while courgettes are also coming from there and are really nice too. Our local grower has started his new campaign of yellow bunch carrot.

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Fresh almonds have a soft green outer shell and a creamy nut in the middle. Large or small? Spanish large and smooth flavoured, French are smaller but fuller flavoured - the choice is yours. Spanish black fig have started but they lack a little colour inside and the flavour will only get better. Not bad for the first though. The only good pictures of girolles seem to be studio shots! Spanish offerings now pretty good. Hand packed and looking a liitle like an artists pallet, these mixed tomatoes are coming up from Provence. Tiny new potatoes from Provence. Linzer Delicatesse has a flaky skin making it a classic new potato. Summer cauliflower are stunning, bright white and have much less leaf - a classic summer vegetable at its best. Borlotti beans seem to increase in popularity year on year and are stunning at the moment (if the Italians let us have them).

 Featured Product - Comté

Comté is a French cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France. The cheese is made in large flat circular wheels which can weigh up to 50 kilograms. The fat content is around 45%.The rind is usually a dusty-brown colour, and the internal pâte is a pale creamy yellow. The texture is relatively hard and flexible, and the taste is strong and slightly sweet. The manufacture of Comté has been controlled by AOC regulations since it became one of the first cheeses to receive AOC recognition in 1958, with full regulations introduced in 1976. We currently offer a 1/8th cut of around 4kilos or a specially cut piece of a little over one kilo of selected cheeses. Please ask if you would like a whole wheel.