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Dine online
With the rise of food companies selling their goods online, you don't have to go
far to sample delicacies from across the country
With concerns about food miles, GM crops and farming methods, food is now one of the hottest topics around. With celebrity chefs such as Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall bringing the realities of battery chicken farming to our television screens, and Rick Stein and Matthew Fort travelling across the country to rediscover Britain's rich food heritage, many people are now thinking very seriously about what they eat and where it comes from.
Thanks to television programmes and magazine articles on the subject, many of us are now harking back to how our parents and grandparents approached food. There has been a resurgence in growing our own herbs and vegetables, and farmers markets have been cropping up all over the capital. Despite the major supermarkets still making huge profits, there is an increased and persistent rise in consumers who choose to source food from independent producers, preferring quality goods, often hand-made, rather than the mass-produced items on the supermarket shelves, often full of additives and preservatives. And thanks to the internet, these producers can now sell to customers across the country. The trend now is to buy British, and keep those food miles down.
One of the many foods the UK can boast about is its cheeses. And one of the best online shops around is Neal's Yard Dairy. From traditionally popular cheeses such as Cheddar and Stilton, to the lesser-known Finn, a rich double cream cow's milk cheese from Wales, or Stichelton, a newlyrevived traditional unpasteurised blue cheese made in Nottinghamshire, you will be spoilt for choice. Truly an online cheeseboard of Britain. They even offer tutored cheese tastings in London - check their website for details.
Labelled as one of Rick Stein's ‘Food Heroes', the award-winning Bleiker's Smokehouse in Harrogate should be your first online port of call for a fine selection of smoked fish. Offering several different ranges of smoked salmon, such as Apple Wood Smoked Romanov Salmon or Malt Whisky Cask Smoked Scottish Salmon, they also sell smoked trout and kippers direct to your door.
Your daily loaf can even be ordered online. If you'd prefer to enjoy additive free handmade bread but don't have the time to make it yourself, the Village Bakery could be the ideal solution. You can even order a large batch in one go so you can freeze your loaves and defrost as you need them. These companies are just the tip of the iceberg, and buying your food over the internet has never been simpler. So get your knife and fork out, get online and start eating your way around Britain, you won't be disappointed.
Contact
www.nealsyarddairyshop.co.uk
www.bleikers.co.uk
www.village-bakery.com
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