tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024854784789648843.post7525773070543793959..comments2023-10-31T01:34:24.086+10:00Comments on lantanaland: Food Miles and Flavourbeesohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11876219112305527188noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024854784789648843.post-27708409229710032702011-12-09T20:23:47.519+10:002011-12-09T20:23:47.519+10:00You know me, mate. The first of the season's r...You know me, mate. The first of the season's raspberries are coming in. Every year when this happens, I remember why buying raspberries at the supermarket is worse than a waste of money. <br /><br />The boys pulled just over a kilo off the bushes yesterday - fresh, ripe, and perfect. We've had good rain, and a warm turn, so the berries are just exploding with flavour. I made a big, flat lemon cake, and cut it into squares. Then I whipped some (local!) cream, and made sandwiches: a square of lemon cake, a generous dollop of whipped cream, a big scoop of raspberries, tumbling and rolling in scarlet glory all over the plate, and then another square of cake for a lid - and finally, a sprig of mint just for show. <br /><br />You're right. Flavour and mileage don't matter to some people. But with certain food items, transport is just impossible. I can't get good mangosteens down here... and good luck getting decent raspberries and blackberries where you are. <br /><br />And that's okay too. It means that when I go somewhere different, there are new things to try. Vive le difference!Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024854784789648843.post-18791673475622946422011-12-09T05:29:28.766+10:002011-12-09T05:29:28.766+10:00Food miles matter to me for sure. Thing is though ...Food miles matter to me for sure. Thing is though sourcing locally (for me) correlates with better quality and/or better economics so it's all win. Aside from stuff which isn't grown in the area (eg bananas) most of what we eat is grown within a 150km radius of here.Dr Yobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032085614743539793noreply@blogger.com