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Date: 06 October 2005 21:20:34
Tilda Rice, in fact, for actually telling people on their website where their rice comes from. Unfortunately, it's almost all outside Europe, apart from their risotto rice - we had basmati on Tuesday, together with chilli that I'd made previously with local mince, European beans and tomatoes, chilli from the garden and cumin, I imagine, from India. Average for the meal was 1.33.
Nul points to Altu bars, for not even having an email address on their website that works. And not much more to the two millers and two bakeries that I emailed to ask where their supplies come from, who didn't reply.
I went to the local chain of supermarkets (Booth's) which prides itself on buying food "from the region", and came up with quite a few interesting things: local yoghurts, lemon curd, English wine (with a Bronze medal no less, I'll let you know how it tastes), sticky toffee pudding ice cream (MMMM), a brand of soup that is made 40 miles away and "tries to use local ingredients where possible), but no local fruit at all. I have a lead for an apple day about 25 miles away at the weekend so I'll try that - at least I got some local apple juice. Irritatingly, they label their fresh food nicely but don't even have country of origin on their own-brand dry food (barley, lentils, dried fruit, that sort of thing). I feel another email coming on...
Best meal of the week so far: Tuesday's lunch, which was oatcakes from the North, cottage cheese ditto, yoghurt from 20 miles away (sweetened with apple juice, too, so no cane sugar!), and an apple from Kent. Average: 1.88
Worst meal: well, a collection of snacks, from yesterday: a drinks reception after work had S. American wine and "mixed" apple juice, and I had some coffee and fruit cake. Average: -0.5