Dried porcini mushrooms are a great store cupboard ingredient. To use: soak for 20 minutes in warm water or milk, drain, and use like an ordinary mushroom in risottos, stroganoffs, stews or stir fries.
"For Tropical Wholefoods, Fairtrade means more than just buying fruits at Fairtrade prices. We also give technical advice to all our suppliers. This can be us helping with factory management and design, advising on organic and Fairtrade certification, or on best agricultural practice. Staff from Africa or Asia can benefit from coming to our factory in Sunderland for in-house training. We also help our partners get development funding to grow and improve their businesses."