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of ForkKnifeSpoon and this edition is packed full of ingredients, products and ideas. Our newsletter editor, Alex has relaxed things a little and we love the new format.

Nothing epitomises English summertime more than afternoon tea. With sunny days hopefully just around the corner, here are a few key ingredients that you might just like to try if you are planning on treating your customers this summer.

Spring has definitely sprung here at Goudhurst and everything around us has turned green pretty quickly. Asparagus from our local farms has begun and we’re very happy to have been able to add another grower in the village to our supply list. We can see the fields from the office so we know it’s freshly cut!

Elsewhere, very excited about being able to add Woodall’s charcuterie to our list. Top quality English made products that offer great value for money. You’ll also see lots about chilli in this issue; a fair reflection of the ever increasing popularity of heat in the kitchen !

Here’s hoping Spring brings us sunny days and warm evenings.

Toby

WHAT’S NEW? FISH GELATINE POWDER 1KG A deodorised gelatine originating from fish.

Recommended for halal and kosher products as well as pescetarian diets. Results comparable to meat gelatine rather than a crumblier finish achieved by vegetarian ones such as agar agar.

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£44.50 p/kg tub

BABY OCTOPUS IN SPICY SAUCE 2KG Produced in southern Italy, close to the shores of the Adriatic, Baby Octopus (Piccoli Polpi) are mixed with Capsicum peppers and chilli, marinated in sunflower oil wine vinegar, salt, parsley and garlic.

NEW THE PASTRY ROOM

ALL BUTTER SWEET SCONE MIX 2.25kg A new addition to the Pastry Room frozen crumb range, now anyone can offer their customers delicious, freshly baked scones in no time at all. Simply add egg and milk to the frozen crumb, mix, roll and bake for a light, handmade scone that’s full of flavour and gives a fantastic rise.

You can also add your own fruit for a scrumptious fruit scone using either sultanas or glacé cherries.

£32.54 p/2kg tub

BEES WAX 800G

£9.95 p/800g block

Bees wax from Paynes bee farms in Hassocks, Sussex. Perfectly edible, it is a great alternative to butter or oil for greasing baking sheets and moulds. Over time pans will take on permanent coat of wax, meaning you don’t have to grease the tray everytime.

2.25kg bag £10.99

MAPLE SYRUP BLEND 1LTR A blended maple syrup from Canada.

Everyone knows it’s perfect at breakfast on waffles and pancakes but why not try it as a glaze for meat or in delicious maple nut bread?

£12.50 p/1ltr bottle

DORSET CLOTTED CREAM 200g & 1kg

TEMPURA BATTER MIX 1KG Korean deep frying mix of flours and seasoning that makes frying simple, creating a light, extra crispy batter.

Great for prawns, fish, chicken or vegetables.

200g 1kg £2.40 £9.75

£7.56 p/1kg bag

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Award winning clotted cream from BV Dairy in the heart of the Blackmore Vale, Dorset.

With a distinctive crusted surface and beautifully smooth texture, a production process has been developed that gives this clotted cream and extended shelf life of up to 28 days as long as it is kept in cooled storage at 0° to 5°C.

WILKIN & SONS TIPTREE STRAWBERRY CONSERVE 6x340g jars £13.79

3kg bucket £10.99

72x28g jars £16.75

The Wilkin family have been making preserves using their own fruit on their farm in Essex since 1885. Even today as the company and demand have grown, the desire to stay self-sufficient where possible has remained. This strawberry jam in particular can claim to be made entirely from fruit grown on the Tiptree estate.

We stock a full range of teas from Tetley to Twinnings, but have you tried Newby Teas? Their English Breakfast or Earl Grey would be the perfect way to finish off this spread.

tea bags 25’s £2.39 loose 100g £3.72 loose 500g £13.85

KNOW YOUR CHILLIES Since the humble chilli made its way from the Americas all those years ago, it has infiltrated almost every continent, culture and cuisine the world over.

Adding spice and flavour to food now comes in many forms, each one with it’s own subtle nuances and varying degrees of heat. From earthy and mild to face meltingly hot, there is something for every palate. Here is a look at what we can offer you if you would like to get things hotting up in the kitchen. £18.25 p/1kg bag

3000

500 - 1500

£4.99 p/225g jar

30,000 - 50,000

£5.40 p/500g

ANCHO chilli POWDER

AJI panca PASTE

CAYENNE PEPPER

Dried, ground Poblano chilli from Mexico. Smoky, deep flavour and mild to medium heat.

Made with Peruvian red peppers.

Little heat but well balanced with a touch of smoke and sweetness.

Hot powder made from ground bird peppers. Good amounts of heat but not much flavour.

£3.90 p/150g

25,000 - 45,000

5000 - 10,000

£2.75 p/100g

5000 - 10,000

chipotle chilli POWDER

whole chipotle chillies

Dried whole chilli peppers, red/ brown in colour. Typically hot and around 4-9cm in length.

Dried, smoked and ground jalapeños from Mexico. Adds bags of flavour and heat.

The whole dried version. Incredibly smoky flavour that comes from being smoked over natural wood.

£7.55 p/500g

1500 - 2000

4000 - 8000

£5.25 p/500g

0 - 1000

4000

kashmiri chilli powder

KOREAN chilli flakes

nora chilli string

Puts the red in tandoori dishes.

