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This cheese is made by a tiny family owned fromagerie Les Cateliers in Buchy, in the Seine-Maritime region in Normandy.

Neufchâtel is a soft, slightly crumbly, mold-ripened cheese made in the Neufachatel-en-Bray. One of the oldest kinds of cheese in France, its production is believed to date back to the 6th century. It looks similar to Camembert, with a dry, white, edible rind, but the taste is saltier and sharper. It has the aroma and taste of mushrooms. Unlike other soft-white-rinded cheeses, Neufchâtel has a grainy texture. It is most usually sold in heart shapes. It wasn’t originally heart shaped, however, the heart-shaped design wasn’t invented for St. Valentine’s Day, it did come about through love…During the Hundred Years’ War (1337 – 1453), the French dairymaids of Neufchatel naturally fell for their English occupiers.

Consequently they started to mould the cheese into a heart shape to give as gifts. It is typically matured for 8–10 weeks.  £6.25

Godminster heart shaped smooth and creamy organic cheese, this Vintage Bruton Beauty is a multi-award-winning cheddar covered in burgundy wax. The cheddar is made to a traditional 90-year-old recipe and matured for up to 12 months.  It has a rich depth of flavour with a wonderfully smooth texture. £8.50

Our fish of the week is Scottish cod, sourced from the North East coast of Scotland. We collect fresh everyday from the market. 2 x 200g portions with our caper and chilli butter £15.50

This beautiful selection of winter tomatoes are perfect for adding to salads, their colour and shape make a very impressive tomato platter.

Mar Azul (Marazul) a delicious variety of tomato with delicate blue, purple and pink tones with a fruity flavour, juicy with a scent of plum and green tomato.

Black Plum tomatoes with a rich, smoky-sweet flavour, ideal for making tomato sauce, however they are juicy enough to be eaten fresh. These tomatoes are very sweet with a meaty texture with few seeds.

Marmande tomatoes – a ribbed tomato, fleshy and juicy. Slightly tart, but sweet and fragrant. They will arrive with a green-ting, don’t wait for them to turn completely red; Marmande tomatoes ripen from the inside out, so some will remain slightly green on the outside even at their ripest.

We are coming to the end of the season so if you want to make one more batch of this delicious Marmalade you need to come in this week or better yet just ring and we can put them away for you.

Did you know you can freeze them whole for up to a year. So stock up whilst you can. We have put together a bag including recipe, oranges and lemons you will just need to add sugar and jam jars. Enough to make approx 5 jars.

Seville oranges are a bitter variety that are a cross between a pomelo and a mandarin, Seville oranges earned their name from Seville, Spain, where they were introduced from Asia during the 12th century and became a symbol for the city. There are more than 14,000 bitter orange trees that line the streets of Seville.

We have to say nothing beats homemade marmalade, if you haven’t tried it please have a go you will be a convert.

Fancy entering a marmalade completion Check out the British marmalade awards, this prestigious competition has entries from all over the world.

https://www.dalemain.com/competition-entry

If you love a pickle onion you must try these extra special Italian Borettane onions in balsamic vinegar, they are so moreish. £3.50 per pot

Chickpeas are a rich source of fibre, along with vitamins and minerals like manganese, copper, folate, and iron, which makes our houmous perfect for snacking on or adding to sandwiches. It took lots of tasting to find our perfect houmous, our suppliers based in Lancashire, a family run business since 1900, are suppliers of fine food and cheeses, their houmous is a simple blend of chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil. Our customers agree with us that this is definitely the best tasting houmous, great for dipping and layering on sandwiches £3.30 per pot 330g