May 16th, 2016   |  
Author: Sean Flint   |  
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It’s British Tomato Week, so we will kick off this blog with a question; is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Believe it or not, this question was answered by the US Supreme Court in 1887 when tomato growers in America pressed for, and were ultimately successful, in getting it classed as a vegetable. […]

May 16th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It’s National Vegetarian Week, a time to go ‘cold turkey’ and give up meat for a week, or perhaps even longer. Demand for vegetarian food is rising, even among the carnivores out there, and that is because there are so many amazing dishes to choose from these days. We particularly like food chain Pret’s ‘not […]

May 9th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It’s British Sandwich Week so I thought I would start this blog with the best-ever reference to a sandwich in a TV show. Blackadder: Baldrick, go to the kitchen and make me something quick and simple to eat, would you? Two slices of bread with something in between. Baldrick: What, like Gerald Lord Sandwich had […]

May 5th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Today is Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May), which commemorates Mexico’s victory over the French army at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. The Mexicans hardly need an excuse for a celebration, but this is one of their favourite days of the year and is a time for eating, drinking and spending time with friends. […]

April 29th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It may not seem like it, based on the weather in April – although Prince (RIP) did sing about it snowing in April, but spring has definitely sprung the SK kitchen. It’s one of our favourite times of the year because so many of the amazing ingredients we use are at their very best. So, what […]

April 23rd, 2016   |  
Author: Sean Flint   |  
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It’s St George’s Day. St George is the patron saint of England but do you know that we are not the only ones who celebrate St George’s Day? Christian churches across the world, including Canada, Jordan, Lebanon, Hungary and Spain, celebrate the day in a different way by marking the feast of St George.

April 19th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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This week marks the start of International Dining Week, an event which celebrates the fantastic diversity of cuisines available to diners in Britain. Given the food we make here in the SK kitchen covers everything from haggis bites for our friends north of the border through to hand-folded samosas that wouldn’t look out of place if […]

April 12th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Categories: SK Foods News

New chef. A man who worked with Marco Pierre White has joined SK Chilled Foods. John Connell is our newest development and innovation chef. Based at our head office in Wynyard, near Billingham, Teesside, the 46-year-old joins an existing team of four chefs who create the dishes which are enjoyed by millions of people who shop at […]

April 4th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It’s International Carrot Day. Yes, you heard right, we have an entire day devoted to an orange vegetable. We’re all for it here in the SK kitchen, after all it is a staple in many of our dishes. It would be impossible to make a vegetable samosa or a spring roll without them and as […]

March 25th, 2016   |  
Author: Sean Flint   |  
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When you think of Easter what food springs to mind? Fish (if eating on Easter Friday) and hot cross buns will no doubt be top of your list but you know by now that we always prefer to take a worldwide view on all things food related, so, what will be getting served up in […]