Tales from the Riverbank

Game ends and fishing begins

February marks the end of the shooting season and oh joy it's time to get the rods out. In days gone by gentlemen’s leisure time consisted solely for the purpose of hunting, fishing and shooting and when the sun was too high in the middle of...

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Forget Brussels, it's time for seaweed

Every year it seems one Christmas ingredient seems to get 5 star billing. This year was no different. .As far back as November we were assured that this year there would be a bumper crop, and then quickly followed every recipe imaginable for this humble...

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Best farmed salmon

The Faroes had recorded winds of over 100mph last week which we thought would put paid to us receiving our regular delivery of Var salmon, but the Faroese are experienced in dealing with these weather situations and with forward planning were able to...

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