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KNOW WHAT'S COMING TO YOUR KITCHEN Logo

DECEMBER 2023 & JANUARY 2024

Brussel sprouts are coming to town!

Everything you need for the perfect Christmas menu

DECEMBER 2023 & JANUARY 2024

Hello!

Here at County Supplies, we’re gearing up for a busy Christmas period and the warehouse is packed full of seasonal goodies – from tasty sprouts to sweet chestnuts, delicious cranberries and the perfect Agria roasting potatoes. Everything you need for the perfect Christmas menu!

Check out our festive Market Chef videos too. Available on our website and featuring one of our favourite chefs, Ryan Stafford, we’re serving up a range of Christmas dishes which are guaranteed to pack a punch and leave your guests wanting seconds! Tune in today and catch us preparing the ultimate roast potatoes with garlic and rosemary, Brussels sprouts with chestnuts and leafy clementines, and a delicious organic parsnip and celeriac bake.

From our family to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

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 serving up the ultimate Christmas dishes in the form of Agria roast potatoes – crispy, golden and with that all important crunch! – along with glazed festive sprouts.

Brussel Sprouts with Chestnuts & Leafy Clementines
It’s that time of year again…Brussel sprouts are coming to town!

First introduced in the UK during the 18th Century, there are now over 750m individual sprouts eaten during the festive period. We’re offering up a twist on the traditional sprout and pairing them with a ginger wine glaze, chestnuts, lemon thyme and seasonal leafy clementines.

Roast Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary
How do you select the perfect spud for your Christmas potatoes? Our top tip – always go for a floury, high starch variety which will help give you that all-important light and fluffy centre. Today, we’re using the king of roasting potatoes – the Agria. Spud-ta-cular!

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Vegetables

  • Agria potatoes English
  • Baby piccolo parsnips Fresh Gro, English
  • Black cabbage D & J Hayward, English
  • Broccoli Spanish
  • Brussels sprouts Cooks Farm, English
  • Brussels stalks James Hayes, Scottish
  • Brussels tops James Hayes, Scottish
  • Chervil root French
  • Cime di rapa Italian
  • Courgettes Spanish
  • Crapaudine beetroot French
  • Curly kale D & J Hayward, English
  • Crones French
  • Fenland celery English
  • Hispi cabbage D & J Hayward, English
  • Jerusalem artichokes Doddington Farm, English
  • Mixed bunched carrots Pagets Farm, English
  • Mixed Chantenay carrots Fresh Gro, English
  • Monks beard Italian
  • Orange Chantenay carrots Fresh Gro, English
  • Organic 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 Bones, English
  • Salsify French
  • Sandy carrots French
  • Savoy cabbage English
  • Tokyo turnips Italian
  • Turnips (new season) French
  • Variegated kale Molineux Farm, English
  • Watercress Alre Farm Hampshire, English
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Fruits

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

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

arriving

  • Blood oranges Italian
  • January King cabbage English
  • Yorkshire rhubarb English

departing

  • Borlotti beans Italian
  • Coco beans French
  • White truffles Italian
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wild foods

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

Top Insights

As we move into December, we’re hoping for a much better supply of root vegetables. Unfortunately, the huge amount of rain we’ve seen throughout November had a direct impact on growers and their crop supply.

Strawberries should also become more available this month too, as we start to receive supplies from Spain, Morocco and Egypt.

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COUNTY
SUPPLIES NEWS

Customer Interviews
Our new interview series looks to showcase our customers and explore their commitment to only using the finest fresh produce.

We launch the series by interviewing Matthew Husband & Luka Seddon from Proper Brew, a film and TV catering company, on the inspiration behind Proper Brew, their commitment to creating the best seasonal dishes, and an insight into the famous mouths they’ve fed over the years!

The Market Chef
Looking for inspiration on how to create the perfect Christmas menu? Working with one of our favourite chefs, Ryan Stafford, our Market Chef series cooks the perfect Christmas Dinner. Catch the highlights here or find the whole series – all 15 episodes of delicious menu ideas! – on our website.

Welcome aboard, Tim!
We welcome another family member into the County Supplies fold this month. Tim Hurren will take the helm of operations. With his extensive knowledge of London’s streets and road network, he’s set to make a great addition to the team and we can’t wait for him to make his mark in the warehouse!

Customer Orders
Our offices will be closed for Christmas from 9.30am on Saturday 23rd December to Tuesday 26th December. We will re-open for pre orders only on Wednesday 27th and normal deliveries from Thursday 28th to Saturday 30th. We will be closed again on Sunday 31st and Monday 1st January for the New Year. Normal services will resume from Tuesday 2nd January 2024.

Please note: All orders requiring delivery on Wednesday 27th December will need to be placed by 8pm on Thursday 21st December.

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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.