Sun, 19 Mar 2017 12:20 Dal Ati

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-Hello,

-I've come to Rachub near Bethesda.

-But who have I come to meet?

-Welcome to Adre.

-Here is a brand spanking new house.

-Let's see who lives here.

-For help to follow the programme

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-I've found Rownd a Rownd scripts.

-This person has been on the series

-for many years.

-I've found a calendar

-from Denbighshire.

-A clue for you, this person

-comes from Denbighshire.

-Do you know this little cutie?

-She's very proud of her prize

-at the Eisteddfod.

-I've never seen one of these before.

-A Llwyd O'r Bryn medal.

-It's the main prize at the

-National Eisteddfod for reciting.

-This person won this prize in 1998.

-Wow!

-The actress, Angharad Llwyd,

-lives in this house.

-She's originally from Denbighshire.

-She lives here with her husband

-Dafydd and their children...

-..Gwenno and Gruffudd.

-You can see her every week

-on Rownd a Rownd.

-She's a member of the original cast.

-Here's a clip.

-Is there any sign of Wyn

-on the site?

-He's still in Spain

-as far as I'm aware.

-I'm serious

-about buying the business.

-It'll be much easier coming down

-from the flat to the shop.

-We're all serious, Sophie.

-I can't get any sense from Philip.

-Bye.

-Angharad, what a lovely house.

-The view from here is wonderful.

-Yes, it's nice to wake up

-and see a fine day like today.

-I'm glad you came on a nice day.

-We'll go for a walk later on.

-Let's finish

-these cups of tea first.

-Tell me,

-since when have you been here?

-It took us

-a year and a half to build it.

-We finally moved in in May 2015.

-You built this from scratch.

-You did all the planning.

-Yes, it was a lot of work.

-Thinking up the plans

-and thinking where we'd put things.

-It came along nicely in the end.

-We're finally here at last.

-What's it like

-living here in Bethesda?

-Is there a close community here?

-Is there a close community here?

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-Yes, there really is.

-I'm very glad I live here.

-Everyone's very nice.

-We've been here

-for almost ten years now.

-There's a lovely community here.

-There's a lot going on here, after

-Neuadd Ogwen opened especially.

-Loads of things happen there...

-..gigs, kids' films,

-all kinds of things.

-There's a coffee morning

-every minute here, or so I'm told.

-There's a market, Ogwen market.

-The school is just over the road.

-We love walking our kids to school

-every morning.

-It's very Welsh here.

-It's very Welsh here.

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-Yes, it is.

-I love that.

-Everyone speaks Welsh. Everyone

-on this estate speaks Welsh.

-It's a lovely place to live.

-You've played the part of Sophie

-since before going to college.

-How old were you

-when you started playing Sophie?

-I was 18.

-Yes.

-I'm not allowed to ask

-how old you are now.

-But, we can test your maths at home!

-How long have you played Sophie

-in Rownd a Rownd?

-Almost 20 years.

-Almost 20 years.

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-Wow.

-A stupid question - do you enjoy it?

-I think it's quite obvious

-that I must do!

-Yes, I love it.

-For someone

-who doesn't know Sophie...

-..what has Sophie been through

-in the last twenty years?

-She's had a busy life.

-She started off working in the shop

-helping with the papers.

-I never did a paper round,

-which is the basis of Rownd a Rownd.

-It's about paper rounds.

-Sophie cuts hair.

-Have you learned how to cut hair?

-You look like you know

-what you're doing.

-I've pretended for twenty years.

-Can I have a trim before leaving?

-I've only got razors

-to shave Dafydd's head.

-If you want that hairstyle!

-I did have a morning

-in a proper salon.

-They taught me how to blow dry.

-I have cut hair once.

-I did that

-to a character called Ken.

-He had a long ponytail at one time.

-The actor, Idris,

-decided he wanted a haircut.

-They used that as a storyline.

-I got to cut off the ponytail.

-I was nervous.

-Apart from that,

-I haven't cut any hair.

-Sophie has two kids.

-You have two kids too.

-Gwenno is seven years old.

-Gruffudd is five years old.

-There are 16 months

-between the two, which isn't much.

-They're only a year apart at school.

-Gruffudd is in Year 1

-and Gwenno is in Year 2.

-As it happens, Gwenno

-plays my daughter in Rownd a Rownd.

-Didn't you know that?

