Tesco Tesco

The empty trolley moves through the door.
Times • Sun • People • Guardian • Telegraph
Enter the welcome zone. Are you ready?

Plums • Raspberries • Blackberries • Strawberries
perfection glistens in blush plastic trays
his fingers brush the just sprayed dampness

transnational chilled carriers diesels pummelling
Cucumbers • Avocados • Bell • Vine Cherry •
Plum plastic bags spin, fingers slip to flatter open.

Desiree • King Edwards • Jersey Royal • French salad
sealed modules, plastic bags, vulva open to display dirt
but they're so dirty, they must be clean

"per gram, staples are more expensive than the exotics".
Declaring moratoria on the fridge full broccoli

Carrots • Turnips • Parsnips • Red • White • Spanish.

Mange-tout • Petit pois • Baby sweet • Aubergine
green chicken curry is a staple for programmers
interest shackle unshrugged by cheapening produce flood

Chestnut • Open cup • Closed • Wild •  Oyster • Shataki.
Black soil flecks soft glam surface cave moisture
low nutritional value, but black edges fry tasty.

My fingers now smell of some mellow acridity, breath
Most English, the alien flavours seep into the soil.

Scotch Bonnet • Bullet • Bird-eye • Smoked • Stranded

"It's best when it's cut straight from the garden"
Mint • Parsley • Flatleaf • Chives • Lemongrass • Basil
rampant lemon thyme, limping rosemary fusty in sheds.

Nutmeg • Cinammon • Chilli • Turmeric • Cumin
freeze dried basil adds a sweet, slightly pungent
any good grocer will grind spices freshly, if desired.