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APRIL 2023

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Purple sprouting broccoli & other Spring delights!

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April 2023

Hello, Spring!

April is full of surprises and it’s not just the chocolate Easter eggs!

As the temperature starts to rise, more seasonal British produce becomes available. A great selection of fresh produce is in season – from outdoor rhubarb and purple sprouting broccoli; to the freshest asparagus and tasty heritage tomatoes. We love this time of year, especially working with some of the best English growers.

As more British produce makes its debut, why not make the most of seasonal cooking by checking out the ‘arriving’ section below. We particularly recommend the early Jersey royals, asparagus and garlic flowers.

This arrival of British produce helps reduce our dependence on European produce which, as you’re aware, due to poor weather and the ongoing supply issues, has been driving up prices.

Best,
The County Supplies Team

The Market Chef

The Market Chef

Our County Supplies Market Chef series is a celebration of how to cook with the best seasonal produce.

This month Ryan Stafford, one of our favourite chefs, is cooking a delicious carrot soup and tasty kale bubble and squeak.

Spiced Middle Eastern Carrot & Chickpea Soup (v)
Big, bold and full of flavour, this hearty soup packs a health boosting punch.

Packed with sweet middle eastern spices, we’re using heritage carrots from Royal Oak Farm in Ormskirk, near Lancashire.

Bubble & Squeak with Eggs, Kale & Onions
We’re doing a twist on a British classic – bubble and squeak. With fresh poached eggs, crispy kale and toasted onions, it’s the perfect all-day brunch!

Using only the best British ingredients, the green and purple kale comes from the Molyneux family farm in Lancashire, growers of a range of specialist kales.

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Vegetables

  • Calicot artichokes French
  • Yellow beans French
  • Celeriac French & Belgian
  • Organic purple sprouting broccoli Bedlam Farm, English
  • Cavolo nero cabbage Italian & Spanish
  • Wet garlic French
  • Wild garlic English
  • Peas French & Italian
  • Monks beard Italian
  • Swiss chard French
  • Tokyo turnips Italian
  • Jersey Royal potatoes English
  • Linzer potatoes French
  • Round courgettes French
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Fruits

  • Finger limes Australian
  • Tarocco blood oranges Italian
  • Muscatel grapes Chilean
  • Alfonso mango Indian
  • Kent mango Brazilian
  • Plums South African
  • Nardicot Moroccan
  • Passé Crassane pears French
  • Pomegranates Peruvian
  • Pomelo Asian
  • Gariguette strawberries French
  • Fraise des bois strawberries French
  • Tulamine raspberries French
  • Ciforette strawberries French
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Salad

  • Baby mixed leaf salad Cherry Tree Farm, English
  • Seurat lettuce Crate to Plate, English
  • Castelfranco Italian
  • Batavia lettuce Italian
  • Tardivo Italian
  • Radicchio Italian
  • Salanova Spanish

arriving

  • Asparagus Portwood, English
  • Heritage tomatoes Nutbourne, English
  • St. George’s mushroom English
  • Outdoor rhubarb English
  • Strawberries Belgium
  • Lovage English
  • Hispi cabbage English
  • Loquats Spanish & Italian
  • Garlic flowers English
  • Fraise de bois Spanish
  • Mixed radish French
  • Savoury French & English

departing

  • Braeburn apples English
  • Blood oranges Italian
  • Forced rhubarb English
  • Meat radishes French
  • Rose radicchio Italian
  • Grumolo Italian
  • Conference Pears English
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wild foods

From the sea
  • Salty fingers
  • Sea beet
  • Sea kale
  • Dulce
Wild Mushroom
  • Turkish morels
  • Mousseron
  • Pied de Mouton
Foraged
  • Three cornered garlic
  • Wild garlic
  • Three cornered leek flower
  • Scots pine
  • Douglas fir
  • Nettles
April

Top Insights

The English and Dutch growing season has started, taking the pressure off the Spanish growing season which is now coming to an end.

Cold temperatures and flooding have caused supply problems with Moroccan tomatoes. Morocco has restricted exports with a total ban now in place, in an attempt to lower domestic prices.

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COUNTY
SUPPLIES NEWS

We’re pleased to retain our BRC AA accreditation for storage and distribution.

And keep an eye out for Liam on our new County Supplies scooter!

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Produce sourced from the best british and european growers

No matter the season, we’ve got the right produce for your kitchen. From exotic fruits and vegetables to the essentials, our consistent quality is what brings our clients back again and again. We source locally to keep food miles low and maintain the right temperature for our products to preserve their flavour and delicate quality for longer.

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