0:00:02 > 0:00:05The fourth leg of my campervan tour around Britain
0:00:05 > 0:00:08finds me in the beautiful county of Yorkshire,
0:00:08 > 0:00:12home to a rather challenging landscape for my van.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Here, I find some rather unusual birds
0:00:14 > 0:00:17with the biggest eggs I have ever seen.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Look at that!
0:00:18 > 0:00:22A camper van accident leads to a hospital visit,
0:00:22 > 0:00:23and threatens the entire trip.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25I'm not allowed to drive!
0:00:25 > 0:00:31And will I really be able to make an edible dish out of these huge eggs in my camper van?
0:00:41 > 0:00:45I had left Norfolk, one of the flattest counties in Britain,
0:00:45 > 0:00:49and found myself negotiating the rolling hills
0:00:49 > 0:00:52of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01I've come about 150 miles from the Norfolk coast
0:01:01 > 0:01:03to here in the Yorkshire Dales.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07I have to say, it really is absolutely magnificent.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11I mean, look at it! That's incredible.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Some of the steepest hills I've been up in a while.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18First gear a lot of the way.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20But once we get to the top,
0:01:20 > 0:01:26I'm sure the views will be well worth the pain.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Come on, my friend.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32One of the most distinctive features of the Dales
0:01:32 > 0:01:36are the dry-stone walls which date from the 16th Century.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Enough of tradition. I'm looking for the ingredients
0:01:39 > 0:01:42to cook some local Yorkshire fare with a modern twist in my van.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44I've decided to try something
0:01:44 > 0:01:48that you really wouldn't expect to find in these here parts.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51When I think of Yorkshire, I think of hearty food,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54like Yorkshire pudding, fantastic beef,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57perhaps a really nice pint of Yorkshire bitter.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02But I'm going to go and see somebody who's doing something a little bit different.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05And that is farming rhea.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10A rhea is a rather large type of bird
0:02:10 > 0:02:14that can, I've been warned, be rather aggressive.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16But with rhea meat and eggs on offer for dinner,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I drove up to Hurries Farm in the village of Otterburn
0:02:19 > 0:02:23to meet David Wellock, who started farming rheas nearly 15 years ago.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- Shall we go and have a look? - Yes. Come with me.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Oh, my goodness!
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Wow!
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Ha! Aren't they brilliant!
0:02:33 > 0:02:36They're a South American version of the ostrich.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40We sell some for breeding and the surplus males tend to go for meat.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42How on earth did you get into rheas?
0:02:42 > 0:02:47We just fancied doing something different, diversification.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50We were fancying ostriches,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54but they were a fairly exorbitant price in those days.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57The beauty about rheas is you don't need a wild animal licence.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Right, do you with ostriches?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01You do with ostriches and emus.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03You certainly don't need one for rheas.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07They can be a little bit aggressive, the males, when they're in breeding mode.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09'But I'm a brave soul,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12'so when David told me that I could help myself to a rhea egg
0:03:12 > 0:03:14'for my dish, I jumped at the chance.'
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Which way are you going?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19'First, I needed to help herd the birds out,
0:03:19 > 0:03:23'including those angry-looking males who were busy sitting on the eggs,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25'quite reluctant to give them up.'
0:03:28 > 0:03:29It's OK.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34'But with a helping hand from David,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37'I snapped up a very impressive-looking egg.'
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Look at that!
0:03:39 > 0:03:41That's amazing!
0:03:43 > 0:03:46That will weigh about a pound and a quarter.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50That's the equivalent of how many hen's eggs?
0:03:50 > 0:03:56Well, if you reckon a hen egg is two ounces, you would have ten eggs.
0:03:56 > 0:04:02Ten eggs. Fantastic. And you can, in theory, boil this and crack it...
0:04:02 > 0:04:06In theory. You would want 100 soldiers if you boiled it!
