The crisis — or “crisis” — in the salad aisles of the supermarkets may go on for another three or four weeks, which is why the food minister, Mark Spencer, is meeting supermarket bosses today.
So, another three weeks when we can’t eat things we shouldn’t actually be eating. There was a time when it was terrifically classy to have hothouse fruits and out-of-season veg, for it showed you had gardeners and glass houses. Now eating cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes in February is a mark of shame. They have no taste and most are flown in. This, then, is a non-crisis which has raised a number of food issues.
