Lavender Sparkle

Lavender is a much underexplored flavour, which is only recently finding favour among chefs and food producers. If you’re lucky you might find it working its soothing magic in an ice cream, lending subtle fragrance to a tagine, or even being used as a rub for roast lamb or beef. Lavender’s strong aroma and unusual flavour aren’t to everyone’s taste, but try this as an alternative to French champagne for a drinks reception and you’ll soon win plenty of converts.