delicious UK – April 2018

in the know.

TASTE TEST WORDS: PHOEBE STONE. BOOK REVIEWS: SUSAN LOW

HOT N EW COOK BOOKS

A TABLE IN VENICE:

RECIPES FROM MY HOME

Author Skye McAlpine

is British by birth but

has lived in Venice since

childhood, absorbing

the city’s rich history

and food culture. The

home-style recipes and

photography are gorgeous,

as is Skye’s writing.

A beautiful, evocative

book for armchair

travellers and food lovers.

£26, Bloomsbury

JAPAN: THE COOKBOOK

Phaidon’s books are always

stunning and this one, written

by California-born Nancy

Singleton Hachisu, is no

exception: understated

photography and styling,

plenty of history and context,

and beautiful recipes for

everything from soups

and stir-fries to one-pots

and noodles. This isn’t

‘Japan-lite’; it’s the real

deal for Japanophiles.

£29.95, Phaidon, out 6 April

THE SOURDOUGH SCHOOL

Baker, author and teacher

Vanessa Kimbell runs

sourdough-baking

courses from her home in

Northamptonshire and this

well researched and

beautifully photographed

book is based on what she’s

taught her students. The clear

step-by-step photography

makes keeping sourdough

starters alive and baking

great bread look easy.

£19.99, Kyle Books, out 5 April

PRAWN ON THE LAWN: FISH

AND SEAFOOD TO SHARE

Authors Rick and Katie

Toogood own the combined

fishmonger’s and seafood

restaurants Prawn on the

Lawn in north London (see

p11) and Padstow in Cornwall.

These recipes for tapas-style

dishes, with plenty of Asian

and Euro influences, are

fuss-free and flavour-packed.

The book takes the fear factor

out of seafood cookery.

£18.99, Pavilion Books

THE TASTE TEST GREEK & GREEK-STYLE YOGURTS

HOW WE TEST

We conduct our tests without

packaging, so our tasters

don’t know who produced

each product or how much it

costs. And to prevent one

tester influencing another, the

panel aren’t allowed to confer

during the tests, so the results

you read here are unbiased.

WHAT WE LOOKED FOR

Greek yogurt contains only

milk and live/active cultures,

and has been strained of much

of the whey. Although it doesn’t

have Protected Destination of

Origin status, Greek yogurt

sold in the UK must have been

made in Greece. If made

elsewhere it must be called

Greek-style yogurt (and may

be thickened artificially). Good

strained yogurt should be

thick, creamy and smooth with

a characteristic sour tang.

GREEK YOGURT GREEK-STYLE YOGURT

SUPERMARKET

WINNER

M&S Greek

Yogurt, £2.20

for 450g

Immense body

and creaminess

without being

dense. Nice

tartness and

an appealing

snowy-white

appearance

make it the

overall winner.

SUPERMARKET

RUNNER-UP

Waitrose 1

Greek Natural

Strained Yogurt,

£1.89 for 500g

An exceptionally

creamy, dairy-

rich yogurt

that’s full of

flavour. This

is refreshing,

with a subtle

sharpness.

BRANDED WINNER

Yeo Valley Organic

Greek Style

Natural Yogurt,

£1.80 for 450g

Acidic tang

balanced by lush

creaminess and

great flavour.

The smooth

texture makes it

a perfect match

for granola and

cereal. Major

supermarkets

BRANDED

RUNNER-UP

Tims Dairy

Greek Style

Natural Yogurt,

£1.85 for 500g

Tangy with a

good flavour

and whipped

cream texture.

It’s nicely rich

but contains

cream and milk

solids. Asda,

Ocado, Waitrose

SUPERMARKET

RUNNER-UP

Asda Greek Style

Natural Yogurt,

80p for 500g

A fluid, smooth

yogurt with a

moreish lactic

flavour and

clean finish.

A good choice

for whizzing

into fruity

smoothies. →

SUPERMARKET

WINNER

Aldi Brooklea

Greek Style

Natural Yogurt,

68p for 500g

This yogurt

has a medium-

thick texture

with a fresh

almost citrussy

flavour and

well rounded

aftertaste.

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