Food

Flavours of the Scottish Borders

The Scottish Borders is home to a host of specialist producers creating a wide variety of products. This ranges from hand-made confectionery, traditional cheeses and real ale to organic poultry, wild game and the freshest fish

Borders Banquet

This year's ten day festival of fantastic food and dining experiences in the countryside, towns and villages of the Scottish Borders runs from 7-16 November 2008. For more information, visit the Borders Banquet website.

Best Tastes Awards

Some of the nominees and winners of the 2006 Best Tastes Awards can be found in a leaflet, which can be downloaded. The list of Scottish Borders Eating Out award winners for 2007 is also available.

Why not nominate your favourite eating place in this year's Eating Out competition?

Nomination forms can be downloaded. Deadline is 25 August 2008.

Exhibition

Each year, an estimated 20,000 people visit the Border Union Show. A unique exhibition of food producers from Scottish Borders and beyond is part of this showcase. Meet the producers and sample the flavours!

Entry forms and show information can be found on the Border Union Show web site.

This project is supported by the Borders Food Forum.

Borders Food Forum

Scottish Food & Drink - Borders was established in 2002 to encourage networking and enhance knowledge, skills and collaborative ventures among Borders-based food and drink companies. The Forum is supported by Scottish Borders Council, Scottish Enterprise Borders, Borders College, VisitScotland Borders and NHS Borders, as well as food and drink industry representatives. Visit the Borders Food Forum web site for more details.