Pea industry begins nationwide search for UK's top young chef

The 2017 Young Pea Chef of the Year is open for entries
The 2017 Young Pea Chef of the Year is open for entries

The British pea industry begins its nationwide search for the UK's top young chef.

The Yes Peas! campaign is back for a second year and brings with it a second category after joining forces with British supermarket Waitrose and new sponsor for 2017, leading cookware supplier ProCook, to launch the nationwide cooking competition to find the country’s next top chefs.

Primary school children of any age up to Year Six are being invited to enter the ‘Little Pea Chef’ category sponsored by Waitrose for a second year running and due to high demand, this year’s competition is welcoming a new category for secondary school students across Year Seven and Eight, sponsored by ProCook.

With support from chefs, media and farmers across the UK and with exciting prizes on offer from Waitrose and ProCook, school children are being invited to create a delicious dish using Britain’s favourite family vegetable, the humble pea and delight the UK with their fantastic feasts.

The competition aims to challenge budding young chefs to develop a healthy and delicious recipe which includes the Great British pea as star of the show.