My bloody messy Valentine for The Guardian Food website

"When it comes to Valentine's Day meals it's what's on the inside that counts, and frequently that's a very good thing indeed. Have you ever come a cropper dining with a date?

With Valentine's Day just around the bend, every Champagne merchant and oyster fisherman is doing their level best to convince us that the most romantic way to spend that particular Sunday is by force-feeding your significant other yeasted wine and raw molluscs."

To read the full article "My Bloody Messy Valentine" for The Guardian Food website, by freelance food and drink journalist Craig Butcher, click here to go to The Guardian Food website.

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