One of the things I used to love in Spain was my weekly wander around the local street market. The fresh produce always looked so fresh and tasty and somehow our shops just don't get the same effect with the prepacked produce. Whether it is the produce, the volume of stalls, the obligatory Namibian Pan Pipe group or the atmosphere or a combination of all I'm not sure but wandering around the fresh produce area of Tesco or Sainsbury's doesn't quite have the same effect.
We have a large area of allotments across the road from our house but I have been unable to find whether there is an allotment shop so I was quite pleased to see we have a Farm Shop less than 10 minutes from us. Each time I drive past I remind myself I should stop and have a look to see what the shop is like and today I made a deliberate effort to go and take a look.
From the road it was difficult to assess how big the shop was but once we were inside we were pleasantly surprised. There was a large meat counter with very good looking meat so we treated ourselves to a couple of Rib Eye steaks. The lamb also looked good. I don't often buy lamb but as it looked so good I decided we would treat ourselves to a leg, but as there are only 2 of us I asked for a little leg from a little lamb!
They have a veritable array of deli stuff plus a a fine display of in-season fruit and veg. By the time we had finished I had a trolley full of (hopefully) good quality foods.
http://arrowfarmshop.co.uk/aboutus.html
And now, a few hours later, the Rib Eye steak has been consumed and was really good quality meat. Very tender and lots of flavour. Definitely worth the extra £1 it cost us and definitely means we will be back to the Farm Shop in the not too distant future.
I love finding new places that are as good as you hope they will be.
Unfortunately, the same couldn't be said for the Garden Centre a couple of minutes away from the Farm Shop. The entrance looks very impressive but the plants and coffee shop left a lot for improvement. Still, we are not short of good Garden centres with quality coffee shops nearby, so I shan't struggle when I want to buy my rhubarb plant.
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See you've not turned into a vegetarian, Jacqui! Ribeye steaks are generally superb. We've had them in our local pub &, when they don't ruin them, they've been unbelievably tender so I know what you mean. I remember we once treated ourselves to a huge rump steak each from a proper butchers in town rather than a freezer centre or supermarket as we'd just got rid of a VERY annoying French student who we had suffered staying with us for three weeeks. That steak was wonderful. We love lamb but it is expensive so we tend to buy it when it's on offer. Come to think of it I've four chump chops in the freezer. Enjoy that little leg from that little lamb!
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