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Since introducing these strange birds five years ago,
0:04:09 > 0:04:14everyone here has had to adapt to a slightly different way of farming,
0:04:14 > 0:04:19including the sheepdog who, it seems, is Britain's first ever rhea dog.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Come by. Lie down.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Come by. Lie down.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33How's that for you?
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- What a great dog! - Quite a handy tool to have about.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Yeah, absolutely. Very, very good dog.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46It obviously hadn't seen rheas before,
0:04:46 > 0:04:50and it's just natural instinct for it.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52With the birds safely back in their pens,
0:04:52 > 0:04:56I still had one key ingredient for tonight's menu missing.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59I was desperate to know more from David about the rhea's meat.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04- This is where we actually do the butchering.- Right, OK.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- This is one that I did earlier. - Goodness me, look at the meat.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11It's so dark, isn't it? Wow! Goodness.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16- So, there's a rhea carcass. - Where's the best cut?
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Where's the best eating?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20In these muscles. It's basically like a big chicken.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Yeah, it is like a massive chicken.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27If we get visitors to the farm, they say, "Wow, what are these?"
0:05:27 > 0:05:31I say they're big chickens. The fresh Yorkshire air grows them this big.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- I would slice it.- Slice it up.- Yes.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34David, if you wouldn't mind,
0:05:34 > 0:05:37wrapping up that fantastic bit of...
0:05:37 > 0:05:40It just looks a delicious bit of rhea meat.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Yup. You get that down your gullet tonight, you'll be all right.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49Yes, absolutely! It looks wonderful. Thank you very much. Right.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- I've got my meat. - Yup, very good.- Eggs...
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- Thank you so much for your time. - You're welcome.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00And the benefit of your knowledge,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03and I'll get off and do some cooking.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06That's it. Go and enjoy it.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10What a great place!
0:06:10 > 0:06:11I've picked up two eggs
0:06:11 > 0:06:16because it doesn't sound like they're that easy to crack so I don't want to mess it up.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19I've got my rhea meat. Just find somewhere safe to put them...
0:06:24 > 0:06:25..and off I go.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35There are few better places to be in the world
0:06:35 > 0:06:38than driving through the glorious Yorkshire Dales with the sun shining
0:06:38 > 0:06:40and the flowers in bloom.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44If only my campervan were so agreeable.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Oh...
0:06:52 > 0:06:58That... Those are the most pathetic windscreen washers I've ever seen.
0:07:00 > 0:07:06Of course, on a modern car something like that wouldn't be an issue,
0:07:06 > 0:07:11but on this...there's something we have to do.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14So, I'm going to have to pull over.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20Although, on Yorkshire roads it's actually really difficult -
0:07:20 > 0:07:23there's never anywhere to stop when you want to stop.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Here we go.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38In modern cars,
0:07:38 > 0:07:42your windscreen washer is just something you take for granted.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48In this old lady, it's something different altogether.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53So, when I first bought the van,
0:07:53 > 0:07:57I couldn't work out why there was a bicycle pump under the seat...
0:07:57 > 0:07:58But of course!
0:07:58 > 0:08:03The windscreen squirt runs off air power.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10Give it a quick pump up... and away you go.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11Right, let's try that.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21There you go! The best German engineering.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30With a clean windscreen, I was free to enjoy the view.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32And carefully negotiate cyclists and walkers
0:08:32 > 0:08:35who were the only other traffic on these winding roads.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44So, I've got my rhea steak, and my rhea eggs.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47The eggs I'm going to save till tomorrow morning.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49The steak I'm going to cook tonight.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52So, all I've got to do is find my campsite,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54pitch up for the night, and get cooking.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Flipping heck, look at this! Is this my campsite?
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Oh, my Lord, that's it there. That is incredible!
0:09:07 > 0:09:10In this remote campsite there are no fences.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13It runs as far as its namesake, the imposing Gordale Scar.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Ha ha ha!
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I think this is what you call...
