There are some things that can be grown anytime of the year and taste good, there are some things that can be grown hydroponically and taste good, there are some things that can be imported and taste good.

And, there are some things that can’t.

It’s the middle of the berry season here in England, and I’m loving it. I can go to a supermarket anytime of the year, and pick up something called ’strawberries’ or ‘raspberries’, but then I put one in my mouth and find that it actually tastes of absolutely nothing! Why bother, I’d much rather wait for the season and eat the real thing.

This afternoon, we had Tulameen Raspberries and Elsanta strawberries. They are so simply good that you don’t really have to do anything with them at all, a quick wash and just pop one of the juicy little flavourbombs into your mouth.

I served them in individual bowls, sitting on a pool of thick greek yoghurt and with a simple sugar caramel drawn in lines over the top. Where the caramel hits the yoghurt it sinks in and goes all nice and goeey, and where it hits the berries it creates crispy shards across them.

Not only does it taste fantastic, but if you serve it in a dark colour bowl then the contrast between the bowl, the white yoghurt and bright red fruit, and the pretty lines of translucent caramel mean that it is visually stunning as well.