Pasta is so popular it has it’s own day. Some might say everyday, right? Well yes, as much as the world loves pasta World Pasta Day was only established as recently as 1998.
Alongside pizza, pasta is easily one of the most iconic Italian exports, coming in all manner of shapes, sizes, flavours and combinations.
We can’t think of a better day to share our favourite pasta recipes than World Pasta Day 2016 – which falls every single year on the 25th October.
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Brazil is renowned for many things, samba, world class footballers, the Amazon rainforest, Carnival and of course much much more.
What is often overlooked this side of the planet is the unbelievable cuisine coming out of the South American nation.
But we’re here to change that with our Dishes around the World series, and our focus this time is the incredibly rich and tasty Brazilian cheese bread or Pão de Queijo.
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Today we celebrate the incredible diversity of the wonderful delicious apple.
Over the world there are over 2,300 types of the fruit to pick from, but here on these shores we stick to our traditional favourites such as the Granny Smith and the Cox – though recent trends have seen sweeter varieties like the Gala, Pink Lady and Jazz gain new levels of popularity.
However in the midst of all the pomp and circumstance surrounding the UK’s National Apple Day, there are some alarming statistics which have come to light, the most worrying one being that two-thirds of British orchards have been lost since the 1960s.
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Every single year on the 20th of October we celebrate the culinary innovators around the World with International Chefs Day.
Organised by the World Association of Chef Societies, over 103 member organisations around the world take part in this special day by hosting workshops and activities for hundreds of thousands of children in a bid to improve eating habits and teach important life cooking skills!
Supported by many of the manufacturers we as catering suppliers stock, we are proud to provide UK based Chefs with all the kit they need to create culinary marvels.
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Aubergine is a bit of a strange vegetable, known as the eggplant around the world, brightly purple coloured but white when cut open.
Used in a wide range of Middle East and European cuisine, the aubergine forms the basis of the traditional Moussaka.
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Whether you’re suffering from a supermarket shortage and higher prices due to poor harvests or you’re simply bored and looking for a change, there are plenty of other interesting root vegetables that can be used as an alternative to the potato.
The rise of healthy alternatives has given us much more food to tantalise our tastebuds with healthier alternative ingredients to our age-old classics.
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A vegetarian salad that exudes colours and flavours, Tabbouleh is a great way to shake up your salad menu options in an instant.
Tabbouleh in the less-traditional sense, can be made in any number of ways to suit your menu or accompany another portion of your dishes.
Usually served as part of a mezze in the Arab world, we think that the rest of world really took notice of this amazing vegetarian option. [ Read More ]
Food waste is a problem that plagues all areas of our food businesses, and not least the consumers that buy our produce, dishes etc.
The war on food waste is one that we can win though, as suppliers to the catering trade, we offer storage, preparation and other solutions to help you increase the longevity of all of your raw, cooked and cured foods.
A new app is now helping everyone benefit – even businesses – by allowing us to share food before it goes to waste. [ Read More ]
Crowd-sourced review sites can be a great way to increase the footfall in your business, with rankings really helping give people an indication of what your restaurant, cafe, coffee shop or bar is like before they even visit.
But there are some serious issues with the crowd-sourced review site, the biggest of them all being TripAdvisor.
Whilst a good idea in principal, we can’t help but see the problem with TripAdvisor.
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Our Dishes around the World series is aimed at helping you, the caterer, restaurateur, street food artist, cafe, bar, pub, club and the rest get more from your menu.
The Great British palate has changed more in the last 10 years than at probably any other time in history. The people want high quality grub from all over the globe.
This time around, we highlight Tom yum soup. A Thai soup that is just as popular in neighbouring Cambodia, Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore.
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Author
Damien Wilde