Wales is facing a leek shortage as the nation prepares to celebrate St David’s Day on 1 March. The vegetable is one of the national symbols of Wales and is traditionally worn as a badge and eaten in such dishes as cawl and leek and potato soup to mark the patron saint’s feast day. But farmers have warned that the UK’s supply of leeks has almost run out, in part due to a 15 per cent surge in demand as more people cook from home during the.
Farmers have warned of a potential shortage of British leeks, partly due to coronavirus, as people in Wales get ready to mark St David’s Day.
The vegetable is one of the national symbol of Wales, along with the daffodil, and can be worn as a badge by those marking the annual celebration on March 1 as well as being used in traditional Welsh meals such as cawl, and leek and potato soup.
But the UK’s supply is now said to have almost run out due to a 15% surge in demand as more people cook from home during the pandemic, coupled with last spring’s cold temperatures which led to smaller crops.
Farmers have warned of a potential shortage of British leeks, partly due to coronavirus, as people in Wales get ready to mark St David’s Day.
The vegetable is one of the national symbol of Wales, along with the daffodil, and can be worn as a badge by those marking the annual celebration on March 1 as well as being used in traditional Welsh meals such as cawl, and leek and potato soup.
But the UK’s supply is now said to have almost run out due to a 15% surge in demand as more people cook from home during the pandemic, coupled with last spring’s cold temperatures which led to smaller crops.
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