South Downs Foodie News May 2020

South Downs Foodie News - May 2020

Hello South Downs Foodies,

We hope that you are managing at this difficult time - and finding some great locally produced food to cook at home. Now more than ever our local producers and the businesses around them need our support.

We can help you find home deliveries and safe shopping for great local food & drink across the South Downs region. For Sussex click here and for Hampshire click here .

Hilary Knight & Paula Seager

Natural Partnerships CIC

Seasonal South Downs

May – Asparagus

We are now exactly half way through the local asparagus season so only four more weeks to enjoy this most delicious of local vegetables and seasonal treat.

Growing asparagus is a labour of love and only in season for eight weeks a year. Did you know that each asparagus can grow up to 10 cm per day? Each spear is harvested by hand when it reaches just the right height and the cool wet spring has helped this year’s crop be one of the best.

Delicious and good for you, asparagus is full of health benefits including promoting healthy gut bacteria and it has a mild detoxifying effect, so is reputedly good for curing a hangover! It also contains vitamin C to boost the immune system and Vitamin K to help with blood clotting.

To prepare, just snap off the woody ends and steam or boil for 3-4 minutes or pop on the grill or barbeque for 6 – 8 minutes. Delicious served with local melted butter, mayonnaise, hollandaise or a simple vinaigrette dressing either hot or cold. Asparagus is really versatile and great in quiches and risotto, as well as being the perfect accompaniment to poached eggs.

Special offers for locally produced food & drink

As social distancing continues, local food and drink producers are offering home deliveries and safe shopping opportunities across Sussex and we have some great special offers and promotions for you. Look out for the purple stars on the map and visit the promotions page here .

EAT OUT - AT HOME!

As restaurants, pubs and cafes continue to be closed, some have transformed to serve brilliant take aways or home deliveries of prepared meals.

We have some of the best chefs in the world in this region, who have access to a superb range of delicious local produce - and there is nothing quite like eating great food prepared by someone else!

So support them now by buying your family Sunday Roast, ordering in afternoon tea, getting birthday dinner, or simply picking up fish and chips or pizza for supper. We are adding new places that are serving great fare every day to the map here.

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