SusanGaszczak

Tonight I was watching Rick Stein on his adventures through France to the Mediterranean. I was salivating at the thought of local caught eel, French rare steak and chips cooked in duck fat. At the end of the programme I had to ask myself where the local produce is.

I am probably one of the first to stress when I cannot get fresh or speciality ingredients in Tesco but actually I do not want all my produce ‘superstore' bought. I want to walk into the 'wonky' (Susan speak for shops with uneven floors and odd aisles) shops as I did 25 years ago and buy local produce.

I am disappointed that we can no longer do that, we now put up with the compromise of the supermarkets local brand.

Why did they take the fun out of food?