Taste for a trend

Each week, our resident cook Anna Barnett inspires us to try out a hot ingredient, by using it in three amazing dishes. This week...

OAK SMOKED WATER

Originally created for the famously experimental chef Heston Blumenthal, oak smoked water has become a cool cheat’s way of adding a natural smokiness to any dish and is now a store-cupboard staple among many chefs. It’s made by the team at Welsh salt company Halen Môn, who smoke ordinary water in an oak smoker for four days. Smoked water gives a natural richness and depth of flavour to meat and chicken dishes, as well as risotto and stocks. You can even freeze it and add it to cocktails! Find Halen Môn Oak Smoked Water at ocado.com