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I'm going to be around my vegetables I'm going to chow down.

Onions, potatoes, rhubarb.

The staples of British stardge, the very words are heavy.

He's a meat and potatoes man, we say.

Hmm, well, not exactly the man to take out for an exciting night on the town then. But actually, like a lot of people, I love potatoes and onions and rhubarb.

But how much do we value them? Food prices are rising.

Harvest have been disastrous across the world.

So a good time to evaluate the old reliables.

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