8 Food will Only be as Good as the Raw Ingredients

I know everyone tells you this but it is actually true. If your ingredients are amazing, they will sing in your cooking. Look for meat from farms that embrace free range and grass or grain feeding. There’s a reason why Iberian pork tastes so unique and superior: it’s the animal’s controlled diet. The black pigs exclusively eat acorns, and the sweet nutty taste comes across in every bite. Corn-fed chicken flesh has a markedly yellow colour and superior flavour, so try to buy them when you can.

Farmers’ markets or local greengrocers are treasure troves for inexpensive seasonal vegetables. If it hasn’t been flown halfway around the world and not been long out of the ground, it’s going to taste better. Bunches of baby beetroot (beets), artichokes and multicoloured tomatoes aren’t likely to be in your supermarket, so these are the places to find special things.