Xmas greatings

With so many foodie options available locally, it’s easy to find pressies to suit every taste, says Roz Crowley.

THIS year’s crop of foodie gifts is more impressive than ever. With terrific value in shops and markets, it’s worth looking now at your local market or retailer to enquire what else is to come.

This year I focused mainly on the best of Cork produce and retailers with best value for quality in mind. Not featured here are those who have topped our surveys in the past and who are still favourites such as Hedermans and Ummera for smoked salmon and eel and the Farm Gate, Midleton which stocks a wide range of excellent local produce.