Man v Food star Adam Richman praises family-run Bury Market stall for ‘amazing’ dish

US TV star Adam Richman has heaped praise on another local foodie spot as he tours the country for his latest show.

As part of his current series, Adam Richman Eats Britain, the former Man v Food presenter has been traveling the country in a quest to sample the very best in British food. During the show, which airs on Food Network but can also be streamed on Discovery+, he tried everything from Yorkshire puddings to Aberdeen Angus steaks.

In this week’s episode, Adam headed to Chorley in Lancashire to try some traditional hotpot before stopping in Manchester to sample sausage rolls and potato waffles.

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During his whistling tour, Adam also visited Bury Market, which was recently voted the best market in the North and third best in the country. While exploring the 600-year-old market, located at the Mill Gate Shopping Center on Murray Road, Adam came across local favorite Chadwick’s – infamous for their original Bury black pudding.

“Chadwick’s family have been making black pudding since 1865,” co-owner Tony, who runs the stall with his wife Mary, told Adam on the show. “We stuck to that recipe, kept it simple, kept it very small, but built a reputation.”

Speaking to Adam, Tony said Mary, born in Chadwick, had only trusted him with the secret family recipe three years after their wedding. “She went to the hospital to have our daughter and then she realized I couldn’t make black pudding the next day unless she told me,” he explained. “It was a price we had to pay, Adam.”

After reviewing the recipe for making the dish, which can be eaten hot or cold and consists of a sausage containing blood and grains, Adam was able to taste the dish for the first time.

“That’s fantastic,” he commented after taking his first bite. ‘It’s not mineral-like, as you would think from blood, or not very iron-like. It’s actually a lot more like wealth, I think, that’s the best way I can describe it. It is somewhere between the taste of pate or liver mousse.”

Encouraged to try it a second time, but with Chadwick’s own homemade mustard, he adds: “Woah, that’s the jump right there. That is amazing. Anyone who looks at black pudding and says, “I don’t want anything with blood in it,” is completely missing the boat.”

In the same episode, Adam also visited Thief Street, at The Gas Works Brewbar in central Manchester, where he spoke to chef Jon Green before trying some Korean Fried Chicken Potato Waffles.

He also stopped by The Flat Baker, in Ancoats, to meet co-owners Deborah and Matt and try their now legendary Brazilian Sausage Rolls. Using a mix of meats, including Calabrian sausage, along with a Brazilian cheese spread and a secret selection of herbs and spices, the pastries are made with croissant dough.

Speaking of Matt, Adam said in the episode: “He turns Polish sausage and British pork into Brazilian sausage, turns croissants into a sausage roll and turns a garden sprinkler into an egg wash. Matt has been practicing legitimate magic.”

After taking a bite of it, he adds, “You’ve created a sausage with the texture of a juicy, rich meatball and that’s why I love it. This reflects your Brazilian heritage, this reflects the amazing French pastry heritage and here you are creating a dish from English heritage in a whole new way. Point me in the direction of another sausage roll that does that, I’ll wait.”

Adam Richman Eats Britain airs on Mondays at 10pm on The Food Network, but is also available to stream anytime on Discovery+ in the UK.