Vibrant and full-flavoured but relatively mild in heat.

Called Gochugaru. Bright red, coarse texture with a sweet, slightly smoky, spicy taste.

Also known as the paprika pepper. Has a very mild heat and sweet earthy flavour.

£28.00 p/200g

espelette chilli powder

2000 - 5000

Ground from various types of chilli, our general chilli powder has a sweet flavour, is hot and biting. £45.95 p/x2 string of 200

1000 - 2000

guindilla Pepper string

From the Basque region of France.

Mild heat, sophisticated, slightly tangy red pepper flavour.

£19.95 p/string of 100

£4.75 p/500g

25,000 - 40,000

Chilli powder

Chilli flakes The crushed, coarsely ground dried fruit. Strong, pungent flavour with a slightly earthy aroma.

£15.88 p/500g

whole chillies

£3.90 p/300g

25,000 - 35,000

Scoville Units

£2.25 p/385g jar

SAMBAL OELEK

From the Spanish Basque region.

Add depth of flavour, sweetness and a little heat.

FEELING BRAVE?

If you can handle your heat or are just a bit crazy how about pitting your wits against the Naga Jolokia chilli from India?

At around 1,000,000 on the Scoville scale, they are not to be underestimated! You DO YOU WANT TO have been warned... £42.00 p/case of 8 punnets

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Raw chilli paste from Indonesia.

Bright red, thin and sharp tasting.

Use as a dip or base for sauces.

top: Francis 700g middle: Vignotte 2.5kg bottom: Cornish Yarg 3.2kg

top: Isle of Wight Soft 200g 2nd tier: Keens Mini Truckle 1.8kg 1st tier: Peakland Blue 4kg bottom: Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire 5kg

feeds: 80-100 ppl buffet costs: £104.19

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feeds: 120+ ppl buffet costs: £167.30

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hat started off as a trend is now well established with cheese wedding or celebration cakes offering something a little bit different to people who aren’t keen on fruit cake or who simply just love cheese. They can also just be a brilliantly visual way to display a cheese course and when decorated can be a stunning centrepiece to any buffet table.

We do not sell any ‘off the peg’ cakes so all our cakes can be tailored to the exact taste preference, party size and budget required.

If you are interested and would like to find out what we can offer you then give Greg James a call on 07872 500847

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Simply Charming

Cured to Perfection

The deliciously creamy Sussex Charmer Farmhouse Cheddar from Rudgwick, West Sussex is now available in this very snazzy point of sale display containing eight individually wrapped 100g blocks which present them beautifully.

Perfect for multi-deck chillers, great as an impulse purchase or how about as a man sized bar snack?

£14.40 per P.O.S. box of 8x100g

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in season!

Lower Ladysden Farm is an award winning local producer a stone’s throw from us here in Goudhurst. Their Asparagus is tender and crisp and because of the low food miles we are able to keep our prices very competitive.

Don’t hang about though as the season ends on June 21st.

For 8 generations the Woodall family has been innovating using traditional curing and smoking methods to produce delicious British Charcuterie.

Today they continue to use the Woodall family’s original recipes and skills mastered since 1828 using carefully selected and butchered perfect cuts of British pork. Woodall’s is not a take on Continental Charcuterie, it is truly British, born of a distinguished heritage, rich in producing cured meats, with their own distinctive styles and flavour profiles.

Here are the varieties of meats available from us. If you have not discovered Woodall’s yet then we suggest you give it a try. They are a welcome addition to our extensive selection of cured meats.

Air-Dried Cumbrian Ham

Air-Dried Smoked Pancetta

Cumberland Salami

£16.55 p/300g (35 slices) £35.72 p/kg (whole 3-4kg)

£11.51 p/250g (40 slices) £32.70 p/kg (whole 2-3kg)

£11.51 p/250g (40 slices) £29.77 p/kg (whole 1.3-1.5kg)

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IT’S ALWAYS NICE...

£13.75 for 1.1kg

to have a choice, isn’t it? We now stock two types of Quince paste, each with their own distinctive characteristics but both equally delicious and the perfect partner to any cheese board. The choice is yours...

EL PÈSOL CODONYAT

SANTA TERESA CARNE DE MEMBRILLO

The texture and density is much more like jelly. The flavour is sweeter with an almost equal ratio of fruit to sugar.

More of a Quince ‘cheese’. A firmer texture and higher fruit content make it a lot less sweet with more of the Quince flavour coming through.

£13.75 for 1.4kg

INTRODUCING...

SIMON HALL

Most of you would have probably spoken to Simon before in his former role manning the phones as part of our telesales team for seven years. But now he is taking on a new role in Product Development and is relishing the chance to get out on the road showing customers some of our new products. Interestingly when he first applied for a job here at Turners he was going for a position as a driver but got offered a job in the office, so you might

For prices call Howie or Cam on

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say he is finally getting to do what he first intended to!

The driving doesn’t seem to stop when he gets home either as Simon has two children who are mad about karate so he spends a lot of time playing ‘Dad Cabs’! When he does get a time to himself he can either be found on the golf course, around the poker table or even playing a bit of xbox once the kids are in bed.

Perfect Meal? “Pan-fried scallops to start, followed by Beef Wellington with sticky toffee pudding and custard for dessert.”

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