Budding young chefs cut the mustard with judges in Lanarkshire produce challenge

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Move over, Nadiya Hussain and Gary Maclean. The past holders of the Great British Bake-Off and MasterChef crowns are facing hot competition – in the shape of Lanarkshire’s most talented young kitchen maestros.The region’s budding young chefs are proving they have the culinary scene licked after accepting the challenge to conjure up their own mouth-watering recipes using the finest of ingredients produced on home turf.Thirty enthusiastic young cooks and bakers from schools acrossLanarkshire,jumped at the chance when regional food group Lanarkshire Larder – which champions local, sustainable quality food and drink from the area – invited them to show off their skills in a bake and cook-off challenge designed to showcase the finest produce Lanarkshire has to offer.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Lanarkshire Larder’s members include food and drink producers, restaurants, cafés, pubs, hotels, farm shops – all of whom share a passion about the provenance and quality of the products they make or sell.In a bid to raise awareness among young people of the diverse range of quality food and drink from East Kilbride’s the organisation invited pupils to select produce from independent businesses and use their imagination and culinary flair to create delicious dishes that will give home cooks food for