SEASONAL FOOD CALENDAR

Month

Fruit & vegetables

Fish & meat

January

Cabbage, cauliflower, celeriac, forced rhubarb (forced to do what?), leeks, parsnips, turnip, shallots, squash

goose, lobster, scallops

February

Cabbage, cauliflower, celeriac, chard, chicory, forced rhubarb, kohlrabi, leeks, parsnips, spinach, Swede, turnip

mussels, halibut, guinea fowl, lobster

March

Beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower, leeks, mint, parsley, broccoli, radishes, rhubarb, sorrel

sardines (fresh ones!), lobster

April

Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, morel mushrooms, wild garlic, radishes, rhubarb, carrots, kale, watercress, spinach, rosemary flowers

spring lamb, cockles

May

Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, gooseberries, parsley, mint, broad beans, rhubarb, new carrots, asparagus

sea bass, lemon sole, sardines, duck, sea trout

June

carrots, cherries, elderflowers, lettuce, strawberries, peppers, asparagus, redcurrants, peas, rhubarb, gooseberries, Tay berries, tomatoes, courgettes, broad beans

welsh lamb, crab, salmon, grey mullet

July

carrots, gooseberries, strawberries, spinach, tomatoes, watercress, loganberries, sage, cauliflower, aubergine, fennel, asparagus, cabbage, celery, cherries, lettuce, mange tout, nectarines, new potatoes, oyster mushrooms, peas, peaches, radish, raspberries, rhubarb, tomatoes, French beans

Trout, pilchards, clams, pike, pigeon

August

carrots, gooseberries, lettuce, loganberries, raspberries, strawberries, cauliflower, aubergines, nectarines, peaches, peppers, courgettes, rhubarb, sweet corn, greengages, basil, peas, pears, apples, French beans, tomatoes

crayfish, hare, skate, john dory (that’s a fish)

September

apples, aubergines, blackberries, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cucumber, damsons, elderberries, figs, French beans, grapes, kale, lettuce, melons mushrooms, nectarines, onions, peppers, parsnips, peas, peaches, pears, potatoes, pumpkin, raspberries, rhubarb, spinach, sweet corn, tomatoes

duck, venison, oysters, sea bass, grouse, mussels, partridge, wood pigeon, brown trout

October

apples, aubergines, beetroot, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, courgettes, grapes, lettuce, marrow, mushrooms, parsnips, potatoes, squash, tomatoes,  watercress

guinea fowl, partridge, mussels, grouse, oysters

November

cabbage, pumpkin, Swede, cauliflower, potatoes, parsnips, pears, leeks, quinces, chestnuts, cranberries, beetroot

grouse, goose

December

Celery, cabbage, red cabbage, cauliflower, celeriac, pumpkin, beetroot, turnips, parsnips, sprouts, pears, Swede

wild duck, goose, sea bass, turkey