Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2009 | Page 103

FOOD & DRINK

life

New lavender shop
showcases
THE gleaming new shop at the

Paul, and there are kitchen

Lavender Farm is an emporium

treats such as infused sugars.

for local foods and products

“Lavender is in the same

incorporating lavender. “We’ve

family as rosemary in the

got all sorts of teas – stinging

cultivar, so it can be used in
the same way for cooking,”
he says. “So our local
butcher’s sausages have
lavender – lamb and lavender
is a big seller.”
As for dessert, lavender
crème brulee is a
sophisticated take on the
traditional version, and for
your cheese course you

nettle tea with lavender, Earl

need look no further than the

Grey, camomile – all with

Lavender Farm Shop.

lavender,” says owner Paul

Isle of Wight Lavender,

Abbott, adding: “Me, I just go

Staplehurst Grange, Staplers

for Tetley!”

Road, Isle of Wight PO30 2LU.

Chocolate and lavender is

Tel: [phone]

a heady mix, and
lavender ice cream –
with either strawberry
or chocolate – is a
combination which
says pure luxury. Jams,
preserves and chutneys
can always be sampled
before you buy, says
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