why Northern Irish food has blossomed in recent years and what leaving the EU could mean for producers.

Transcript

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0:35.0

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0:42.0

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0:47.0

We hope you enjoy it. We're in County to Rome near the border.

0:57.0

And of course, what's interesting is where is the border because the border here in the

1:09.1

west of Northern Ireland is a wiggly thing.

1:15.0

But it's interesting because of course when you when you're on the mainland and you hear political reports about how important the border is. You assume the border is this line,

1:26.0

you cross it, but of course it's not like that at all. And the only way I'll know is if I get a text saying I've now crossed into the Republic.

1:37.0

So I'm waiting.

1:41.0

I'm waiting for a text.

1:45.0

a text.

1:50.0

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1:55.8

so roaming in Europe feels just like home.

1:59.1

I'm in a part of the UK where food and drink are taken seriously appreciated around the globe, not the way it was

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