Food

Blackthorn uses 100% west coast sea water and nothing else. There are no illusions: no adding, no seeding, no bleaching, just pure Scottish sea salt. When you taste Blackthorn salt, you taste nature – the sea, the winds and the thorns.

Our Rye Flour has a distinctive flavour and is still milled the old fashioned way, using whole grains of rye in the stoneground process. It is naturally lower in gluten than wheat, producing close textured breads with a pleasing continental flavour.

Healthy, natural sugar alternative, with less calories and a low GI. Use xylitol just like sugar in baking and hot drinks.

Break out the crackers and slice into a truly special offering from Lye Cross Farm. Their organic Cheddar is handcrafted using the traditional technique of ‘Cheddaring’ and is made with milk from 100% grass-fed cows. This gives the cheese its delightfully creamy texture and light, buttery taste. Their cows are free to roam on natural pastures, and enjoy a diet consisting entirely of grass and forage, with no artificial fertilisers or pesticides in sight.

Soba noodles are often served in Japan after big parties or at the end of an evening's drinking. They are also traditionally served on the 1st January to celebrate the start of a new year with the long noodle strands symbolising a long life as well as strength and resilience both characteristics of the buckwheat plant.

Wheat and gluten free and made from 100% buckwheat - a plant with a high protein and fibre content and high levels of minerals such as magnesium.

Versatile, nutritious, easy to cook wholegrain rice noodles that add an authentic Oriental touch to any dish.