Buying British

I was disappointed when I went to our local garden centre this weekend. They have a big butcher's shop there which used to sell Italian sausages. I always used to buy a pack to make risotto with. This time I couldn't find any and, when I asked, I was told it was a new company and they didn't do them. In fact when I looked around all their meat was very Btitish - no Indian or Chinese flavours either. But they had also removed the large cheese counter, which had always held a wonderful display of British cheeses

Morrisons guarantee that 100% of their fresh meat is British. They also sell a higher percentage of British fruit and vegetables. It’s not my favourite supermarket, although it’s my nearest, but I do get my meat there.

We try and go to our market.
Veg is from a market garden home grown.
Eggs are from a farm just outside of the town.

Where do you get fruit and veg from then if it isn’t local ? Just wondering. Must cost a lot in shipping. I once saw Chinese garlic here ( very cheap but very tasteless) and sometimes oranges from California but that is the sum total. British fruit is gorgeous, much better than ours.

I once saw Chinese garlic here ( very cheap but very tasteless)

Yes, I see Chinese garlic in our supermarkets.
Mostly it seems to come from Spain.

Where do you get fruit and veg from then if it isn’t local ?
Well, local is difficult all year round with the weather here in the UK but a lot is grown in UK.
Spain, Italy, some from Peru, Kenya, Mexico!

Australian avos are far superior, though.