0:09:21 > 0:09:25..lucking out with a camping spot.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Gordale Scar itself is a huge limestone gorge.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33What an impressive backdrop, and it was my home for the night.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Take a look at that.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56# The hills are alive with the sound of music! #
0:10:00 > 0:10:02The sheep seemed rather unimpressed
0:10:02 > 0:10:05with my impromptu singing performance.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Maybe my rhea steak recipe would impress them.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15What I'm going to make is something really simple.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17A campervan staple - couscous.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21I'm going to do a kind of Moroccan-style thing.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26I've got some pitted dates and some apricots that I've cut up.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29I've got some almonds which I'm just toasting here.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34Add to that a little spoonful of chilli harissa paste
0:10:34 > 0:10:36and on top of that, griddled peppers.
0:10:36 > 0:10:42It sounds complicated, but really it's very simple.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47My trusty old griddle pan is one of my favourites.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50It might not be the most portable tool at my disposal,
0:10:50 > 0:10:55but it more than makes up for it by being great to cook with.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59So, with the peppers gently sizzling and the couscous soaking,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02it was time to make a start on the rhea meat.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05I couldn't wait to taste this intriguing steak.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08As per David's advice, I cut it up into thin slices
0:11:08 > 0:11:12so it could be cooked quickly and evenly throughout.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15So, that's starting to get nice and hot now.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Time to finish off the couscous.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20After adding chilli paste and my chopped up fruit and nuts,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23all that was left was a sprinkle of fresh coriander
0:11:23 > 0:11:26and a squeeze of lemon for a bit of zing.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Oh, it smells absolutely lovely.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Serve that up and then just one thing to do.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37David had warned me that the rhea meat could dry out
0:11:37 > 0:11:39and spoil quickly.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43The key thing is the colour, so it was a quick flash fry on each side.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45It's quite dark, looking quite brown.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Let's try it.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51'The moment of truth.'
0:11:53 > 0:11:56It is really tender.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00It's delicious. More like steak...
0:12:03 > 0:12:05..than anything else, I'd say.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07It wasn't what I was expecting at all.
0:12:07 > 0:12:13I was expecting it to be kind of like a dark turkey or something -
0:12:13 > 0:12:14quite rich and gamey.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17But actually it's quite a fine taste.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19It's lovely, really lovely.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23'A success. Time to plate up.'
0:12:27 > 0:12:33And there you have it. Fresh rhea steak and Moroccan-style couscous,
0:12:33 > 0:12:38all served up in surroundings fit for a campervan king.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47'Coming up, an unexpected injury threatens my trip.'
0:12:47 > 0:12:51That's a lot deeper than I thought it was.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54'I seek out adventure in Gordale Scar.'
0:12:54 > 0:12:56That's incredible!
0:12:56 > 0:12:59'And get to grips with a giant egg.'
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Oh, oh, oh...
0:13:05 > 0:13:09The next morning, disaster had struck and I had shocking news.
0:13:09 > 0:13:15Morning. I had a bit of a rough night last night.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20It absolutely tipped it down all night and, as you can see,
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I also had a bit of an accident.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25I got up to answer the call of nature
0:13:25 > 0:13:27in the middle of the night, as you do,
0:13:27 > 0:13:31and when I got back into the van, I hit myself on this piece of furniture.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35I don't have one of these in my other van,
0:13:35 > 0:13:38so when I do close the door, you need to give it a bit of a run-up,
0:13:38 > 0:13:42and I obviously clonked it right on that corner.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44You know what, it really, really hurt.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49And it kind of bled all over the place and all over the floor,
0:13:49 > 0:13:50and the fridge.
0:13:50 > 0:13:57So, now it's light, it's time to clean myself up.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Armed with an antiseptic wipe, I took a closer inspection
0:14:00 > 0:14:03and cleaned myself up but it didn't look good.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06There is possibly a lesson to be learned from this,
0:14:06 > 0:14:10which is to either hold it in until the morning, or...
0:14:10 > 0:14:14There it goes - that's the bit we want to get off. Ow, ow, ow, ow!
