Gone are the days where vegetarian Christmas recipes involved nothing but nut roasts and dry vegetables. Now, with a vast range of luxury veggie produce, sauces and sides, vegetarian Christmas meals can be just as lovely (perhaps even better!) than a traditional turkey crown Christmas dinner on the 25th of December. We’ll walk you through […]
Category: Seasonality
Healthy winter foods: What to cook when the weather gets cold
As the nights draw in, the weather gets colder and we see less and less of the sun, it’s easy to turn to unhealthy junk food. But with a bit of know-how and inspiration, it’s easy to get the nourishment your body needs to stay warm and fight off cold weather bugs, by eating seasonal, […]
What’s In Season This December?
Fruit and veg come in and out of season on a regular basis. We’ve created a handy seasonal calendar to help restaurant owners and home chefs alike create their meal plan ahead of time and deliver the finest, in-season ingredients for their customers and guests. From fruit and vegetables to salads, we have plenty of […]
Pre-Order Your Nordmann Fir Christmas Tree Today!
Christmas is fast approaching, and it’ll soon be time to get your hands on a Christmas tree to decorate your living room, dining room or even your office. If you want to beat the last-minute rush in December, we have just the solution. Nordmann fir Christmas trees At First Choice Produce, we only supply […]
Kalettes: A Chef’s Guide
It’s the time of year when dozens of British brassicas are just coming into their best. And whilst you may know much about the run of the mill varieties — think red and white cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli — there are also many more specialist varieties that deserve a bit more of the limelight. One […]
Crapaudine Beetroot: A Chef’s Guide
What is a crapaudine beetroot? The crapaudine beetroot is a heritage vegetable and one of the oldest varieties of beetroot. So old, in fact, that it dates back well over 1,000 years. Back then it was only found it France — where it originated — but it soon spread to kitchens around Europe. Despite its […]
Gull’s Eggs: A Chef’s Guide
Gull’s eggs are an age-old delicacy that — for 3-4 weeks each year — become one of the most sought-after British eggs by chefs around the UK. Their stunning appearance and mouth-watering flavour, coupled with their fleetingly brief season make gull’s eggs one of the most expensive ingredients a chef can buy; sometimes fetching as […]
British Eggs: A Chef’s Guide
It’s well-known that the UK is home to a wide selection of fantastic fruit and veg. But it’s also home to a variety of British eggs too. From tiny quail eggs to huge ostrich eggs, we’ve explored the variety of English eggs on offer. Check out our chef’s guide — in size order — below. […]
Chef’s Guide to Oca Tubers
Oca tubers are the potato-like tuberous vegetables of the oca plant (oxalis tuberosa). They’re a small vegetable that comes in a variety of colours: red, yellow, orange, purple, pink and even ‘apricot’. They have a chubby finger-like shape with a very recognisable bobbly skin. These tubers are known throughout the world by a variety of […]
Chef’s Guide to Calcots
What are calçots? Calcots (or calçots to give them their true Catalonian spelling) are a type of scallion in the onion family. As a result, in the UK they’re commonly known as calcot onions. They’re a close relative of the spring onion (said to be a cross between the spring onion and the leek) and […]