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Mousse on the loose

The latest chilled dessert from Larderfresh is a chocolate mousse containing a layer of freshly sliced bananas and toffee sauce.

The topping is placed in a chocolate-speckled sponge and finished with a layer of glazed meringue. The mousses are packed12 to a case.

Price: £1.12 each Available from: Larderfresh 0845 606909

www.brake.co.uk

Savouries ready to roll

Delice de France has added three new savoury products to its ready-to-bake range. Roast Vegetable Plait is a 120g item, with peppers, red onion, tomatoes and courgettes in a puff-pastry case with a herb crumb topping.

Spinach and Ricotta plait is flavoured with parmesan cheese and encased in a butter-rich croissant case. The third item is a Frankfurter and Mustard lattice with a mild mustard sauce in a puff-pastry case. All items take 20 to 25 minutes to bake from frozen.

Prices: Roast Vegetable Plait 58p, Frankfurter Lattice 63p, Spinach and Ricotta Plait 53p.

Available from: Delice de France 020 8917 9600

School savoury

Bernard Matthews has introduced a mini version of the recently launched Brunch Bake in a 25g size, aimed at the primary school market and the children's section of pub menus. It is made from wafer-thin turkey and ham blended with Cheddar cheese and onion, shaped and crumbed. The products are frozen and come 96 to the case.

Price: 10p each

Available from: Bernard Matthews 01603 872611

Fashion plate

Best known for haute couture, French design house Yves Saint Laurent has gone into haute cuisine, with the launch of a range of tableware produced in conjunction with Limoges porcelain manufacturer Philippe Deshoulières.

There are two designs in the range, both set on a white porcelain base. Ménara has gold and platinum diamonds reflecting an Eastern style, while Bayadere is influenced by the striking colour contrasts used by the French painter Matisse.

Sample price: Cup £17.30, saucer £8.70

Available from: Trauffler020 7251 0240

A filling solution

Not so long ago salad cream was in terminal decline, but this peculiarly British dressing has undergone something of a revival and is the binder in the latest salad filling from Fridays.

While there may be nothing exotic about egg and salad cream as a sandwich filling, Fridays says its version is more piquant than the usual egg mayonnaise filling. While suitable as a filling on its own, it can also be augmented with a range of filling extras, from salad cress to chopped bacon.

Price: £2.75 per kg

Available from: Fridays 01580 710223