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The ingredient of the year, part 2: kombu, hyssop, mince and white peaches


Basic pancakes became a favourite lockdown treat for Daniel Bolotin’s family. Photograph: Galina Mikhalishina/Alamy
With so many diversions and excursions unavailable to our kids, I ended up making pancakes for them almost every morning! With these three basic ingredients, I could start their day off with a treat in a year in which they had to go without so many simple pleasures.
Lennox Hastie: potatoes, specifically Garry Kadwell’s Andean Sunrise
Garry’s Andean Sunrise takes the biscuit. Grown in Crookwell by Garry, who was crowned “producer of the year” at this year’s Delicious produce awards, Andean Sunrise is seeded from an 8,000-year-old Peruvian variety. With a beautiful nutty flavour, golden colour and waxy texture, they elevate the humble potato to a star in its own right. ....

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