Yeo Valley
Organic Strawberry Probiotic Yoghurt, 49p
From Somerset. Yeo are now one of the market leaders in organic yoghurts. delivering a noticeably creamy yet light, pleasant tasting product. The sweetness comes from the fruit. and while it's not as luxurious as the more expensive brands it has an all-round. everyday attraction. Fat content is 3.69
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Rachel’s
Organic Luscious Low Fat Bio-live Raspberry, 65p
Another prominent brand: the ‘bio-Iive' bit is another way of saying it has gut- friendly bacteria (‘bio' and ‘probiotic' are trying to say the same thing). However. this has an unconvincing sweetness, a runnier consistency and that sense of something that's overprocessed. The message seems to be that low-fat will never be top of the pots. O.
Loseley
Rich & Creamy Raspberries & Jersey Cream, 79p
At the luxury end of the market. as betrayed by its attractive packaging in a glass jar, along with the promise of a serious helping of Jersey cream. The texture is rich. smooth and real, and there's a true taste of fruit here — even a bit of crunch from the raspberry seeds — rather than just a flavour or afterthought. On flavour alone. the undoubted winner. .0000
Longley Farm
Blackcurrant Yoghurt, 37p
Yoghurt's a pretty simple thing. so it's refreshing to discover a brand for which simplicity remains a virtue. This one has just three ingredients (yoghurt. blackcurrants and sugar) and the packaging is refined and down-to- earth. but at an extremely reasonable price it delivers a smooth. tangy taste. rich colour from the fruit and plenty of flavour. It's from Yorkshire. No mucking about. 00.0
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Rowan Glen
Low Fat Bio Strawberry
45p per 1259 pot
This one's made in Scotland. so we wanted to be loyal. but it wasn't shaping up. As the taste test overall showed. low fat yoghurts struggle. This was a bit thin, more jellied than creamy in its consistency, and the sweetness was all wrong: too much at the start. and sweetener on the aftertaste. Only 1.7g of fat. but at what cost? Long ingredients list too. O
La Fermiere
Le Yaourt Strawberry &
Gooseberry, 89p
Another luxury brand — complete with earthenware pot. this time from France. The style is different, with set rather than smooth yoghurt. and fruit puree at the bottom of the pot rather than blended in. The sweetened fruit and tart yoghurt contrast is key — you either like it or hate it — but it does make it more like a pudding. At 6.4g it has the highest fat content on test. 0.
I‘ll eat anything but I‘m not a good cook and so I avoid cooking and food publications at every turn. I only do one dish well. and it's easy: a salad featuring mozzarella, mint. peaches. lime juice. olive oil. and prosciutto. I like to drink tap water with my meals. and when I go out for dinner I love fresh fish
and cold white wine.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. My girlfriend Lynn is a florist who gets up at the crack of dawn to go to the market. So I have one breakfast with her. and another later on my own. I like to snack on shortbread. home-baked by my friend Annie MacDougall. who runs a farm single-handedly
on Bute.
The one thing in my fridge that I couldn't live without is soya milk. though I also still have an assonment of frozen animals. such as whole unskinned lambs and bunnies. donated by Bute farmers that I don't eat but that appear in my
Mount Stuart photographs. (Interview by Allan Radcliffe)
I Mark Nevil/e’s exhibition, Fancy Pictures is on at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute. until Tue 30 Sep. www. mountstuart. com Please see next issue for review.
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News to nibble on
I URBAN ANGEL has opened a second branch on Forth Street in the former Tapas Tree premises just off Broughton Street, Edinburgh. Compared to the Hanover Street original it’s open earlier (from 8am), has more space and is serving much the same local, organic and fairly traded food. Bookings on 0131 556 6323.
a ALSO NEWLY OPENED is a third version of the Olive Branch Bistro, which has taken over the site vacated by Herbe Bistro at 44 George N Bridge. Edinburgh. Street level has a small sandwich cafe’ whilst the main dining room is down one level. The style is similar to the sister branches but the menus are different at each venue. Bookings are on 0131 226 4155.
§ mm is the new venture from Gordon Richardson, founder of Beanscene who parted ways with the coffee house chain
earlier this year. Locatedgat 167 Great George Street on the corner of Ashton Lane in Glasgow’s West End, it has been designed as a New York style deli and coffee house with a crisply designed, upbeat image. An all-day menu with hot breakfasts and sandwiches is served alongside a long list of hot and cold drinks. It’s open 7.30 am till 10pm, seven days.
R O‘I’NEI NEW COFFEE SPOTS to look out for include coffee and juice bar ifull at 351 Sauchiehall Street. open seven days with free wi-fi. In Edinburgh. Wellington Coffee, on the corner of George Street and Hanover Street is from the team behind Kilimanjaro Coffee. They're baking on the premises and get their beans from Broughton Street coffee specialists Artisan Roast.
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