Seasonal food

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Seasonality of food refers to the times of year when a given type food is at its peak, either in terms of harvest or its flavour. This is usually the time when the item is the cheapest and the freshest on the market.

The food's peak time in terms of harvest usually co-incides with when its flavour is at its best. There are some exceptions; an example being sweet potatoes which are best eaten quite a while after harvest.

This page serves as a guide to the seasonality of food. The list below is for foods common in the Northern Hemisphere.

Contents 1 Spring 1.1 Vegetables 1.2 Fruit 1.3 Meat 1.4 Seafood 2 Summer 2.1 Vegetables 2.2 Fruit 2.3 Seafood 2.4 Game 3 Autumn (Fall) 3.1 Vegetable 3.2 Fruit 3.3 Seafood 3.4 Game 4 Winter 4.1 Vegetables 4.2 Fruits 4.3 Game 4.4 Seafood 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Spring

[edit] Vegetables

Artichoke, Bamboo shoot, Onion, Celery, Spinach, Radish, Rhubarb, Carrots, Kale, Watercress, Samphire, Asparagus, Cauliflower, New potato, Parsley

[edit] Fruit

Raspberry

[edit] Meat

Lamb

[edit] Seafood

Sea Bream, Japanese Clam, Flying fish, Skipjack tuna, Japanese Kokanee, Salangidae, Sardines, Cockles

[edit] Summer

[edit] Vegetables

Eggplant, Green Bean, Baby Turnip, Courgette, Bell Pepper, Samphire, Basil, Cannellini Bean, Trompettes de Mort, Broad Bean, Runner bean, Swiss Chard, Peas, New potato, Tomato, Borlotti bean, Sweetcorn cobs, Chanterelle (mushrooms), Cucumber, Okra, Bitter melon

[edit] Fruit

Cherry, Greenguages, Blackberries, Nectarines, Apricot, Mango, Victoria Plums, Watermelon, Fig, Strawberry, Peach, Rhubarb, Blackcurrant, Raspberry, Walnut, Cantaloupe Melon, Ume

[edit] Seafood

Soft shell crab, Crayfish, Sea Bass, Sea Trout, Sardines, Clams, Skipjack tuna, Aji, Rainbow trout, Ayu, Unagi (Japanese eel, Pacific jumping squid, hamo, John Dory

[edit] Game

Grouse, Hare

[edit] Autumn (Fall)

[edit] Vegetable

Carrot, Chestnut, Pumpkin, Sweet potato, Lettuce, Renkon, Turnip, Shiitake mushrooms (though they are not technically vegetables.)

[edit] Fruit

Apple, Pear, Grape, Fig

[edit] Seafood

Mackerel, Salmon, Oyster, Pacific saury

[edit] Game

Big game, e.g. deer, elk, moose, etc.

[edit] Winter

[edit] Vegetables

Carrot, Daikon, Chinese cabbage, Swede, celeriac, Turnip, Brussel sprout, Pumpkin, Beetroot, Parsnip, Red Cabbage, Leek, Cabbage, Shallot

[edit] Fruits

Pear, Tangerine

[edit] Game

Duck, Goose

[edit] Seafood

Sea bass (Grouper), Scallop, Pacific yellowtail, Pacific cod, Monkfish, Halibut, Lobster, Mussels, Samosa

[edit] See also

• Simple living

[edit] External links

• BBC Good Food - Seasonality table (UK)
• BBC Food - In season section
• Seasonal food calendar (note: this site requires you to enter a New York zip code. 10003 is one that will work)