-Didn't you know that?

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-No.

-Well, it's just luck.

-When Sophie's character was pregnant

-in the story, I happened to be too.

-So I didn't need

-to have a fake bump on my stomach.

-Gwenno was the bump.

-When she was born, she was a girl

-just like Sophie had.

-It was handy to be able

-to take her to work and I still do!

-I've been looking forward to this.

-Can we nose around your house?

-We better had. Of course you can!

-This is nice. You walk in and you

-get a feeling of plenty of space.

-You've got nice, wide stairs.

-There's natural wood everywhere.

-It's lovely.

-Yes. I hope it's welcoming

-when people come here.

-When you were designing...

-..is that what you thought

-was important when you walk in?

-Yes, though to be honest,

-when we designed it...

-..I wanted stairs

-going around the corner.

-In a way, this is a mistake,

-though it's a nice one.

-The kids' photos go all the way up.

-The kids' photos go all the way up.

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-You have to put them somewhere!

-They get older as you go upstairs.

-What rooms do we have here?

-In front of you is the kitchen.

-We're there quite a lot of the time.

-We have a lounge here

-and then a playroom here.

-To your left is the office.

-Where shall we start?

-Where shall we start?

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-The lounge.

-Come with me.

-Oh, nice!

-There's a view and you took

-the window around the corner.

-That was something special

-in the plan.

-We could then see the whole view.

-Obviously, Dafydd's put a huge TV

-in front of the window.

-You have to get up and look over it.

-You have to get up and look over it.

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-Yes, but it still looks good.

-That fireplace is great.

-It's open

-and you can see either side of it.

-Yes, it's the feeling

-that the place is open-plan.

-This is like the house's heart.

-It heats the house

-and also gives it character.

-Can we go through?

-Yes.

-Wow, that is tidy.

-Do you think so?

-This is very organised.

-At the moment, but not all the time.

-At the moment, but not all the time.

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-Is it because I'm here?

-They love playing in here.

-This is where they like to be,

-amongst their toys and their mess.

-It's great because you can open this

-up and they're a part of the house.

-You can also

-shut the door on the mess.

-That was the idea.

-Who's the happy character

-on that cushion?

-That's Dafydd's older brother.

-It's a gift we received from Huw,

-Uncle Huw.

-He gave you a gift of a cushion

-with his own face on it.

-He was making fun of us.

-He knew we were buying a new house.

-He thought we'd need new cushions

-to decorate the place!

-It's all very stylish

-and then Uncle Huw.

-Uncle Huw is stylish too!

-Don't laugh.

-Let's go to the kitchen.

-Fresh flowers. They make a

-difference in a house and there too.

-This room is so wonderful.

-It's a party room.

-It's a very social room.

-Do you do the cooking?

-I usually do the cooking.

-If there's a special occasion...

-..Dafydd will try

-to make a steak or something.

-He's good with those.

-I do the day-to-day cooking.

-How did you go about

-designing this kitchen?

-Did you choose everything or did he?

-I did!

-He got to choose the bricks

-to make the house shell.

-I chose the things inside.

-We went about

-trying to choose a design.

-It's an interesting story.

-I bought the kitchen from one of

-my fellow actors on Rownd a Rownd.

-Robin who plays Mathew.

-Robin who plays Mathew.

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-Does he sell kitchens?

-No, he sells cars.

-When I said

-I wanted a kitchen...

-..he said, "Don't worry,

-I'll find you a kitchen."

-I think

-he sells anything to anyone!

-He found a guy who makes kitchens.

-I bought this kitchen

-from his mate in the end.

-It's been made for this room.

-We tried to design the kitchen...

-..so that when I stand by the sink,

-I can turn around...

-..and I can see the kids

-if they're playing outside...

-..in the lounge or in the playroom.

-You can see through to everywhere.

-You don't miss a trick.

-No, it's a good little spot.

-I can control everyone

-and everything.

-Where next? Upstairs?

-Where next? Upstairs?

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-No, come and see this with me first.

-The "Briws Biws".

-The "Briws Biws".

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-The Briws Biws?

-Here we are.

-It is puce.

-It is puce.

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-Puce units.

-I've never heard

-the word "briws" before.

-A Welsh word for utility room.

-I think so, but I'm not sure now!

-I think briws is the old word

-for this kind of room...

-..where you wash clothes,

-keep coats and so on.

