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MAY 2023

Best of British – Fit for a King

Celebrating the first strawberries of the season

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May 2023

Hello,

This month, we not only welcome three Bank Holidays and a new King, we also see some of the best British produce come into season.

Sandwiched between spring and summer, May brings us the short but sublime British asparagus season along with Jersey Royal potatoes, courgettes, broad beans, sprouting broccoli, wet garlic and Genovese basil.

And let’s not forget the arrival of outdoor rhubarb and the much anticipated appearance of the first strawberries of the season.

With so much to look forward to, it’s set to be a great month!

Best,
The County Supplies Team

The Market Chef

The Market Chef

The County Supplies 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 cooking textures of Jerusalem Artichokes with English wagyu:

Textures of Jerusalem Artichokes with English Wagyu Beef
We’re marrying English Wagyu with its perfect plant-based partner, the Jerusalem artichoke.

A tuber originally from North America, the Jerusalem artichoke’s sweet nutty flavour is the perfect complement to Wagyu beef.

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.

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Vegetables

  • Bunched baby artichokes French
  • Borlotti beans Italian
  • Broad beans Italian
  • Cornish new potatoes English
  • Genovese basil Italian
  • Green & purple asparagus Portwood, English
  • Hispi cabbage Portuguese & English
  • Jersey Royal potatoes, mids & ware Jersey
  • Peas French & Italian
  • Rainbow radish French
  • Round yellow & green courgettes French & Italian
  • Spiky artichokes Italian
  • Swiss chard Italian
  • Wet garlic French
  • Yellow beans French
  • Organic purple sprouting broccoli Bedlam Farm, English
  • Cavolo nero cabbage Italian & Spanish
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Fruits

  • Alfonso mango Indian
  • Apricots Spanish
  • Charentais melon Spanish & French
  • Fraises des bois strawberries French & Spanish
  • Gariguette strawberries French
  • Kent mango Brazilian
  • Loquats Spanish
  • Nectarines Spanish & French
  • Peaches Spanish & French
  • Tulameen Raspberries French
  • Pineberries Dutch
  • Strasberries Dutch
  • Passé Crassane pears French
  • Strawberries Belgium
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Salad

  • Baby mixed leaf salad Cherry Tree Farm, English
  • Batavia lettuce Italian
  • Nettles Italian & French
  • Radicchio Italian
  • Wasabina rocket Crate to Plate, English
  • Salanova Spanish
  • Mixed radish French
  • Savoury French

arriving

  • Strawberries Fiveways Farm, English
  • Australian truffles Australian
  • Cos lettuce Betts Farm, English
  • Heritage tomatoes Nutbourne Nursery, English
  • Baby Vegetables Rem Fresh, English
  • Edible flowers & rocket flowers Nurtured in Norfolk, English
  • Lemon verbena Italian
  • Lovage English
  • Outdoor rhubarb English
  • Chantenay carrots Spanish & Israeli
  • Clementines South African
  • Satsumas South America

departing

  • Tardivo Italian
  • Treviso Italian
  • Crapaudine beetroot English
  • Crapaudine beetroot French
  • Meat radish French
  • Tokyo turnips Italian
  • Nardicot Moroccan
  • Castelfranco Italian
  • St George’s mushroom English
the best of

wild foods

From the sea
  • Fresh seaweed
  • Salty fingers
  • Sea beet
  • Sea kale
  • Dulce
Wild Mushroom
  • Turkish morels
  • Mousseron
  • Pied de Mouton
Foraged
  • Wild garlic & flowers
  • Juniper branches
  • Scots pine
  • Douglas fir
  • Three cornered garlic
  • Three cornered leek flower
  • Wild garlic – English
May

Top Insights

After a hard winter for our Moroccan and Spanish growers it’s great to finally welcome the start of the Dutch season, who are less dependent on the weather, growing much of their produce in greenhouses.

English berry and salad season has started. We’re gearing up to receive our first strawberries from Fiveways Farm and summer salads from G’s Fresh & LJ Betts.

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COUNTY
SUPPLIES NEWS

We were delighted to support this year’s Springboard Awards for Excellence on 20th April in Canary Wharf by donating the event’s fresh produce. Congratulations to all the category winners – what a great night! 

With three Bank Holidays in May, here’s a quick reminder of our delivery schedule.

Please make sure you place any large orders in advance as fresh produce availability may be affected.

Watch out for the next series of The Market Chef – new videos coming soon!

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.

We’d love to hear from you:

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