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Hold it in till the morning,
0:14:16 > 0:14:19or...
0:14:19 > 0:14:22get familiar with your surroundings.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26That's actually... I need some Steri-strips on that.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30I think I'm going to need at least a Steri-strip across that
0:14:30 > 0:14:34because that's a lot deeper than I thought it was.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Ouch.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45So, it was down to my director to drive me to the hospital.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49She'd never driven a campervan before, not that it showed...
0:15:09 > 0:15:12To be honest with you, I'm a bit nervous.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Not because I'm going to hospital
0:15:15 > 0:15:19but because somebody else is driving my precious van.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21Easy on the clutch.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34It was a bumpy ride but we finally made it to the local hospital.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Well, I've been cleaned up, glued up,
0:15:46 > 0:15:48patched up and sticked up,
0:15:48 > 0:15:52and sent on my way by the lovely staff of the Airedale Hospital.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57It's not that bad. I've just got to take it easy for a little while.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00And then I can carry on with the adventure.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06One downside, head injury - I'm not allowed to drive!
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Although, of course, my pride and joy and I were in very safe hands...
0:16:22 > 0:16:25So, my campervan adventure was on hold for a while
0:16:25 > 0:16:27as I was under strict doctor's orders
0:16:27 > 0:16:31to stay in the campsite for the rest of the day to relax.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36Still, there are worse places to be ordered to stay in, I guess.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39When I first set out on this journey,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42I kind of thought that I would name the van as I went along.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46One idea was to name it after the first place that I broke down.
0:16:46 > 0:16:52Well, touch Formica, I've not broken down anywhere yet,
0:16:52 > 0:16:57but I have sustained an injury in the van at Gordale Scar.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01They told me at the hospital that I will actually be left with a scar
0:17:01 > 0:17:06which will be a lasting memory of my trip here.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10So, seeing as I've been left with my very own Gordale Scar,
0:17:10 > 0:17:12at the Gordale Scar,
0:17:12 > 0:17:16I'm going to name the old girl Gordy.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Yeah, she's definitely a Gordy.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I think that's quite fitting.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29After a while, I was getting quite frustrated sitting there,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32especially when I was desperate to get back on the road.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36I was thrilled when another camper arrived at the plot next door.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41Another VW van's just pulled up. I think I might go and have a chat.
0:17:43 > 0:17:49It looks very nice. It's a VW Transporter T4. How are you doing?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- All right.- Good.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55I thought I'd come and say hello, have a look around your van.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59What brings you... What takes you around in your van?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- I like to surf and mountain bike and walk.- Right, OK.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- Perfect vehicle for it, isn't it? - Yeah, it gives me flexibility.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09You've still got that bit of comfort - your fridge full of food.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11It's like having your home on your back, isn't it?
0:18:11 > 0:18:14I couldn't agree with you more, honestly!
0:18:14 > 0:18:18'And just wait until you see what's inside!'
0:18:18 > 0:18:20My dad did it. He brought a van home one day,
0:18:20 > 0:18:23and said to my mum he was going to convert it.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- Is that an oven in there? - It is, yes.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- I haven't used the oven much, I have to say.- Right, so no...
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- Salmon, a bit of fish. - Right, baked?- Yeah.- Nice.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34I'm very envious of it.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38If I had this van, I would be using the oven,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41but because I don't have an oven in my van
0:18:41 > 0:18:45I'm flummoxed as to what to cook because I never plan for ovens.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49It's like a whole world opening up of culinary adventure.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53'And my camper van envy didn't stop there.'
0:18:55 > 0:18:56Watch your head.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02This van even comes with its own extension!