-It's perfect,

-all the kids' coats and shoes.

-You can just throw things in.

-Yes. We decided not to have

-a door here for some reason.

-If it gets messy in here, it might

-be an idea that we get one.

-This isn't messy.

-The best thing

-about this room is this.

-This is where the dirty clothes go.

-That's great. They all land there.

-Where do they come from?

-The bathroom is right above here.

-We have a cupboard in the bathroom

-where you throw dirty clothes.

-They land

-right next to the washing machine.

-I like the light.

-There's a lot of space

-on the landing.

-Yes, I like that about here.

-There's plenty of room to play

-or run around.

-It feels nice.

-It feels nice.

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-It's like a five-star hotel!

-Thank you!

-How many bedrooms do you have here?

-How many bedrooms do you have here?

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-There are five rooms.

-Mine and Dafydd's room is here.

-The spare room is this side.

-That's where Nain and Taid or

-my brother and his girlfriend stay.

-This room, well, it's my room.

-All my junk is in there.

-Gruffudd's room is one side

-and Gwenno's is the other.

-You have your own office

-and Dafydd has one downstairs.

-We share them too.

-I've got some of my things in there

-and I like to write in there too.

-I have to learn my lines too.

-I need somewhere to do that.

-You go in there to learn your lines.

-I go in there, close the door

-and talk to myself.

-I shout them out

-when Sophie's angry with people.

-Nobody can see me in there.

-You've got taste, Angharad.

-It's lovely.

-That's a big bed.

-Yes, I love my bed.

-Getting up is difficult!

-Do you struggle

-to find Dafydd in the bed?

-No, he's spreadeagled!

-Nice!

-Did you choose everything in here?

-Yes, the same thing again,

-quite quiet colours.

-There's a little puce.

-Look at that behind me!

-Are you jealous?

-Are you jealous?

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-I am totally jealous.

-I'm sure a lot of people would be.

-Do you have more?

-Yes, you have more room than Dafydd.

-I've got about one and a half,

-Dafydd gets a small corner.

-Just like it should be.

-Just like it should be.

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-Absolutely.

-There's no door.

-There's no door.

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-I'm not sure if that's a mistake.

-Stuff tends to fall on the floor.

-It's very tidy today.

-It's time for a short break.

-We'll go for a look

-around the area after the break...

-..as it's such a nice day.

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-Welcome back.

-I'm spending the day

-with the actress, Angharad Llwyd.

-After nosing around her house...

-..we're going for a walk

-to see this lovely area.

-You run along here.

-Do you do it regularly? Every day?

-No! Not every day.

-Once or twice a week.

-I like doing it,

-especially on a day like today.

-I don't run in the rain.

-It would ruin your hair!

-I like doing it.

-It's very still here.

-I have time to think

-and time to myself, really.

-What do you do as a family

-on a Sunday?

-Do you come for a walk?

-We like a walk.

-Usually,

-we like to take bikes with us.

-Dafydd loves cycling.

-He likes mountain biking.

-He taught the children

-to ride a bike at a young age.

-We take the bikes for a ride

-in different places.

-We like that.

-Unless we've gone to see the family.

-That happens a lot on weekends.

-Nice.

-Nice.

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-We like the open air.

-There are plenty of places

-to choose from.

-Yes, plenty.

-This view is incredible.

-What can we see here?

-You can see quite far.

-Obviously, you can see Anglesey.

-You can see Penmon,

-Beaumaris, Llandegfan.

-Further on is Menai Bridge

-where I work.

-I was brought up in Llandudno. You

-were a bit further on in Denbigh.

-Do you miss Denbigh?

-I loved living in Denbigh.

-I adored it. It's a lovely area.

-There was a time

-before we built this house...

-..where Dafydd and I

-thought about what we'd do.

-We considered moving back. Living

-near my parents would be easier.

-But we started putting down roots.

-The kids started going to school,

-and I had my work, obviously.

-Friends are important too.

-We decided we'd stay at this end.

-There's something about living

-in the middle of the slate.

-These fences are incredible -

-the work that's gone into them.

-Stone walls and slate fences.

-It's quite raw here.

-It's raw countryside.

-This fence gave me an idea...

-..for the name of the drama club

-I started at Neuadd Ogwen.

-The drama club for adults

-has been restarted.

-It's called "Llechen Las"

-- Blue Slate.

