WHEN you're at Glastonbury Festival, it can be easy to forget you're on a working farm that provides a home for hundreds of dairy cows.
Luckily, one of on-site food stalls is there to remind you: Worthy Toasties, located near the church tent and medical centre at Big Ground.
The stall offers a selection of eight toasties made with cheese from Somerset family cheesemakers Wyke Farms, made with milk from the Worthy Farm herd.
There is also one vegan option, which uses a plant-based cheese substitute, a spicy tomato and caramelised onion chutney and rocket.
People who are looking for spicy, meaty or breakfast options are all catered for, but the option that stood out to me was Michael's One, the preferred choice of festival founder Michael Eavis, who has “overseen the cheese since its creation”.
With that in mind, I thought I'd give the stall a try before the main stage music begins to test out some truly local produce.
After ordering at the stall – which has been serving toasted sandwiches “flat out” since opening yesterday – I was handed a slip of paper with the number 72 on it to be called out when my food was ready.
It was served in around five minutes. Given the lunchtime queue and the toasties being heated to order by the small team in the trailer, this was impressively quick.
With only 17 days until @glastonbury 2023 we have been celebrating with Michael’s favourite toastie! A combination of fresh tomato and basil and of course plenty of Worthy Farm Cheddar. If you’re headed to @glastonbury this year, just ask for ‘Michael’s One’. pic.twitter.com/tiK4Jzlx4f
— Worthy Farm Cheddar (@Worthy_Cheddar) June 4, 2023
As well as running a world-class music festival, it turns out Mr Eavis also has great taste in toasties.
The creamy blend of cheeses was gooey around the edges – if a bit unmelted in the middle – and came with plenty of fresh basil and tomato in crispy bread, showing that simple flavours done well can make an excellent quick lunch.
The only downside is the price. Even taking into account the premium rates charged by some vendors at the festival, £10 for a toastie does seem almost as steep as the hill you need to climb to get your hands on one.
If you'd like to try some, packs of Worthy Farm Cheddar have been available to buy from Co-op stores since 2021, with the packaging proudly boasting it comes from the ‘home of Glastonbury Festival’.
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