Professional tea taster shares ‘correct’ way to make the perfect cuppa
As the first female tea auctioneer in Bangladesh, Maisha Rahman knows a thing or two about making a decent brew – and she’s shared her top tips for the perfect cuppa
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Potassium-rich diet may cut risk of heart failure by 24%, study suggests
Eating foods such as avocados, bananas and spinach linked to lower risk of heart conditions, hospitalisation or deathEating foods rich in potassium, such as avocados, bananas and spinach, could reduce your risk of heart conditions, hospitalisation and …
M&S brings Australia’s national treat the lamington to UK high street
Rich sponge cake topped with buttercream dates from 1890s and M&S version comes in two varietiesIt has been a fixture of bake sales and cafes in Australia for more than a century. Now the lamington is making its debut on the British high street as …
Tuesday briefing: How ‘climateflation’ is pushing food prices ever higher – and changing how we eat
In today’s newsletter: Extreme heat, droughts and floods are proving disastrous for farmers on the frontline of climate change, and consumers in the supermarket, tooGood morning. My mum is a livestock farmer in Kent. This year her hay crop was down by …
‘Reinvention is the secret ingredient’: food brands harness 90s nostalgia with retro revamps
Millennial childhood staples such as Walkers and Nik Naks introduce new flavours amid pressure for brands to stay relevantNostalgia for the 1990s might have reached its peak with Oasis back on tour this summer, but several of Britain’s best-known brand…
Coca-Cola in talks about potential cut-price £2bn sale of Costa Coffee
American owner said to be working with bankers on review of chain, which has more than 2,000 UK outletsCosta Coffee could change hands again after it emerged that Coca-Cola has met potential buyers to discuss a cut-price deal to off-load the chain.The …
‘Hot, crispy and cheeky’: Scottish chippy deep-fries the M&S strawberry and cream sandwich
Staff say customers come into Hook and Catch in Bearsden near Glasgow just to try it and film their first biteMarks & Spencer has always been at the forefront of sandwich innovation, having launched the first pre-packed sandwich in the spring of 19…
Eau de courgette: rise in foodie perfumes may be linked to weight-loss drugs
‘Gourmand’ fragrances with notes of biscuit or cherries are also trending among young consumers onlineA rise in the number of sweet, food-scented perfumes on the market could be linked to an increase in the use of weight-loss medication, according to t…
Drought bringing autumn harvest two weeks early, Waitrose says
Farmers that supply supermarket are already harvesting wheat, oilseed rape and oats amid dry conditionsHarvests are coming two weeks early because of drought, Waitrose has said, as it prepares to stock autumnal fruit in summer.Farmers that supply the s…
Walmart recalls potentially radioactive shrimp sold in 13 US states
FDA officials detected Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, in shipping containers and a sample of shrimp from IndonesiaWalmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 states because federal health officials say it could have potential radioactive con…