Sweep Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 1 minute ago, Mounts Kipper said: I dont know if they’re valid..his assertion he’s 25% down on exchange leaves me to doubt anything he’s said. Anyhow I’d prefer we made our own frozen food products rather than import goods from Europe, hopefully some company here in the UK is benefitting and the jobs are created here in the uk… that’s what its all about for me. Speaking about imported food I went to Tesco today and had the opportunity to buy strawberries from Spain or UK can you guess which I bought? I’ll give you a clue. 🇬🇧 Out of interest, was there a price difference? I'd like to think most people would go for the British ones either way (unless, as Bolty said yesterday, they're all absolute shit and have no taste) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Sweep said: Out of interest, was there a price difference? I'd like to think most people would go for the British ones either way (unless, as Bolty said yesterday, they're all absolute shit and have no taste) Same price. i will taste and report back. Edited April 12 by Mounts Kipper Tasted!! Lovely. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrelli Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 UK strawberries are great but the industry has been hit by er Brexit. Some farms cannot get seasonal workers to pick the strawberries and have therefore decided to grow other things. Shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrelli Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/strawberry-grower-stops-production-as-seasonal-workers-abandon-britain-350054/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royal white Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Who remembers tomatogate 😂people going into a meltdown because Brexit caused a Tomato shortage for 48hrs (though it was more to do with the weather) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted April 12 Site Supporter Share Posted April 12 The bigger issue in that article hasn't been touched upon- customers demanding low prices. Supermarkets. The country has got itself into a cycle of cheap labour and cheap food. For all the reasons detailed previously, that has to change. Yet it's a brexit issue. What tosh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Cheese Posted April 12 Site Supporter Share Posted April 12 1 minute ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: The bigger issue in that article hasn't been touched upon- customers demanding low prices. Supermarkets. The country has got itself into a cycle of cheap labour and cheap food. For all the reasons detailed previously, that has to change. Yet it's a brexit issue. What tosh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobyBrno Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I remember when we only had strawberries in the summer. Seasonal fruit and veg was the norm. Saw a programme last year with Gino D’Acampo in Italy. He said he couldn’t understand why people in the UK expected to eat fruit and veg out of season. Think of the environment people. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted April 12 Site Supporter Share Posted April 12 45 minutes ago, BobyBrno said: I remember when we only had strawberries in the summer. Seasonal fruit and veg was the norm. Saw a programme last year with Gino D’Acampo in Italy. He said he couldn’t understand why people in the UK expected to eat fruit and veg out of season. Think of the environment people. 👍 Absofuckinlutely. It would also help support our own farming instead of eating strawberries with the texture of a swede and a huge carbon footprint. Slaves to the supermarkets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobyBrno Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Just had Quick Look in my fridge. Lemons- Spain Strawberries - Spain Blueberries - Morocco Rasberries- Morocco. Ill check the veg later.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 2 minutes ago, BobyBrno said: Just had Quick Look in my fridge. Lemons- Spain Strawberries - Spain Blueberries - Morocco Rasberries- Morocco. Ill check the veg later.👍 Let me know if the Moroccan fruit is any good as normally I wouldn’t touch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobyBrno Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 9 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said: Let me know if the Moroccan fruit is any good as normally I wouldn’t touch it. Once incinerated by the microwave in my porridge, it’s difficult to be picky about its flavour. 😊 Yes, porridge with blueberries. I normally put Tesco’s ‘perfectly imperfect’ frozen fruit (origin unknown) in but I ran out. Got a new bag today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) 1 hour ago, BobyBrno said: I remember when we only had strawberries in the summer. Seasonal fruit and veg was the norm. Saw a programme last year with Gino D’Acampo in Italy. He said he couldn’t understand why people in the UK expected to eat fruit and veg out of season. Think of the environment people. 👍 Greenhouses? and because we’re British innit Edited April 12 by mickbrown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 2 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said: Speaking about imported food I went to Tesco today and had the opportunity to buy strawberries from Spain or UK can you guess which I bought? I’ll give you a clue. 🇬🇧 The cheapest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobyBrno Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 3 minutes ago, mickbrown said: Greenhouses? and because we’re British innit Not sure what your point is. Greenhouses don’t ensure a year round growing environment unless heated by unnatural means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Cheese Posted April 12 Site Supporter Share Posted April 12 We should revert back to the days when all we ate was potatoes and tripe, maybe a turnip if it's your birthday. Fuck fruit off altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 16 minutes ago, BobyBrno said: Not sure what your point is. Greenhouses don’t ensure a year round growing environment unless heated by unnatural means. That sort of defeatist talk will get you nowhere. Where’s your bulldog Dunkirk spirit? Must be some form of eco greenhouses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobyBrno Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 4 minutes ago, mickbrown said: That sort of defeatist talk will get you nowhere. Where’s your bulldog Dunkirk spirit? Must be some form of eco greenhouses Yeh. Made from plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 16 minutes ago, BobyBrno said: Yeh. Made from plastic. Sorted then. Strawberries in December it is. Fuck off Gino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobyBrno Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 30 minutes ago, Cheese said: We should revert back to the days when all we ate was potatoes and tripe, maybe a turnip if it's your birthday. Fuck fruit off altogether. Always had ‘seasonal’ fruit and veg when I was young. Sorry for your experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Cheese Posted April 12 Site Supporter Share Posted April 12 4 minutes ago, BobyBrno said: Always had ‘seasonal’ fruit and veg when I was young. Sorry for your experience. Ah, so you just want us to regress to when YOU were young? You need to let it go mate. Grow old gracefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted April 12 Site Supporter Share Posted April 12 Might try that- porridge with blueberries. Healthier that a teaspoon or so of silver spoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobyBrno Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 4 minutes ago, Cheese said: Ah, so you just want us to regress to when YOU were young? You need to let it go mate. Grow old gracefully. Still young at heart. Still able to debate without resorting to personal digs. Still able to debate with intelligence and humour. How about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Might try that- porridge with blueberries. Healthier that a teaspoon or so of silver spoon. I cheat for sweetness add honey & not forgetting some walnuts. best porridge I’ve ever had was in a Lake District hotel was laced with whisky. Edited April 12 by Mounts Kipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobyBrno Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 1 minute ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Might try that- porridge with blueberries. Healthier that a teaspoon or so of silver spoon. Another option. Porridge with grated apple and cinnamon. You can substitute apple for turnips depending on the time of year.😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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