food notes
Food news, events and fabulous local produce
IN SEASON For meat lovers the approach of spring brings happy memories of tender, succulent spring lamb. And when you’re buying lamb, buy local. On the butchery counter at Mainsgill Farm Shop you’ll find delicious home-reared, grass-fed lamb, grazed on the lush pastures of the Holmedale Valley in which Mainsgill resides. For details and opening times see mainsgillfarm.co.uk
Of course you can!
Do you love confectionery? Then what could be better than making your own delicious ganache-filled chocolates, flavoured truffles and Easter eggs? The half-day chocolatemaking course on 29 March at Swinton Cookery School will teach you all this and more. For further details and booking information visit swintonestate.com
SPEAR TIME
British asparagus is at its best from late April until June, and connoisseurs are well aware that imported stalks simply can’t compare with the exquisite flavour and refined texture of home-grown produce. Get yours at Campbell’s of Leyburn (campbellsofleyburn.co.uk) and serve it lightly grilled with a poached egg, or wrapped in Parma ham and roasted.
Succulent Seafood
PINK PERFECTION
The Yorkshire forced rhubarb season will soon be ending, so make the most of those tender pink stems while you can. Best cooked simply by poaching gently, using as little water as possible. Flavour with ginger, cardamom or star anise and sweeten to taste with sugar, honey or agave syrup. Serve with custard, cream or ice cream.
April heralds the start of the English brown crab season, and you can enjoy its sweet, juicy meat right through summer into early autumn. Low in fat and packed with important trace elements, it’s both nutritious and tasty. You can buy top quality fresh crab from Carrick's market vans or direct from their shop in Snape (carricksfish.co.uk) Dales Life | SPRING 2022 |
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