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• Beetroot ketchup to avocado oil mayo: how sauces have gone gourmet

  28-06-2025 14:00
  With foodies forking out close to £1bn a year in a quest for big flavour, many of us have a fridge brimming with bottlesThe choice used to be “red or brown?” but fridge shelves and barbecue trestle tables are heaving under the weight of condiments this summer thanks to gourmet makeovers aimed at “adventurous” taste buds.There is a “real buzz around condiments right now”, says Jeff Webster, the managing director of Hunter & Gather, which sells srirach
  
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• From mochi ice cream to strawberry sandos, Japanese sweet treats are tickling UK tastebuds

  28-06-2025 09:00
  These small, joyful indulgences are ‘an antidote to life’s uncertainties’, food trend watchers sayIf you said to a friend that you fancied Japanese food this weekend, they might be forgiven for thinking you meant sushi. But lately a new culinary export from Japan is catching up with fish and rice in the hearts and tastebuds of British foodies.Soft, sweet and full of character, Japanese-style desserts – from mochi ice cream to matcha cookies – have been steadily gain
  
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• Smithfield and Billingsgate market redevelopment plans begin – but traders’ future in doubt

  28-06-2025 07:00
  City of London Corporation sets up regeneration team but has not allocated any new money for the projectSmithfield and Billingsgate food markets in London will be turned into new homes and a cultural destination under plans by their owner – but the future of the meat and fish traders housed on each site remains in doubt.A council within the City of London Corporation, which is responsible for running the capital’s Square Mile, has voted to task a team to oversee the regeneration of 2
  
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• A good deal or a good deal of waste? How to be more conscious about your consumption during sales periods

  28-06-2025 02:00
  Understanding your brain on sale is the first step. Here are some practical measures to ensure you only buy things you need – or items that truly bring you joy in the long termChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at [email protected] the discount is offered on social media, via email or in a banner on your favou
  
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