The Pickle House (spicy tomato mix from Suffolk)

The Pickle House claims to produce England’s best base for the popular Bloody Mary drink (tomato juice with vegan Worcestershire sauce and optional tabasco sauce).

This award-winning mix is packed with sun-drenched tomatoes, spices and their own punchy pickle juice, then hand-bottled on a Suffolk farm. You can of course omit the vodka.

Keep your pickle juice chilled. The Spiced Tomato Mix once opened, should be kept in the fridge and used up within a few days.

Did you know that Worcestershire sauce usually contains anchovies? Go for a fish-free version like Bonsan or Biona.

You can also buy the Pickle Juice to take alone. It’s ideal for your tummy, and can also soothe muscle cramps and balance blood sugar. It’s also peppered with electrolytes, so kind of like a locally-made artisan hydration drink.

The company founder visited New York, took some pickle juice, then returned home to Hackney, with ‘pickles on the brain’.

Pickle juice is simply a base of vinegar that’s infused for 12 weeks with a bit of sugar along with cucumber, mustard seeds, fennel, celery leaf, salt and turmeric. Some people love it so much, they just swig it out the bottle!