Tandoori June/July | Page 38

ingredients IN IENTS GRED With seasonal ingredients always being imperative in cooking, there’s plenty to enjoy with fresh and juicy produce during the summer. humayun hussain looks at what’s in store T he importance of seasonal ingredients is more prevalent now than ever. Whilst the past decade or so has seen more emphasis on seasonality and local produce, people are now looking to eat healthier and fresher food whilst food scares and meat adulteration issues such as the ongo- 38 T A N D O O R I ing horsemeat scandal have made the public increasingly seek vegetarian and other non-meat options. One can’t be 100 per cent assured all of the time as what our food contains, but so far as possible, it’s a wise decision to err on the side of freshness and