DONNINGTON TROUT FARM
Trout farm in Cotswolds, using spring water and non-GM food.
There is a small fly-fishery next to the farm, and visitors can enjoy fishing. The fee of 2007/2008 is £12 for half a day with 3 fish limitation, £18 for a day with 5 fish limitation (but two guaranteed). Equipment can be hired.
I have never visited this farm, but I bought their product at Farmers' Market in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Smoked trout paté (£2 for 100g.) seems to be their best seller, but there were other good looking smoked trout products.
I was offered to sample the paté (the things on the plate in this photo); it contained a lot of fish meat and was delicious.
I did not, however, buy it, as I don't eat bread at home except for toast in the morning. Instead I got something else.
When I asked the guy selling it, he let me take not only the photo of the food, but also of himself!
This is smoke roasted trout. £2.99 for 152g. (£19.70/kilo). Smoked fish are not poor man's food.
I asked him how to eat it. He said it can be eaten as it is as it is already cooked, or can be mixed in hot food.
This became our dinner of the same day. I imagined something similar to smoked salmon, but it wasn't. It was completely cooked, less oily and had delicate flavour. It would have gone well with wine, but as I don't drink, I fraked it and mixed with pasta, adding chopped parsley and lemon juice. Tasty.
I would try again definitely.
Donnington Trout Farm
Near Upper Swell
Stow-on-the-Wold
Glos GL54 1EP Map
Tel. 01451 830873
