48 m. ago Pickle power: how to make your first ferments | Kitchen aide

Little more than clean jars, salt water and time are needed to get you on the path to perfect picklesI love ferments and want to start making my own to save money. Where should I start? Ben, by email“Maybe with some carrots, onions, cucumber or beetroot – anything Ben has an excess of,” says Connor Wilson, head chef at The Kirkstyle Inn in Slaggyford, Northumberland. “Fermentation is a great way of preserving produce, but it won’t give new life to things that are past their best.”That said, tired-looking carrots would be perfect for Olia Hercules’ go-to for newbie fermenters: “If they look dehydrated but without any rotting, they’re amazing to ferment,” says the author of Strong Roots. “The sugars concentrate and you get this bright carrot flavour.” Start by slicing carrots (“the thinner or smaller the pieces, the quicker they’ll ferment”), then make a brine by mixing 35g rock or sea salt (“don’t use table salt”) with a litre of water (“tap is fine, filtered is better”), and making ...

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54 m. ago A news Greggs could soon open inside petrol station in Greater Manchester town

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78 m. ago Strictly's Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon respond amid 'reason' for bottom

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78 m. ago How crippling inflation under Labour sealed Pizza Hut's fate: As families say they can no longer afford to eat out

It was once at the forefront of the 1970s fast food revolution and became known for iconic creations such as its Stuffed Crust - but Pizza Hut has struggled to remain relevant in recent years.

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94 m. ago Shoppers duped by expired food as Tesco trials QR code solution to £11.8bn waste crisis

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1 hour ago Tesco trial QR codes as half of Brits unknowingly buy expired food in £11.8bn waste crisis

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1 hour ago Tesco's rare 25% off sale drops items to just £7.50 but it ends this weekend

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3 h. ago Can we keep antibiotics working? Yes, but the world needs to follow the EU and the UK | Devi Sridhar

Unless more countries drastically cut back on antibiotic use in food production, these vital drugs will lose their efficacy for humansWhat we’re putting into our bodies can either nourish us, or make us ill. With that in mind, I wrote recently about the role of food consumption in terms of the risk of colon cancer. But what about food production?Across the world, we are seeing the rise of cheap meat: largely driven by demand from a rising middle class who finally can afford beef, pork and chicken, which used to be out of reach, given their cost. Approximately 45% of global consumption growth is occurring in upper-middle-income countries including China, India, Brazil, Indonesia and the Philippines. Poultry is set to take an increasingly large share of that growth (projected to grow by 21% by 2034), because it is relatively cheap, widely acceptable and requires fewer resources per kilogram compared with beef or pork. By 2034, it is estimated that poultry will provide 45% of the prote...

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3 h. ago Beef, pork, chicken: the world loves cheap meat. If people knew what really goes in it, that love affair would be over | Devi Sridhar

Antibiotic use in farming is now rampant and you should care about that. How meat is produced in China may mean the drugs you need here won’t workWhat we’re putting into our bodies can either nourish us, or make us ill. With that in mind, I wrote recently about the role of food consumption in terms of the risk of colon cancer. But what about food production?Across the world, we are seeing the rise of cheap meat: largely driven by demand from a rising middle class who finally can afford beef, pork and chicken, which used to be out of reach, given their cost. Approximately 45% of global consumption growth is occurring in upper-middle-income countries including China, India, Brazil, Indonesia and the Philippines. Poultry is set to take an increasingly large share of that growth (projected to grow by 21% by 2034), because it is relatively cheap, widely acceptable and requires fewer resources per kilogram compared with beef or pork. By 2034, it is estimated that poultry will provide 45% ...

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3 h. ago Vito Coppola 'fights tears' over Strictly reunion before emotional Ellie Goldstein vow

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4 h. ago Jennifer Aniston channels 70s icon with her £90 'comfortable and stylish' retro trainers

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5 h. ago People stuck on 200ft cliffs near Welsh tourist hotspot spark major rescue in darkness

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5 h. ago Clarkson’s Farm fans can get Jeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone Beer advent calendar under £100

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11 h. ago Heinz Beanz sent me 3 new flavours to try and 1 was the worst thing I have ever eaten

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12 h. ago Not all food additives are bad for your gut bacteria... but these are the ones you MUST avoid, by dietician DR EMILY LEEMING

Food additives have not been getting a good press recently, not least emulsifiers, the hidden ingredients that help keep ice cream creamy and salad dressings smooth.

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