-I didn't know what to call

-the youth drama club.

-I thought "Llechi Bach" -

-Small Slates.

-Someone told me that the correct

-name for small slates is "Crawiau."

-They're called Crawiau drama club.

-They're called Crawiau drama club.

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-It's a good name.

-I've never heard that word before

-or understood its meaning.

-That's the meaning and we're

-meeting tonight if you fancy it.

-We've got a special game here

-called walking and stopping.

-Are we ready?

-Do you remember how to play?

-Stop.

-We play a lot of games.

-We do different movements

-and voices.

-Great.

-Would you like to be an actress?

-Yes.

-Yes.

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-We do loads of things every time.

-So, it's different every time.

-Is it a lot of fun?

-Is it a lot of fun?

-

-Yes.

-What do you like most

-about coming here?

-Playing with friends and having fun.

-Playing with friends and having fun.

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-Is she a nice teacher?

-She is.

-Does she shout sometimes?

-Does she shout sometimes?

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-Sometimes.

-Would you like to be an actress

-like Angharad?

-Yes.

-Can you make a big circle for me?

-Angharad, I enjoyed that, I think!

-I'm very glad.

-You did well.

-I don't think I'm going

-to be a professional actress.

-I enjoyed it.

-How long have you been

-doing these sessions? And why?

-How did you start?

-We've been going

-for about three or four months.

-We started because the hall

-was looking for someone...

-..to do drama sessions

-with the area's children.

-I was asked if I was interested.

-I'm glad I said yes.

-I love spending time with them

-and having fun.

-We've done one production already

-with the Llechen Las drama club.

-I hope we'll have

-another production by the summer.

-They're a nice group.

-Do they remind you of yourself

-when you were younger?

-A little bit, although I never had

-such a thing as a drama school.

-They do remind me of the desire

-I had to perform, certainly.

-When you were that age,

-did you want to be an actress?

-I loved performing.

-I liked to write and sing.

-Acting was the favourite.

-I'm lucky to do

-what I've always enjoyed.

-There's one more thing

-I want to ask you...

-..but can we go back

-to your house first?

-Yes, you can relax with a cuppa.

-Yes, you can relax with a cuppa.

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-I deserve one after that!

-Here we are. It was so nice to see

-the kids enjoying themselves.

-When you were younger,

-you used to be a reciter.

-I'm assuming this is the first

-of your three things.

-The things

-you'd save from the house.

-Yes.

-Assuming that the kids,

-husband and photos are safe...

-..these are the things I would save.

-This is something

-very special that I won.

-I won it back in 1998

-at the Bro Ogwr Eisteddfod.

-It's the main prize for recitation

-at the National Eisteddfod.

-Have you tried for it many times?

-Did you only try that year?

-That's the only year

-and then I gave it up.

-I thought, "I've got this far.

-That's enough!

-"Other people can have a go."

-Do you remember what you recited?

-It was a long, seven-minute piece.

-I can't remember the title now.

-It was quite difficult

-to remember that much.

-You've been comfortable on the stage

-since a young age then.

-Yes.

-I'd been performing

-since I was very young...

-..at chapel and school.

-We did a lot of musicals at school,

-particularly at Glan Clwyd.

-I got a taste of performing

-at that time.

-I liked

-being in front of an audience.

-It was naturally going to grow

-to be more than that in the end.

-You follow your mother.

-Here's your second item.

-Your mother is Leah Owen.

-She is famous for singing, teaching

-and for judging cerdd dant.

-Yes. I learned everything from Mam.

-This book

-is very valuable to me...

-..because there's

-a lot of family history in this.

-What Mam did when she was young.

-I'm so glad she wrote this book.

-It's all there for posterity.

-There are photos in it.

-She talks about relationships,

-when she was in college...

-..family and friends

-and then when her children arrived.

-How much trouble we were for her

-when she was young.

-It's all very interesting.

-I would certainly keep that

-and treasure it forever.

-It's a nice thing for you to pass

-down to your kids and their kids.

-Yes.

-The final item.

-Yes, I got these from Mam.

-They've now landed in our house.

-They're scrapbooks.

-They're about

-what I and the whole family did.

-There's a lot of stuff

-about my presenting days.

-There are stories

-about when I used to write.

-It's things I've done

-along the years.

-They're all down here as some kind

-of diary of someone's career.

