Food & Drink
British Dal Festival 2018
The British Dal Festival coming to Bristol from March 19 to 25 2018 will celebrate the magic of dal and similar pulse dishes from around the world.
The free festival will take place across the city and include a Dal Trail around restaurants and cafes, with venues serving signature dals of many varieties with a champion dal awarded at the end of the week.
The award-winning 91 Ways will work with diverse Bristol communities to source many different variations of dal and the history and food memories attached to them.
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Incredible Edible will work with local volunteers to plant lentils, peas and beans in the Bearpit, while Bristol’s own Jenny Chandler, author of Pulse and the United Nations European Pulse Ambassador in 2016, will create an educational pack for schools to be distributed nationally.
“Cooking dal is magical,” Jenny says. “A couple of handfuls of pulses cooked up with nothing more than water and a few spices delivers one of the most comforting, nutritious and economical dishes on earth.
“The British Dal Festival is a chance to share and celebrate recipes from all our communities, spreading the love for an affordable, healthy, sustainable and, above all, delicious dish.”
Other events confirmed so far include Bristol Farmers’ Market inviting local chefs to demonstrate how to cook different dal dishes and food producers, with the festival culminating in a grand finale at the Paintworks on Sunday, March 25 with street food, market stalls, children’s activities, a demonstration kitchen and music.
For more information about the British Dal Festival 2018, visit www.britishdalfestival.com
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