The Savvy Shopper

The Savvy Shopper
Rose Prince

Inspired by her weekly column in Telegraph Weekend, this is Rose Prince’s guide to buying the tastiest, highest-quality good food with peace of mind and a clear conscience.Following the success of ‘The New English Kitchen’, Rose Prince’s eye-opening guide to shopping, cooking and eating in a cost-effective and environmentally conscious way, this must-have reference book provides comprehensive and insightful information on how and where to find the best ingredients.Rose Prince’s weekly ‘Savvy Shopper’ column in Saturday’s Telegraph Weekend has become essential reading over the past few months, not least because of our current preoccupation with questioning the quality of the food we eat. This book takes the best of Rose’s journalism and much more, encouraging readers to look for the right qualities in the food they buy, to ask the right questions of food producers and retailers, and to eat better – and with greater awareness of the provenance of their meals – than ever before.With its easy-to-read format and listings of essential stockists and markets, ‘The Savvy Shopper’ is absolutely essential for anyone who cares about how and what they shop, cook and eat.

The Savvy Shopper

All You Need to Know About the Food you Buy

Rose Prince

For Jack and Lara

Table of Contents

Cover Page (#u0a679bca-f1c6-5aa9-9d4c-81c2e7f4ba9c)

Title Page (#ub4980328-bcbd-5b26-98b0-0a2c20b5778f)

INTRODUCTION (#u9e9efa72-5309-56db-8b30-8845a4f18a4d)

FOOD’S BIG ISSUES (#u73de82c0-e6df-5df4-b7ad-1f9df98b5366)

HOW TO SHOP FOR BRITISH FOOD IN SEASON (#u6c4e495c-3de7-5365-8b28-28d54f49a165)

SEASONAL CHART (#u9b61f620-ecd2-59f1-92b8-509c1ee3d7c1)

APPLES (#u50f23e2f-53a3-502a-a18f-bd21bc4fc01a)

ASPARAGUS (#uc32612ff-efe8-58d5-ba23-63aa0d763dd6)

BABY FOOD AND INFANT FORMULA (#u93ea45e6-e2be-5641-b096-d3bb0f9595d2)

BACON (AND PORK) (#u9adb215a-2d16-5a4d-a64f-1c19216d3dea)

BANANAS (#ub9992e12-e063-5a60-a5dd-548b27c59867)

BEEF (#u19944289-4c68-59b4-8f6f-a71a5dbe41d5)

BISCUITS (#ubc4e3fdc-93f9-5534-8fa8-233381ad8d85)

BREAD (#u20bb9d3f-52be-5be4-88a7-e11e1310f578)

BREAKFAST CEREAL (#u81846680-b193-528c-bea8-a11ab00dbb80)

BROCCOLI (AND OTHER BRASSICAS) (#u2302aa11-bace-567d-ab25-769ac918de78)

BURGERS (#u6a8c1411-0d21-5a41-b104-ef8e79872ab2)

BUTTER AND SPREADS (#litres_trial_promo)

CANNED VEGETABLES AND FRUIT (#litres_trial_promo)

CHEDDAR CHEESE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHERRIES (#litres_trial_promo)

CHICKEN (AND OTHER POULTRY) (#litres_trial_promo)

CHOCOLATE (#litres_trial_promo)

COD (#litres_trial_promo)

COFFEE (#litres_trial_promo)

CRAB AND LOBSTER (#litres_trial_promo)

CREAM (#litres_trial_promo)

CURED PORK (#litres_trial_promo)

DRESSINGS (#litres_trial_promo)

DRIED FRUIT (#litres_trial_promo)

EGGS (#litres_trial_promo)

FLOUR (#litres_trial_promo)

FRENCH BEANS (AND OTHER FRESH BEANS) (#litres_trial_promo)

FRUIT JUICE (#litres_trial_promo)

HERBS (#litres_trial_promo)

HONEY (#litres_trial_promo)

ICE CREAM (#litres_trial_promo)

LAMB (#litres_trial_promo)

LARD AND DRIPPING (#litres_trial_promo)

LETTUCE AND SALAD LEAVES (#litres_trial_promo)

LONG GRAIN RICE (#litres_trial_promo)

LUNCHBOX FOODS (#litres_trial_promo)

MAYONNAISE (#litres_trial_promo)