delicious UK – April 2018

Seasoned

with time

InJennyLinford’snewbook

The Missing Ingredientthe

ingredient in question is

time–somethingwe

generally spend energy

trying to save rather than

savour. By talking to chefs

and producers and by

looking at techniques key to

a recipe’s success, Jenny

considershowtimemakesamarkeddifferencetoflavour.

Fascinating and thought-provoking.£18.99; Particular Books

12 deliciousmagazine.co.uk

These pages are about us doing the hard

work so you don’t have to. We’re sent anything

from 40 to 100 new products a month, and we

really do try them all: tasting, smelling the

aromas, testing gadgets. Only if they’re useful, good-

looking and value for money do they get thedelicious.

seal of approval. KAREN BARNES, EDITOR

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FREE FROM WORTHINESS

So much gluten-free pasta

is wholly unpleasant,

especially in texture, but

notthispumpkin&sage

raviolinibyUgoThrive.

Thesageisjustsubtle

enough not to eclipse the

sweet earthiness of the

pumpkin.£3 for 250g from

Sainsbury’s, Waitrose,

Ocado and Booths

HOTONTHESHELVES

3

A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

I like the look of these neat tins – small

enough to keep in bag or pocket without

being too bulky or heavy. More

importantly, I like the taste of the breath-

freshening mints

• particularly the
  chai flavour.
  Worth a try.
  Vermints, £2.
  for 40g, hollandand
  barrett.com

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PEAS PLEASE ME

For freshness in a bowl, these are the

soups to try. They’re created by friends

Cullen Allen and Colum O’Sullivan (Cully

and Sully) and the flavours are balanced

and vibrant. Our favourite is pea and

mint – it has

the real taste

of buttery

peas.

£1.50 for 400g,

Tesco

ADDICTION

ALERT

Not sure what to say about

these apart from... Phwoar!

Little bites of peanut-buttery,

caramelly, milk chocolatey

gorgeousness. They’re

addictive but they’re also

super-rich so one is as good

as a feast – as my Welsh

grandma used to say.

Caramel peanut bites,

£3.99, beanandpod.com

Top that one

Have you ever burnt your worktop? I have – and I’m

living with the expensive mistake. Here’s a way to stop

it happening: a (recycled) shatterproof glass worktop

saver with gripper feet to stop it slipping. There are

several designs available including mackerel and

a chicken, but I quite like this portly crab.

30cm worktop saver, £24, sarahboddy.com

WORKTOP SAVER PHOTOGRAPH: SARAH BODDY