News | Holyrood Lamb named Edinburgh signature dish
Jamie Wakeford, winner of the Scottish Food Scholarship will be showcasing Edinburgh’s signature dish, Holyrood Lamb, around the city on Saturday August 16 2008.
The first demonstration will take place at 10:30am at the
Edinburgh’s Farmers Market before Jamie heads to House of Fraser on Princes Street for 12 noon.
Both demonstrations will showcase the dish before Jamie appears at the annual
Foodies at the Festival held the following weekend.
After winning two rounds of cook-offs, Jamie was unveiled as the winner of the Scottish Food Scholarship after which he was invited to create Edinburgh’s signature dish by the city initiative Edinburgh Inspiring Cuisine.
Following careful preparation, the dish - which consists of lamb, chorizo and summer greens - was unveiled.
Jamie said: “I spent 3 days in the capital researching this dish. Edinburgh is such a melting pot of cultures but with a truly Scottish voice and I wanted my dish to reflect that. I decided on the name Holyrood Lamb as I wanted it to be instantly recognisable as something associated with the capital.”
Jamie will be cooking with ingredients supplied by Scotland’s finest producers, who can be seen at Edinburgh Farmers Market including Lamb from Mrs Hamilton’s Organic Beef & Lamb, Chorizo from Piperfield and vegetables from Phantassie Food.
The following weekend Jamie will be demonstrating Edinburgh Signature dish at Foodies at the Festival, Edinburgh Festivals only dedicated food event, along with Scotland’s finest chefs including Michelin stared Martin Wishart and BAFTA award winning Hardeep Singh Kohli.