Clearspring June 2008
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Welcome to the June newsletter, the "Rose month". Here's hoping for some good weather during this June, the month with the longest daylight hours of the year.
Many of you will have learnt that here in the UK we throw away £10 billion worth of food every year and in Japan, more than a quarter of the food is wasted. So I often wonder about all this big talk about the necessity to genetically modify the crops in order to feed us all. Isn’t it time that we learnt to respect food as a wonderful gift from nature, as our earlier generations did?
My first and foremost vision is for the Clearspring brand to stand for top quality foods and to encourage people to rediscover and respect the true value of good food. After all, the old adages of ‘breaking bread’ and having a meal together meant so much to our forefathers. We at Clearspring continuously work to source and promote delicious foods produced using ingredients farmed by sustainable agriculture and prepared by producer communities.
The Clearspring brand is your reliable food navigator in this busy world, so put on your apron now and start using our exceptional ingredients to make meals for your family and friends.
To your good health,
Christopher Dawson
Founder
Clearspring at the Slowfood Market
On the first bank holiday weekend of May, Clearspring was invited to participate in a Slowfood Market held on the sunny Southbank of the Thames. Slowfood is an international organization dedicated to promoting real products lovingly crafted to traditional recipes. Our stall offered Clearspring Organic favourites including Miso Soup and Rice Crackers, as well as some exciting and authentic products such as Umeboshi and Oat Amazake. The tasting of Organic Tamari and Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil proved very popular, and it was great to meet other people that share our passion for natural, delicious food.
Clearspring Mikawa Mirin
Like all our foods, Clearspring sweet rice mirin is an artisan-made product of superlative quality. Clearspring’s mirin supplier, the Sumiya family, are from the region formerly known as Mikawa renowned for its top quality traditional mirin production, and have been producing their mirin to the same recipe for nearly one hundred years. Read more about this process here.
Vegetable of the Month: Asparagus
The elegant asparagus is one of England’s most prided vegetables, but it is only at its prime for a short while, so you should make the most of this splendid vegetable while you can buy it fresh tender spears at the market. Being one of the earliest recorded vegetables incorporated in cooking, there is a wealth of fascinating asparagus facts and great recipe ideas which we have collected together here.
Recipes of the Month
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Summer Fruit Shakes Try out these tasty yet simple amazake shakes in three delicious fruit varieties. |
Greens with Japanese Vinaigrette Lightly cooked greens add colour and freshness to a meal and this dressing enhances them perfectly. |
Lemon Turban This beautiful looking and tasting dessert is a real treat, especially on summer's days. |
Clearspring will be exhibiting at the Allergy Show at Stand No. 49 from the 13-15 June. Please pop along and pay us a visit!
