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KNOW WHAT'S COMING TO YOUR KITCHEN Logo

NOVEMBER 2023

Unfigettable!

Take advantage of November’s vibrant fruit & veg

NOVEMBER 2023

Hello!

As autumn turns to winter and the nights start to draw in, there’s still plenty to look forward to – November is the month of vibrant fruit and veg! 

Carrots, sweet potatoes, golden and candy beetroot, deep red cabbage and purple sprouting broccoli are available to provide bright finishing touches to a wide variety of dishes.

They’re joined by kiwis, leafy oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, cranberries, lemons and limes helping to keep both your menus and meal times colourful!

And with November also marking World Vegan Day (1st Nov) and Veg Pledge 2023 (1st – 30th Nov), what better time is there to take full advantage of this month’s rainbow of available produce?

Best,
The County Supplies Team

The Market Chef

The Market Chef

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

This month, one of our favourite chefs, Ryan Stafford is using some of autumn’s finest produce to rustle up a delicious English Comice pear & burrata plate and Castelfranco radicchio winter caesar salad.

English Comice Pear & Burrata Plate
Looking for an easy-to-prep starter or a delicious sharing plate? This recipe ticks all the boxes! 

We’re combining seasonal English Comice pears with lashings of creamy burrata topped with hazelnuts, rosemary and freshly sliced truffle. It’s just pear-fect!

Winter Caesar Salad
First grown in the 18th Century, Castelfranco is still as popular as ever and its crunchy texture and mild flavour means that it’s great grilled in a salad. 

This month, we’re using it in a twist on the traditional Caesar salad – anchovy fillets, toasted pistachios, drizzled with a tasty Bagna Cáuda dressing. What more could you want from a seasonal salad? 

the best of

Vegetables

  • Agria potatoes English
  • Baby piccolo parsnips Fresh Gro, English
  • Black cabbage D & J Hayward, English
  • Broccoli Spain
  • Brussel stalks James Hayes, Scottish
  • Brussel sprouts Cooks Farm, English
  • Brussel tops James Hayes, Scottish
  • Chervil root French
  • Courgettes Spanish
  • Crapaudine beetroot French
  • Cime di rapa Italian
  • Curly kale D & J Hayward, English
  • Fenland celery English
  • Hispi cabbage D & J Hayward, English
  • Jerusalem artichokes Doddington Farm, English
  • Marrows Stanhill Farm, English
  • Mixed bunched carrots Pagets Farm, English
  • Mixed Chantenay carrots Fresh Gro, English
  • Orange Chantenay carrots Fresh Gro, English
  • Organic summer squashes Bedlam Farm, English
  • Parsley root French
  • Parsnips Freemans Farm, English
  • Pumpkins French
  • Puntarella Italian
  • Purple sprouting broccoli English (short supply)
  • Radish watermelon French
  • Rainbow chard D & J Hayward, English
  • Romanesco Windy Farm, English
  • Salsify French
  • Sandy carrots French
  • Savoy cabbage English
  • Tokyo turnips Italian
  • Turnips (new season) French
  • Variegated kale Molineux Farm, English
  • Watercress Alre Farm, English
  • White beetroot French
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Fruits

  • Bergamot Italian
  • Blackberries Dutch
  • Blueberries Dutch & South African
  • Buddha’s hand Asian
  • Comice pears J.G Piper Farm, English
  • Conference pears J.G Piper Farm, English
  • Cox apples English
  • Discovery apples English
  • Figs South American
  • Green & white grapes South American
  • Heritage tomatoes French & Spanish
  • Kaki persimmon Italian & Spanish
  • Kent mango Brazilian
  • Leafy oranges Italian
  • Nardicots South African
  • Plums Spanish
  • Quince Italian & Turkish
  • Raspberries Spanish
  • Rhubarb Dutch
  • Royal gala apples English
  • Russet apples Kent
  • Strawberries Dutch
  • Watermelon Brazilian
  • Windsor apples English
  • Winter tomatoes Italian
  • Worcester apples English
  • Yuzu Italian
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Salad

  • Baby mixed leaf Spanish
  • Castelfranco Italian
  • Cos lettuce Spanish
  • Cucumbers Spanish
  • Wild rocket Italian
  • Rainbow radish French
  • Red baby gem G’s Farm, Spanish
  • Tardivo Italian
  • Treviso Italian

arriving

  • Braeburn apples English
  • Chantecler apples French
  • Clementine with leaf French & Spanish
  • Crones French
  • Fresh cranberries American
  • Monks beard Italian
  • Pear passé crassane French
  • Trompette mushrooms European

departing

  • Basil Italian
  • Beans Italian
  • Black figs French
  • Charentais melon French
  • Verbena Italian
  • Vesuvius tomatoes Italian
  • Wet walnuts
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wild foods

From the sea
  • Fresh seaweed – Cornwall & Scotland
  • Rock samphire
  • Salty fingers
  • Sea beet
  • Sea purslane
Wild mushroom
  • Cep – French & Italian
  • Chanterelle
  • Italian autumn truffles
  • Italian white truffles
  • Scottish girolles
Foraged
  • Chestnuts – French & Italian 
  • Juniper branches
  • Meddlers
  • Scots pine
November

Top Insights

Now the English salad season has drawn to a close, we’re starting to receive broccoli, peppers, aubergines and cucumbers from Spain. These are joined by tomatoes sourced also from Spain and Morocco.

This month, please continue to be aware of the price of strawberries as we move to Belgium and Dutch supply. Already, we have seen a large jump in price. However, hopefully, prices should stabilise with the arrival of Egyptian and Moroccan varieties later this month.

The best of

COUNTY
SUPPLIES NEWS

Launching This Month!
Keep your eyes peeled for a new collection of interviews with our inspiring customers as we explore their commitment to using fresh, seasonal produce. We have a whole series in the pipeline and the first ones will be online later this month.

The Market Chef Highlights
Looking for inspiration on how to create tasty dishes for your seasonal menus? Working with one of our favourite chefs, Ryan Stafford, our Market Chef series celebrates how to cook with the best seasonal produce, using only the finest ingredients. Catch the highlights here or find the whole series – all 15 episodes of delicious menu ideas! – on our County Supplies website.

Customer Orders
Please be aware of our new telephone ordering options when calling the County Supplies mainline telephone number (020 7720 3160) and listen to the available options carefully.

And as we move closer to the festive season (there’s only 8 more Mondays until the big day!) please don’t forget to talk to our Sales team regarding any special ordering requirements or help in planning your Christmas menus. 

Download the latest market report pdf here

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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.