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Well, I'm actually quite envious.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09People do home conversions, and people do wonderful things
0:19:09 > 0:19:14with vans like this, so you not only get the ones that are standard like mine,
0:19:14 > 0:19:18which is a Devon conversion, you get all kinds,
0:19:18 > 0:19:22and some amazing kit to be truly envious of.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- Thanks for showing me. - It's quite all right.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27See you, enjoy your trip.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Now, today I was meant to be meeting a man called Chris
0:19:31 > 0:19:34who specialises in a rather odd local food.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39No, not rhea. Chris makes Yorkshire chorizo.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Seeing as I was confined to the campsite,
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Chris very kindly came to see me.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- Chris!- Martin.- How are you doing? - Great, thanks.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I'm so glad you could make it up here. I'm not allowed to drive!
0:19:50 > 0:19:55- I brought your goodies. - Oh, this is the stuff.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57That's the spicy one.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Oh, now I love this stuff.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02You know why this stuff is so good for campervan living?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- It lasts for a long time. - It does.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07It doesn't even need to be in the fridge.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11- Brilliant. What else have you got here?- I brought you a few eggs.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- Ah, we may not need those. - Right, OK.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Look what I've got for us. Have you ever seen one of those?
0:20:17 > 0:20:21- No, not like that.- I picked that up yesterday from the rhea farm.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23So, you know...
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Oh, that's enormous!
0:20:26 > 0:20:29So, what I thought I would do is make the most of this
0:20:29 > 0:20:35and some of your chorizo and cook up a nice, simple chorizo frittata.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38OK. I brought you one extra little thing as well,
0:20:38 > 0:20:40which is just some rapeseed oil.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41Oh, fantastic.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Which is local rapeseed oil from Yorkshire,
0:20:44 > 0:20:48so that's great as well for any sort of cooking.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52There might not have been any driving on the menu
0:20:52 > 0:20:55but Chris assured me that there was still an adventure to be had.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Before we got cooking, we went for a closer look at Gordale Scar.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Have you been up to Gordale and looked round the corner?
0:21:01 > 0:21:02I haven't...
0:21:02 > 0:21:04This hidden gem was created during the Ice Age.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08The melting ice created a cavern which eventually collapsed,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11leaving the landscape as we find it now.
0:21:11 > 0:21:17- So, this is the big reveal you promised me.- This is awesome.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20There you go. There's even some climbers for us.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Look at that, it's incredible!
0:21:22 > 0:21:25It is really cool.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Wow! Wow, that really is something special.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- You can see how, as a cave, it must have been massive. - That's the theory.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- That was all joined up. - Shall we go on in?
0:21:36 > 0:21:37Yes, definitely.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- This is actually a footpath. - Is it a public footpath?
0:21:42 > 0:21:45A public footpath. Up there, yes.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Do you know what? Honestly, I never would have expected to see
0:21:57 > 0:22:01something quite so spectacular as this in England, it's amazing.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03It is, it's fantastic.
0:22:03 > 0:22:09All we've got to do now is top it off with a bit of campervan food.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- Sounds good to me. - Will you join me?- I will.- OK.- OK.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20After building up an appetite, it was time to get cracking.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Rhea egg frittata with Yorkshire chorizo
0:22:23 > 0:22:27It all hinged on me being able to get into this giant egg,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30and it could easily have gone horribly wrong.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Here we go, Chris. Let's see what happens here.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- Actually... Oh!- Oh! - Here we go.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41I don't want too much eggshell in there. So, let's see what happens.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- Oh, my Lord!- Wow! - That's quite a big egg.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56That's kind of like a dinosaur egg, or something.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00David mentioned that it was the equivalent to ten hen's eggs.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Yes, ten eggs! I hoped Chris was hungry.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- What do you reckon?- It's huge.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- Ha-ha-ha! - Let's hope we can do it justice.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13With Chris being the chorizo expert, I let him cut it up,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16whilst I turned my attention to this ginormous egg.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Having never cooked or eaten a rhea egg,
0:23:22 > 0:23:24for my frittata, I decided to play it safe.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Simple seasoning, a handful of fresh thyme,
0:23:27 > 0:23:28some grated Parmesan,
0:23:28 > 0:23:33all ready for the main ingredient - Yorkshire chorizo.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36A Spanish recipe but with a Yorkshire twist,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39so it's made in Yorkshire,
0:23:39 > 0:23:44and you're going to have to try a little bit of this before we start cooking with it.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Just try a bit of that, it is just awesome.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54- That's lovely. - Do you want another bit?- Yeah!