-There's stuff

-about my brothers and sister too.

-They're all valuable

-and worth keeping.

-What did you present? You did a lot.

-Yes, I presented eisteddfods

-and Can I Gymru a couple of times.

-Most of it was live.

-It was quite an experience.

-The adrenalin was pumping.

-It was an exciting time.

-Would you like to do more of that?

-Would you like to do more of that?

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-I'd love to, yes.

-I'm sure I'd be a little nervous

-doing it again.

-It would be great to have a chance

-to do something like that again.

-I've really enjoyed. I've had

-a great time and a drama lesson too!

-The kids were much better than me.

-Thanks for the welcome.

-No problem.

-It's been nice to have you.

-What a nice day with Angharad.

-It was nice to see

-a bit of this beautiful area.

-That's it for this week.

-Join me next time when I'll visit

-another interesting person's home.

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-In this series...

-..we're focusing on vegetables,

-vegetables and more vegetables.

-Don't worry, fish and meat

-are still on the menu.

-Welcome to Cegin Bryn.

-I've written about meat and fish...

-..so I decided to write a book about

-getting the best out of vegetables.

-This new series

-is about one simple idea.

-I'll cook lots of tasty dishes

-which are packed with vegetables.

-You can serve some

-with meat or fish.

-I'll hit the road again...

-..but, this time, to meet people

-who grow, cook and taste vegetables.

-From sweetcorn to carrots

-to tomatoes...

-..and much more.

-I'll prove you can create a starter,

-a main and a dessert...

-..from one vegetable.

-I have a new, spacious kitchen...

-..but I'll also cook one dish

-in a pop-up kitchen on an allotment.

-Where better

-to set up a pop-up kitchen...

-..than in a thriving allotment

-in the middle of Cardiff?

-Carrots are on the menu, so let's

-cook a starter in the allotment.

-Carrot & Orange Salad

-With Goat's Cheese

-Carrot and orange salad

-with goat's cheese is our starter.

-It contains carrots

-of different varieties and colours.

-Ordinary orange carrots

-plus yellow and purple ones too.

-Peel them and place all the

-thin strips in a bowl of iced water.

-As you can see, this carrot

-is purple on the outside...

-..and orange in the middle.

-I'm placing the strips of carrot

-in iced water to keep them crisp.

-You can use only

-ordinary orange carrots for this...

-..but it's nice to have

-different colours in the salad.

-Next, prepare a vinaigrette dressing

-to go with the carrots.

-I'm using an ordinary orange.

-You could use a blood orange

-when they're in season.

-I'm using an ordinary orange today.

-The next step

-is to segment the orange.

-The easiest way to do this...

-..is to follow the white lines

-to the centre with a knife.

-Squeeze the juice from the centre.

-I need the juice for the dressing.

-Next...

-..set aside some of these segments.

-Next, add white wine vinegar...

-..sugar, salt and olive oil

-to make the dressing.

-Break down these orange segments.

-Add some sugar.

-You only need a pinch of sugar.

-Salt.

-Black pepper.

-White wine vinegar.

-Finally, the olive oil.

-You should always use

-good-quality oil for dressings.

-Mix it well.

-The next step is to dry the carrots.

-It's important to dry the carrots.

-If the carrots are wet, it affects

-the flavour of the dressing.

-Dry them thoroughly.

-Be careful as you do this.

-The carrots are crisp,

-so they snap easily.

-Put the carrots

-straight on the plate.

-Add the orange segments

-which were set aside.

-Next, add some goat's cheese.

-Break off chunks of cheese

-and scatter them among the carrots.

-Don't worry if crumbs of cheese

-fall onto the plate.

-Next, add the dressing.

-Drizzle it onto the plate.

-This is a light starter which you

-place in the middle of the table...

-..and let everyone help themselves.

-For the finishing touch,

-add some watercress.

-Watercress is bitter and pungent...

-..and it cuts through the sweetness

-of the carrots and the orange.

-There it is - orange, carrot

-and goat's cheese salad.

-A tasty, light and colourful salad.

-Carrot Confit & Pork Belly

-The first kitchen recipe

-is carrot confit and pork belly.

-First, rub salt into the pork

-to draw the moisture from the skin.

-Add some oil.

-Cook it in a 140 degree oven

-for four to five hours.

-While the pork cooks,

-I turn my attention to the carrots.

