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Seasonal Information

Cooking and eating seasonal stuff is better for various reasons, including but not limited to:

• it reduces energy and CO2 emissions
• it's cheaper and it supports local producers and local economy
• it reconnects people to the natural cycle
• it is fresher, tastier and more nutritious

It's not only about fruit and vegetables, fish, seafood and meat are also seasonal.

Here is a list of ingredients and when they are at their best or "in season" in UK:

Vegetables

• Artichokes: from the beginning of June until the end of November
• Brussels sprouts: from the end of November until the end of February
• Jerusalem artichokes: from the end of October until the end of February
• ...

Fruit

• Apples from mid September to mid January
• Pears from the beginning of September until the end of January

Seafood

• Brill: from the beginning of October until the end of February
• Monkfish: from the beginning of August until mid January
• Mussels: from the beginning of October until the end of March
• Oysters: from the beginning of October until the end of March
• Turbot: from the end of August until mid February
• ...

Meat

• ...

See also

• http://eattheseasons.co.uk/
• http://www.wingofstmawes.co.uk/wholesale/seasonal_fish