The majority of rice we eat tends to come from farms in India and Pakistan where harvest is pooled and sold as a commodity at auctions. Traceability is near impossible. However, The Real Basmati Rice Co is on a mission to change the way we buy rice and makes a point of only working with producers who cultivate rice in the most natural way. To those eating the rice this means the purest and tastiest Basmati rice with nothing nasty added.
If you like chocolate you will love Chocolate Week 2013, whose dedication to promoting fine flavour chocolate, celebrating the work of top chocolatiers and chocolate companies brings together a fabulous series of events running from the 14th - 20th October 2013.
If like us you are searching for an alternate to the meat on offer at the major supermarkets but have yet to discover your local fresh producing butcher then take a look at the new Butcher's Boxes available from historic Smithfield butchers Keevil and Keevil. These 'selection boxes' provide butcher-quality meat at prices comparable to supermarkets - perfect for hungry families to stock up freezers to last all month.
Going dairy- and gluten-free can have its limitations when it comes to finding good quality iced desserts and puddings. You either plump for a sugar-laden cake (delicious but not for everyday) or you settle for an alternate form of ice-cream that lacks any of the attributes you desire other than it being cold. Taste seems to go out of the window with free-from iced desserts so we were delighted to discover the Frozen Fruit Company at this year's Speciality & Fine Foods Fair.
The festive party season is on its way - and before you even think Christmas we have Halloween, Bonfire Night and Thanksgiving to think of. So to get you in the party mood and take the strain out of finding great snacks and drinks we took a look at some of the new and upcoming producers at this year's Speciality and Fine Foods Fair at Olympia.
The official cobnut season is well underway, with 'nutters' (as the pickers are commonly known) selecting only the best cobnuts down at Potash Farm - to make into their scrummy Cobnut Fudge. High quality Belgian chocolate is combined with toasted cobnuts to produce a buttery, melt in the mouth fudge. This deliciously more-ish treat is sure to get you into the festive spirit.
