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Gorgeous eats that say \'I love you\' aren\'t so hard to find with our fab round-up. Just click through the gallery to help make your Valentine\'s Day so very delicious
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By Emma Marsden
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Fishy find
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pr uig smoked salmon
Smoked salmon on rye and a glass of champagne is our favourite way to kick off Valentine\'s celebrations. Try Uig smoked salmon, which won Guild of Fine Food\'s Great Taste Awards 2010. The prime Scottish Altlantic salmon comes from RSPCA-accredited farms and great care is taken at every step, including changing the smoke according to weather conditions, to ensure the quality is top notch.
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Uig smoked salmon,, 230g pack costs £12, from uiglodge.co.uk
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Chic chicken
main course,chicken,food stories
pr chicken gigot
Staying in is the new going out in these straightened times, so rustle up a restaurant-style feast instead of heading to a restaurant. Pipers Farm\'s delicious ready-made joint of tender chicken is wrapped around a rich-flavoured stuffing. Cook in a boat of foil, then slice and serve with the lovely juices poured over and some creamy mash and steamed vegetables.
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Chicken Gigot, £21.34 per kg, from pipersfarm.com
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Hot stuff
chilli,food stories,sauces
pr tracklements chilli jam
Along with chocolate, oysters and avocados (yes, really!), chillies are one of a handful of ingredients known for their aphrodisiac qualities. The chutney makers Tracklements have put these fiery culinary stars into a delicious hot sauce which can be used in stir-fries, drizzled over steak or stirred into yogurt for a cooling spicy accompaniment to a curry. We love this one-off heart-shaped jar.
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Chilli Jam, 350g, £4.85, from tracklements.co.uk.
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Romantic fizz
wine,food stories
pr barts bubbly
A glass of perfectly-chilled fizz is a treat and guaranteed to set the right mood on the night. This award-winning sparkling rosé has a rich blackberry character and yeasty understones and is made in Sussex from pinot noir (one of the grapes used in champagne). Add a splash of cassis (blackcurrant-flavoured liqueur) into the glass to make the romantic cocktail Kir Pétillant.
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Bart\'s Bubbly, 75cl bottle, from bolneywineestate.co.uk
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Not too cheesy!
chocolate,soft cheese,food stories
PR heart cheesecake
Cheesecake aficionados say it\'s all about the base - that crunch of biscuit that you get when you dig into the slice. We have to agree, especially once we tried this stunner from the English Cheescake Company. The creamy middle, topped with milk and dark chocolate hearts sits atop a chocolate biscuit base and it\'s downright delicious.
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Love Actually cheesecake, £26.99 for an 8inch cake, englishcheesecake.com
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Rose tea
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pr lov rose tea
Here\'s one way to enjoy roses long after they\'ve bloomed... in tea! This fragrant brew is made with organic black tea and rose petals and comes in a resealable tin so the tea stays as fresh as when you open it.
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v Rose Tea, £8.75 for 100g, from harveynichols.com
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Hit the Hilton!
cakes,tea,food stories
pr hilton afternoon tea
Fancy a mid-afternoon Valentine\'s treat? There\'s a delightful selection of savouries, scones, cupcakes and fancies for the limited edition Chocolate Afternoon Tea at the Hilton on Park Lane. All the classics are there - egg and cress and honey roast ham and Pommery mustard sandwiches - plus extras featuring a chocolate twist. Afterwards, tuck into chocolate chip scones with chocolate praline spread (yum!) and white and dark chocolate mille feuille. Available from 31 January to 14 February, from £27.50 per person, podiumrestaurant.com.
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Bit of a brut
cider & beer,food stories
pr liefmans cuveet brut
Rich, red and a little bit decadent, this Liefmans Cuvee-Brut beer is a treat. It\'s special because it\'s brewed only once a year and made with two types of cherries (sharvik and morello). It\'s then matured from 18 months to three years, blended and bottled with a cork. There\'s a touch of sweetness to the brew, which makes it all the more delicious - a couple of bottles with an Indian will go down a treat on Feb 14!
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Liefmans Cuvee-Brut beer, £2.57 per bottle (as part of a 20-bottle case) from beerhere.co.uk
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Ham it up
Spanish food,food stories,Ham,learn something new
pr valentine ham
Is your lover a bit of a butcher? If so he/she will love being bought a place on this unusual course for ham lovers. Participants get to carve, smell, taste and enjoy some of the finest Spanish ham. Based in the heart of London\'s Borough market, the course will teach you all there is to know about the regions producing Spain\'s famous cured ham and how to carve a whole leg. And, of course, there\'ll be lots of tastings and refreshments along the way.
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Two-hour Brindisa ham course, £65 per person, visit brindisa.com
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Chocolate tree
chocolate,food stories
pr chocolate tree
This Marshmallow Heart Tree from thechocolatetreecompany.com is a treat for sweetie fanatics. The pot (which is actually a glass goldfish bowl) is filled with layers of irresistible chocolate raisins, Tum Tums (jellied sweets) and pink chocolate dragees, then topped with pink marshmallow hearts on the tree. Yum!
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Marshmallow Heart Tree, £65 plus p&p, thechocolatetreecompany.com; a range is also available at Harrods.
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Fancy fudge cake
chocolate,food stories,Africa
pr luckys fudge cake
One Lucky\'s cake serves two, which is the perfect treat for sharing over a coffee at the end of a romantic tête ê tête, non? The sponge base, made with honey which gives it a lovely sweet richness, is topped with a gorgeous fudgey caramel layer. Then the whole confection is covered in a shell of dark Valrhona chocolate.
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Fancy Fudge Cake, £9.95, from luckys-online.co.uk. Lucky\'s are offering a special price of £8.50 on-line up to Valentine\'s Day
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