"british food exports" news and stories

According to this great article from last weeks Guardian us Brits are ignoring some of our most exciting native foods. Not only do we ignore them but we export them overseas for others to enjoy.

Eight foods that need a appreciating in the UK

1. Pilchards - did you know pilchards and sardines are the same fish? Sardines are the babies, any longer than 15cm and they become pilchards.
2. Hemp - in hot demand as a source of essential fatty acids. The US is the biggest market because they can't grow it due to the visual similarity between hemp and cannabis.
3. Spider Crabs - spiky shells... huge claws... messy to eat... the British aren't into that.
4. Chicken Feet - after my experience of these in the back streets of old Shanghai I can see why we want to shove these over to Hong Kong and mainland China!
5. Pigs Trotters - had these in St John; can't really rave that much...
6. Megrim - a flat fish found around the British coast. Never heard of it myself which might explain why 1000 tonnes a month goes to Italy and Spain
7. Langoustines - now these I do appreciate but we export 20,000 tonnes to Europe every year.
8. Razor Fish - in huge demand in Europe and the Far East
   

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