Top chef-quality fruit and veg wholesaler Natoora is always on the hunt for la crème de la crème, working closely with small growers to support sustainable agriculture. Although it’s sometimes suggested to bend over the foliage or gently lift the bulbs to break the roots, this is no longer recommended. When choosing varieties, look for those with an RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM), as these are particularly reliable croppers – see our list of AGM fruit and veg.

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After 9 years at the top winning Cheshire restaurant of the year , Chef of the Year and appearing on GBM amongst many highlights including cooking for many celebrities and famous people I decided to move on into development with Sousvidetools. As part of The Staff Canteen Live, Russell Bateman will be cooking baked Roscoff onion, Neapolitan burrata, onion and thyme broth (serves 4) ⁣for his demonstration ⁣at IFE 2017 - supported by Westlands.Brittany Ferries operate ferry services from Roscoff to Plymouth daily from February to November with occasional Christmas sailings, to Cork twice a week (Friday and Tuesday service). This traditional harvesting method ensures the onions keep all of their taste and flavour qualities.

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At Brocéliande you can step into a land of legend and share exciting adventures as you travel through its majestic forest. As onion foliage casts little shade, weeds grow readily and can soon swamp the crop, which would reduce the plants’ growth and subsequent bulb size. My grandma’s philosophy for cooking even on a shoe string budget was always to use fresh and seasonal ingredients either home grown or bought from the market.We have over 500,000 followers across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and other social channels, each connecting with chefs across the world. Then plant the sets 2cm (¾in) deep in drills or gently push them into loose soil, so the tip is just showing at the surface. Over the last 12 years, The Staff Canteen has built what has become the go-to platform for chefs and hospitality professionals.

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It all started in 1647, when Capuchin friar Cyril brought back the seeds from Lisbon to plant them in his monastery’s gardens in Roscoff, at a time when the town relied mostly on its maritime trade.

Since then many important centres of thalassotherapy such as the Institut de Rockroum (originally Institut marin), the clinic Kerléna and a heliomarin hospital founded in 1900, the Perharidy Centre, can be found by the sea at Roscoff. In the 17th century, a monk brought pink onions from Portugal which he had appreciated during a stay in the country. Once cool place the onions into a vacuum pouch, in the same pan add the beef dripping, chopped thyme, garlic powder and 1 tsp of Maldon sea salt.

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Close proximity to the sea and the mild oceanic temperate climate of the northern Finistère coast provide the best conditions for growing this particular onion.Stir every 2–3 minutes, and make sure you scrape any caramelised bits of onion from the base of the pan to prevent burning and achieve an even colour. Existing ferry operators were reluctant to take on the relatively long Plymouth–Roscoff crossing so Gourvennec and colleagues founded Brittany Ferries. To ensure a good crop, seed-raised plants must be growing strongly by late spring, as the lengthening days trigger the formation of bulbs – the more leaves that plants have at this time, the better the bulb will be.