18/07/2014
Christopher Trotter makes a blackcurrant tart, Richard Crawford explains why now is the best time to be pruning fruit trees and Ghillie Basan describes the food of India.
As Scottish soft fruits continue to flourish, chef Christopher Trotter cooks live in the 麻豆社 gardens in Inverness with fruit grown at the local Hawthorn allotments. This week he is using up a glut of strawberries and gets excited about blackcurrants.
Allotment holder Richard Crawford explains why now is the best time to be pruning your fruit trees, particularly plums and gives best advice about how to do it.
Pennie Latin and Neil Forbes discover the delights of an Edible Woodland Forest Garden and discover more about the plants that can be used to cook with.
In the final installment of our culinary Commonwealth tour we return to the country where the Queen's Baton relay all started and the country with one of the most diverse cuisine's of the entire Commonwealth, India.
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Commonwealth Cuisine - India
Duration: 07:12
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The Woodsman's Hut
Duration: 07:05
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Plum tree pruning
Duration: 06:19
Christopher Trotter's blackcurrant tart
Christopher Trotter's macerated strawberries
Strawberries on 麻豆社 Food
Plums on 麻豆社 Food
Broadcasts
- Fri 18 Jul 2014 13:05麻豆社 Radio Scotland
- Sun 20 Jul 2014 12:05麻豆社 Radio Scotland