Time to head the Jaguar F-type to Polperro ...

Polperro: image supplied.

I'm in the mood for a crab sandwich and Cornwall is calling. Polperro, near Looe, was a childhood favourite (although I did get lost on the beach at Looe, aged three). Now I'm told that Polperro and surrounds has been designated  an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ in an area of Heritage Coast and is a walker’s paradise with coastal walks and inland footpaths through valleys, forests and beside  estuaries and rivers. To the east is Talland Bay which has its own beach café, rated as one of the top 10 beach cafes in Cornwall. To the west along the coastal path are Lansallos, Lantic Bay and Polruan. Jaguar F-type? In my dreams. Crab sandwich? Eminently achievable – I'll let you know ...
More info: www.polperro.org and www.lovepolperro.com

Plolperro harbour: image supplied.

The quintessential Crab Sandwich

I was driving to Port Douglas recently and stopped in a little town which had a welcoming cafe and – great excitement – a board listing crab sandwiches as one of the specialities. I grew up on the border of Devon and Cornwall in the UK and visits to the Cornish coast were frequent, which is where I developed my taste for crab. Nothing seems to come close to the succulent sandwiches available there which, made properly, are heavenly.

The key, I was reminded when I mentioned crab sandwiches to the wonderful Valli Little of Delicious Magazine, is the use of both dark and light crab meat. So I am off to experiment again and see if I can produce the quintessential crab sandwich ....watch this space ...