Ocean Road curry houses; Colmans Fish and Chip shop; Minchella’s ice cream and Dickson’s pork butchers are among the local foodie favourites being celebrated in a new exhibition in South Shields.
Guaranteed to whet the appetites of proud locals, the show - called SCRAN. A History of Food & Drink in South Tyneside - is inviting visitors to indulge in all things food during its run at South Shields Museum & Art Gallery and they'll have plenty time to do so as it's on until next year. The exhibition charts the story of local food and drink from Roman times up to the present day, highlighting along the way such staples of North East cuisine as stottie cakes, leek pudding, singing hinnies and the variously-spelled panaculty.
Visitors are also being offered a chance to have a say in creating another regional favourite as Minchella & Co is inviting people to put forward their suggestions for a new flavour of ice-cream, which will go into production next year.
