Hello Chef
I hope you are well and had a good week. Here is what we have in store for the week ahead:
Mushrooms & Truffles
The mushroom season seems to be recovering after a mild winter; Portugal is in full swing offering a great variety. We are receiving good Pied Mouton which is in lovely shape, clean, neat mushrooms with a good colour and texture. Chanterelles are also coming in from Portugal and we can offer Grey or Yellow legged; the yellow chanterelles are small, neat, delicate little beauties with a vibrant colour and the grey are a little larger and sturdier. Both varieties are in a good, clean condition. Girolles are still enjoying a surprising, late second flush, also in Portugal. These are beautiful, small, neat and clean with a good colour and apricot-like aroma. Finally we are receiving Trompette de la Mort from America; they are lighter in colour than the Swedish and Finnish varieties we received in end of 2011, though more a charcoal grey than a pencil grey. Again they are clean and tidy. Unfortunately a lack of rain in South Africa means another week without Ceps, we will start exporting rain clouds to the region as soon as Luke comes back from his honeymoon on Monday.
At present, we are only working with Black Italian Winter Truffles, which are in good condition. They are lighter in colour than the Perigord we have previously seen and can be quite large in size (up to 200g approx.) but with a good aroma and marbling.
Seasonal Produce
Blood and Seville Oranges
Leafy Clementine and Lemons
Sharon Fruit (Kaki / Persimmons)
South African Plums, Apricots and yellow Peaches
Quince
Finger Limes and Buddha’s Hands
Red Bartlett, William and Comice Pears
Royal Gala Apples
Poivrade, Globe and baby Artichoke bunches with the stem on
Iron Bar Pumpkins
Brussel Sprouts
White Cauliflowers, Romanesco and Cima di Rapa
Green and Black Radish
Heritage Carrots
Jerusalem Artichokes, Crosnes, Parsley and Chervil Root
Candied, Golden, Crapaudine and baby purple Beetroot
Yellow Courgettes
Oca Tuber, Vitelotte purple potatoes and Ratte potatoes
Pea Shoots
Wild Rocket
Metisse
French Purslane (Pourpier)
Puntarella
Sea Purslane
Sea Beet
Sea Buckthorn
Season End:
o Red Mustard Frills
o Chestnuts
o Apricots
o Black Cabbage
As ever, if we may be of any further assistance please do get in touch with myself or your account manager. We look forward to hearing from you and hope you have a beautiful weekend.
Best wishes,
Louise Thomas
Account Manager
Wild Harvest Ltd
Units B61-64 New Covent Garden Market
London
SW8 5HH
[email protected]
Tel: 0207 498 5397
Fax: 0207498 5419
