Spring is here – Which vegetables are in season?

Spring is here – Which vegetables are in season?

Spring is, for a lot of people, a favourite season. Spring means life and growth, with plants coming back to life and a lot of vegetables and fruit coming back strongly after a long winter. While winter is seen as a comfort food season, spring feels fresh and lighter....
M&P’s new working hours

M&P’s new working hours

As part of achieving a good work-life balance M&P has decided to compress our working week into four days starting April 3rd, 2023. Opening Hours. 8.30am to 4.30pm Mon to Thurs (3pm latest for deliveries requiring fork truck). We will continue to provide the...
White Lisbon Onion – Learn all about it

White Lisbon Onion – Learn all about it

The White Lisbon Onion is a type of spring onion, made popular by its reliability. Sometimes referred to as a scallion or bunching onion, the White Lisbon Onion thrives in a wide range of soils, is heat and cold tolerant, and although it’s most successfully sown from...
What are the differences between yams and sweet potatoes

What are the differences between yams and sweet potatoes

If you’re a fan of sweet potatoes, then you might be wondering what the differences are between them and yams. While they are two different vegetables, they can be interchangeable in many dishes and recipes. Yams are native to Africa and Asia and have a thick brown...
Spring Onion Feast – Celebrating onions in Catalonia

Spring Onion Feast – Celebrating onions in Catalonia

In early spring, Catalonia is home to a spring tradition, the ‘calçotada’, in honour of the versatile ‘calçot’, which is a type of green spring onion, but a much bigger and larger one. Catalonia is renowned for its gastronomy and each year family and friends gather to...
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