We went to the annual Garlic Festival at Le Delice in Malvern on Saturday. There were two stalls set up outside the French deli offering customers the opportunity to try free tasters of garlic soup, snails and garlic ice cream.
I tried my first ever snail. The texture was a little unusual, and the flavour of the snail is best described as ‘earthy’, it was however, tasty, smothered in a garlicky, butter sauce.
I then tried some of the garlic ice cream (again a first for me). I think that it would have been better to try the ice cream first, then the snail, because the garlic on the snail was so strong that all I got from the ice cream was creaminess, so it’s hard to comment on the merits (or not) of it.
Garlic experience for the day complete we went into the shop and bought ourselves some delicious goodies to take home. Bread, cheese, cold meats and paté. I resisted the urge to buy any of the delicious looking cakes and pastries that they had on display, knowing that I would be eating rather a lot of brie that afternoon.
Le Delice is local to us so we pop in there quite regularly. The shop is well worth a visit. Tucked away on Albert Park Road in Malvern, they stock a large range of bread, meats, paté and cheese. I would recommend trying the brie, the hot chorizo (thinly sliced), the duck and hazelnut paté and the macaroons, which are amazing, and very well-priced.
Le Delice is situated at 55 Albert Park Road, Malvern , Worcs, WR14 1RH. Tel: 01684 578588
