The veg team had their annual ‘squash tasting’ last week. This entails the roasting of every single variety (!) that we have in the shop and creating notes on flavour, texture and use. This really helps us inform customers make a selection on the shop floor because, surprisingly, every year is different. The summer of… Read More »
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Veg News September 3rd
The lack of sunshine and colder nights of recent days are not ideal conditions for summer veg such as courgettes, which have quickly turned from thriving numbers to a limited supply from our UK growers. Sweetcorn is the exception – with good availability and seemingly unending customer appetite we are going for gold and buying… Read More »
Veg News July 23rd
The first summer squash have arrived on our shelves bringing a touch of sunshine to the veg display. Spaghetti squash has a remarkably stringy texture which goes very soft when roasted, and custard squash, a delightfully pie-shaped gourd, can be eaten raw in salads or cooked gently, skin and all. Courgette plants, another member of… Read More »
veg news 16th April
At a time of the year when many veg crops are finishing and becoming scarce in the UK, the new season Dutch glasshouse produce offers some much needed colour and promise of the growing season ahead. The first Dutch bell and Ramiro peppers are trickling through and looking pristine, so too are aubergines. These shiny,… Read More »
Veg News 12th Feb
If we were ever going start a band, it would have to be called ‘Unicorn and the Kalettes’ 🙂 We’re loving this kale and Brussels sprout cross so much, we have made it our ‘veg of the month’, which means you’ll find it in abundance in the veg area as well as in certain dishes… Read More »
veg news 8th November
Veg news 8th November Amid tales of gloom and crop failure that we’ve been recalling since the drought of the summer months, we’re delighted to report this week that the UK butternut harvest has resulted in a bumper crop of delicious, large fruits. Butternuts are a sun-hungry crop that have benefitted from the long hot… Read More »