Fruit and Veg in season - July :)

kettlenic

Just thought I would let the UK users know what is in season:

VEGETABLES

artichoke, asparagus, aubergine, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, carrots, celery, chillies, courgettes, cucumber, fennel, french beans, garlic, kohlrabi, lettuces & salad leaves, mangetout, new potatoes, onions, peas, peppers, potatoes (maincrop), radishes, rocket, runner beans, samphire, spinach, spring onions, sweetcorn, turnips, watercress, wild nettles

FRUIT

apricots, bilberries, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, figs, gooseberries, greengages, kiwi fruit, lemons, loganberries, melons, nectarines, oranges, peaches, raspberries, redcurrants, strawberries, tomatoes, whitecurrants

HERBS, FLOWERS, FUNGHI, NUTS

basil, chervil, chives, coriander, dill, mint, mushrooms (cultivated), mushrooms (wild), oregano, parsley (curly), parsley (flat-leaf), rosemary, sage, sorrel, tarragon, thyme

MEAT

beef, chicken, lamb, pork, rabbit, venison, wood pigeon

FISH & SEAFOOD

cockles, cod, coley, conger eel, crab, dab, dover sole, grey mullet, haddock, halibut, herring, john dory, langoustine, lemon sole, lobster, mackerel, plaice, pollack, prawns, salmon, sardines, scallops, sea bass, sea bream, sea trout, shrimp, squid, whelks, whitebait

Mamoonie

Thank you :-)
I'm not in the UK, but the list is still very interesting.

MM

kettlenic

well this is what it says for the US:

FOODS IN SEASON NOW
VEGETABLES

arugula, beet, beet greens, bell peppers, carrots, corn, cucumber, garlic, kohlrabi, peas, radishes, rhubarb, zucchini

FRUIT & NUTS

apricots, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, lemons, limes, melon, nectarines, passion fruit, peaches, pineapple, plums, strawberries, tomatoes

MEAT

duck, lamb

FISH & SEAFOOD

mackerel


Where are you based?

girlinahat

I would disagree with a couple there -

asparagus has finished (to be fair it came early this year)

wild nettles - I wouldn't eat them beyond about the beginning of June - too tough. Much better to pick them in April/May when the leaves are young and light green.

But thanks for the list anyway - I am a big fan of seasonal stuff.

kettlenic

I got the list off a website : http://www.eattheseasons.co.uk/

I didn't just guess

girlinahat

I got the list off a website : http://www.eattheseasons.co.uk/

I didn't just guess

I was disputing your source not you!!! Only I have been scoffing loads of asparagus lately and noticed that the english stuff is finished, plus I wouldn't want to eat the nettles that are around now and am surprised they listed them.

Mamoonie

I'm in central Europe, so UK season is about right for me.
I agree though that asparagus are over, and the strawberries in my garden are finished too.

I always thought lemons and oranges were winter fruit?!