-First, we need some duck fat.

-While the fat heats up,

-I'll add a star anise...

-..black pepper

-and some cardamom pods.

-Next, some thyme.

-Next, the carrots.

-Use small, sweet young carrots.

-Don't remove all the green.

-Leave an inch at the top.

-Next, clean the carrots

-but don't wash them.

-I'll add the carrots to the fat...

-..but water would cause the fat

-to boil too rapidly.

-I use this technique

-in my restaurant.

-Nothing beats

-seeing whole carrots on a plate.

-The carrots

-are ready to be added to the fat.

-It's important

-that the fat isn't too hot.

-We don't want to fry the carrots.

-We want to cook them slowly.

-Confit means to cook slowly.

-Water will be drawn

-out of the carrots...

-..but their sweetness will remain.

-I'll cook them for an hour

-on a low heat.

-I want the fat to tick over

-but not to fry the carrots.

-It's very important.

-The pork is ready.

-It's had five hours in the oven.

-That's what I call

-a good piece of meat.

-I'll take the pork off the rack.

-I'll put another tray

-on top of it...

-..and weigh it down.

-As it cools...

-..it will compress to create

-a perfect piece of pork belly.

-Chill it in the fridge

-for four or five fours.

-The pork has had plenty of time

-to cool down.

-There we are. It's ready.

-It's nice and flat

-and it's held its shape.

-As you can see,

-it's a very neat piece of pork.

-The next step is to remove the skin

-from the pork...

-..before you warm it up again.

-I'll remove the skin.

-The pork is ready to be reheated.

-I need to get the fat

-nice and crisp.

-In goes the oil. Season the pork

-with salt and pepper.

-In goes the pork.

-That sizzling sound

-is music to my ears.

-The pan is hot, so I'll

-get a good colour on the pork.

-The carrots are ready.

-As you can see...

-..they look raw but they are cooked.

-They cooked slowly in the fat...

-..and therefore kept their colour

-and their shape.

-Heat the fat and get that crackling

-nice and crispy.

-This makes it easy to eat.

-There we are.

-It's ready to be served

-and to be eaten.

-Carrot confit and pork belly.

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-This series features vegetables,

-focusing on carrots this week.

-Carrots have much more potential

-beyond being boiled in water.

-I'll meet vegetable growers

-during the series.

-My first trip

-is to a rather unusual garden.

-Owain Roberts from Cerrigydrudion

-is a brilliant gardener...

-..who uses

-some innovative techniques.

-Your garden looks like a laboratory.

-Why does it look

-so different from most gardens?

-The main reason it's different...

-..is that I grow vegetables

-specifically for competitions...

-..and for exhibiting in shows.

-There are huge tubs

-around the garden.

-Why do you use unusual techniques?

-The main reason is that I try to

-grow vegetables which are perfect.

-I don't grow extra large vegetables

-or miniature vegetables.

-I strive to grow vegetables which

-have reached their full potential.

-You've been doing this since 2008.

-Have you been successful?

-I've won the last three British

-Championships with my potatoes.

-Three in a row?

-Three in a row?

-

-Yes.

-I've won the Welsh Championship

-with stump carrots and potatoes.

-I won the British Championship

-with leeks.

-You know your stuff.

-You know what works.

-Yes.

-You grow vegetables

-for competitions.

-Is what's left eaten by your family?

-Yes, they eat the rejects.

-Yes, they eat the rejects.

-

-The rejects!

-I'd love to cook your rejects!

-Since they're being grown

-for competitions...

-..people assume

-the taste isn't the same.

-But I think the taste is better.

-My plants are given

-everything they could possibly need.

-Do competition judges

-taste the vegetables?

-No, unfortunately not.

-It's all about the look.

-You only have to look at them.

-They're mouth-watering.

-I grow carrots

-in those wheelie bins.

-They're actually wheelie bins.

-Did you nick them from the council?

-No, I found them online!

-What I'm looking for is depth.

-You'd be lucky to get two feet

-in a garden.

-This system

-gives me four feet of depth.

-What's in the polytunnel?

-Leeks down the centre

-and stump carrots on both sides.

-Only the roots are in the compost.

-I'm aiming to stretch the leeks

-and get 18 inches of white...

-..before the white turns green.

-How does it feel

-to win a competition?

-Fantastic.

-Very satisfying.