0:23:57 > 0:24:00I can't resist. Really nice.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Smoked paprika, a bit of cayenne in there...
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- This knife could be sharper. - Does it matter?- No, it's fine.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14It's just not neatly cut, but chopped is going to be fine.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16It's only blokes' tea, isn't it?
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Not exactly traditional Yorkshire fodder,
0:24:21 > 0:24:27but all-local Yorkshire produce makes for an exciting meal ahead.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32And of course, all that fantastic oil that's coming out
0:24:32 > 0:24:34makes for a great dressing.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39What do you reckon, Chris?
0:24:39 > 0:24:44I think we'll drain off that oil, save that for our salad,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47and get some onions in there.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51- Then we're ready to get our frittata going.- Sounds fab.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56With the preparations under way, I had one last task for Chris.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Can you do us a favour?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01While I'm softening-up these onions,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04do you fancy grabbing those beers out of the river?
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Sure, OK. Let's go and have a look.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09To be honest, I asked Chris to step away for a minute
0:25:09 > 0:25:15as I was a little worried that this was the point where everything could have gone very wrong.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I've never cooked with a rhea egg before,
0:25:18 > 0:25:23certainly not one egg that was so big, so I've no idea how long this is going to take to firm up.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28We'll take it easy,
0:25:28 > 0:25:32slam it under the grill when we think it's almost there,
0:25:32 > 0:25:36and dress it with a little fresh rocket and Parmesan salad.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Wow, look at that. Lovely, almost blood red.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Whilst I'd been creating my masterpiece,
0:25:45 > 0:25:46Chris had found the beers.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- Your good health.- Cheers.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Thank you for bringing your treats,
0:25:54 > 0:25:58and let's hope it tastes as good as it smells.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02Once my super sized frittata had started to firm up,
0:26:02 > 0:26:06it was back inside the van for a few minutes under my trusty grill.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Here we go, Chris.- Oh, wow!
0:26:26 > 0:26:27Are you hungry?
0:26:27 > 0:26:31It smells fantastic, so yeah, I think I could be a bit peckish.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36That looks absolutely fantastic and smells even better!
0:26:37 > 0:26:42So, there we have it. Rhea egg frittata with delicious chorizo,
0:26:42 > 0:26:46finished off with a rapeseed oil and chorizo juice dressing,
0:26:46 > 0:26:50and all of it produced right here in Yorkshire.
0:26:53 > 0:26:54It's nice, isn't it?
0:26:54 > 0:26:58'And what did Chris think? Had I done these local ingredients proud?'
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- Mmm.- Is all right?- Yes.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- Onions all right? - Yeah, lovely. Really good.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14So, after what could have been a disastrous day, I think,
0:27:14 > 0:27:18thanks to Chris here, we've pulled it out of the bag
0:27:18 > 0:27:22with something local but, you know, really quite unusual.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27And it's all the better for it.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30Cheers, Chris.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Cheers.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Next time, my campervan and I
0:27:42 > 0:27:45are in the northernmost county in England -
0:27:45 > 0:27:50Northumberland. I risk one of the most precarious roads in Britain.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55We're driving across a road to an island.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59And just how much pain am I willing to risk to get some local ingredients?
0:27:59 > 0:28:02They'd sting you through the back or somewhere -
0:28:02 > 0:28:04wherever the material touched your skin they'd sting you.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06And, it's an early start
0:28:06 > 0:28:10as I roll up my sleeves and put in some hard graft for my dinner,
0:28:10 > 0:28:15on a quest for the ultimate in gourmet campervan cuisine.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18I'll have the lobster, make it snappy!
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd
0:28:41 > 0:28:45E-mail subtitling@bbc.co.uk