I do love a good food television programme because it is good to inspire me in terms of dishes I can cook. 

It also provides some comfort in January when the nights are dark and cold and finances are a bit stretched. 

On Tuesday night this week I enjoyed watching the Hairy Bikers Go Local episode on BBC Two which focused on Norfolk. 

Dave Myers and Si King first travelled to the Barsham Arms in East Barsham, near Fakenham, where he got to know the owners Jake and Terri and what kind of food made them tick. 

The premise of the show is for the Hairy Bikers to find three local producers in Norfolk - unknown to the Barsham Arms owners - to supply ingredients and products to the country restaurant. 

After sampling a delicious looking lamb main and scone-based pudding, the food enthusiasts got on their wheels to find traditional and more modern food producers. 

They first the Hegarty family who run Norfolk Geese from Chestnut Farm in Pulham Market. 

The goose farm has been handed down through the generations and the family’s love and respect of the animal was plain to see. 

Later on, the pair visited the rural base for Tofurei, which uses Norfolk-grown soya beans to make tofu. 

And the final stop for the Hairy Bikers was Leith's House Orchards in Burnham Overy, run by brothers Max and Bruin, where they picked up lots of plums and berries. 

The show represented how great Norfolk is for food production and made me feel proud to live in such a great place.