-You phone your wife and your dad

-to tell them you won.

-Oh, yes.

-Owain, I want to cook for you.

-Do you have spare carrots for me?

-Yes. I've got one you can use.

-There are dozens of carrots here!

-There are dozens of carrots here!

-

-Yes, but you can only have one.

-Look at that!

-One carrot that size will be plenty.

-Yes, I imagine so.

-It's perfect.

-I'll cook pickled carrots

-and mackerel for you.

-Owain, it's time to start cooking.

-Do you cook at home?

-Not very often, to be honest!

-I'm going to pickle this carrot.

-The first step is to heat

-some white wine vinegar...

-..an equal amount of white wine...

-..double the amount of water...

-..a pinch of salt...

-..and some sugar.

-Add some thyme to the liquid.

-I'll let it come to the boil

-while I slice this carrot.

-Have a taste.

-You won't get that in a shop.

-You're right. It's sweet,

-and there's a lot of water in it.

-Yes. I water them every day.

-Next, I'll thinly slice a shallot.

-In goes the shallot.

-Add the carrots and let it all

-sit there for five to ten minutes.

-Keep some crunch. You don't want

-the carrots to be too soft.

-Next, I'll prepare the mackerel.

-Next, I'll prepare the mackerel.

-

-I've never tried mackerel.

-This will be a first for you.

-Cut it into three pieces.

-Oil the skin.

-I'm about to use a blowtorch

-to cook this.

-OK.

-The blowtorch works like a grill,

-but you can direct the heat.

-It's ready.

-It's really quick.

-People are used to using a blowtorch

-on a creme brulee...

-..but not to cook mackerel!

-Spoon some carrots

-and some of the liquid into a bowl.

-That's a really simple recipe.

-What do you think?

-It looks good.

-Try some mackerel

-for the first time.

-I have to try it.

-That's really good.

-I want some more!

-This sweet carrot works really well

-with the vinegar sauce.

-It's a good combination.

-I'll buy my wife a blowtorch!

-Before I came here today,

-I assumed large vegetables...

-..didn't taste as good

-as smaller ones.

-You've certainly proved me wrong.

-That carrot is full of flavour.

-Your carrot

-is the star of this dish.

-It's sweet and tasty.

-Thank you for your time.

-Thank you for your time.

-

-Thank you.

-Carrot Cake

-For my carrot dessert,

-I'll bake a carrot cake.

-Carrot cake is something everyone's

-had but not cooked at home.

-This is my recipe.

-First, you need some caster sugar.

-In go the eggs.

-Next, some vegetable oil.

-You usually use butter in a cake

-but not in this case.

-In goes the oil.

-Mix it until it doubles in size.

-It's vital to mix it well to get air

-in there and create a light cake.

-While this mixes,

-I'll grate the carrots.

-Grate the carrots

-on the widest grate.

-It's important to be able

-to see and taste the carrot.

-There we are. The carrots are ready.

-The mixture is ready.

-It's important

-to keep the air in the mixture.

-I'll do the rest of the mixing

-by hand.

-It's important to mix carefully.

-I'm going to add some flour

-to the mixture.

-It's just plain flour. In it goes.

-Add baking powder

-and ground cinnamon.

-The cinnamon will give the cake

-a distinctive flavour.

-Add a pinch of salt.

-Salt draws out the sweetness

-of the carrots.

-Fold them into the mixture.

-It's important to try

-to keep the air in the mixture.

-There we are.

-All the flour is mixed in.

-Next, add the carrots.

-Add the grated carrots

-at the last minute.

-Fold the carrots into the mixture.

-Once again, try not to lose the air

-from the mixture.

-Pour it into a lined baking tray.

-It mustn't be too deep.

-I'm adding oil

-underneath the greaseproof paper...

-..because it'll help the paper

-stay in place...

-..as I spoon the cake mix

-into the baking tray.

-Get it all in there.

-Don't waste any of it.

-There's usually someone in the house

-who's keen to lick the bowl!

-Push the mixture into the corners.

-There we are.

-The cake is ready for the oven.

-Bake it for 30 minutes

-in a 160 degree oven.

-The cake has been in the oven for

-half an hour, so it should be ready.

-That's what we have - a carrot cake.

-I can smell the cinnamon.

-All that's left to do

-is wait for it to cool.

-Letting it cool is really hard!

-Then it's ready.

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