In a pristine kitchen-cum-laboratory, deep inside Marks and Spencer’s gleaming new Paddington headquarters, Simon Allison, a senior food technologist, is sampling part of a recently launched range of organic food – a chicken and vegetable terrine.
He explains what he is looking for: “Crushed carrots in the topping, a red, livery, paté-style flavour underneath.” For texture, [...]

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The bottom of Emmilou’s menu thoughtfully advises that “not all
ingredients are mentioned, please alert your waiter if you have any
religious or dietary requirements”. What the menu does mention is
pig. A lot of it. Jamon, pork hock, chorizo, wild boar, pork belly.
You’ll find it in some form in many of [...]