Sussex Exclusive Magazine. Issue 7

FOOD
FOOD
As always, for fine food and drink lovers we have a round up of
some of the best Sussex foodie experiences and producers
Main picture:
Tottington Manor
Left:
Ben Griffin, bringing
in the catch, Rye
Oysters from Rye
Sussex Producers and
Foodie Experiences
Springs’ Smokery, West Sussex
Springs’ Smokery in Edburton, West
Sussex was established back in 1964 as
a family affair, using traditional smoked
salmon techniques. And even though
Springs’ has recently changed hands,
those traditions hold good and are still
used today.
Their head smoker Nick has worked with
them for thirty-five years. They still hand
fillet every side, cure with just salt and
hang smoke in their brick kilns for over
24 hrs using only whole oak logs.
Signature products include Smoked
Salmon, Hot Smoked Flaky Salmon,
Sweet Cure Gravadlax, Whiskey Smoked
Salmon and they do tours.
Rye Fish Market, East Sussex
Inspired by continental fish markets, Rye
Fish Market have their own lobster tanks
and cook their own lobsters, crabs and
whelks too. They also fillet and prepare
your fish any way that you like and even
help with preparation and cooking tips.
They now have a fully licensed Seafood
Bar serving fresh, locally caught, cooked
and prepared fish and seafood including
fresh oysters. Their fish is all caught
by boats in Rye and along the Sussex
coastline. Their bread is made by local
artisan bakers: brioche by Andrew at the
Oak Bakery and sourdough by Rye’s own
self-proclaimed Lazy Baker Richard at
The Whitehouse. And they have local
wines from Charles Palmer, Mountfield
and Chapel Down.
MooCoco, Storrington,
West Sussex
MooCoco is a small boutique and
bespoke artisan chocolaterie specialising
in making traditional hand filled
chocolate truffles and chocolate gifts.
They describe themselves as “a haven
and a sanctuary. A place of nostalgia,
luxury and indulgence”. Where they
can, they use local ingredients and they
have won 2* and 1* Great Taste awards
for their chocolate truffles, and have
also won both silver and bronze awards
and multiple commendations from the
Academy of Chocolate.
Gigi’s Bread Making Experiences,
Hove, East Sussex
Each bread making class here is tailored
to the individual in small groups of up
to four and you leave with beautiful
warm bread to enjoy at home. The
classes are seasonally themed with food
to accompany the bread, and spring
and Easter breads are described as
representing “the return of sunlight
and awakening of the soul”. Your host
and teacher, Gigi, uses her own city
garden for herbs and vegetables. She
also supplies bread to local health food
stores and is a member of Stoneham
Bakehouse, a bakery run by volunteers
in her local community. Classes include
sourdough and focaccia making.
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