What's in Season

September

September is harvest season, loads of different vegetables around, and wild mushrooms are in season. Plus game is coming back in so treat yourself to some rich dishes using either or both of these. 

The apples are now quite delicious so you can eat them raw quite happily. The jam berries are in full swing, so if you feel like making jam now's the time.

Veg

Artichokes (Globe) - Aubergines - Beetroot - Borlotti Beans (For Podding) - Broccoli (Calabrese) Butternut Squash - Cabbages (Various Green Varieties) - Carrots - Cauliflower - celery - Chard - Courgettes - Cucumber - Fennel - Garlic - Kale (And Borecole) - Kohlrabi - Lamb's Lettuce - Leeks - Onions - Pak Choi - Peppers And Chillies - Pumpkins - Rocket - Runner Beans - Salsify (And Scorzonera) - Sorrel - Spinach - Sweetcorn - Tomatoes - Watercress - Horseradish

Fruit

Apples - Early (Discovery - George Cave - Red Sleeves) - Apples (Egremont Russet - Blenheim Orange - Orleans Reinette) - Blackberries - Blueberries - Damsons - Elderberries - Figs - Greengages - Juniper Berries - Loganberries - Melons (Imported Charentais) - Peaches And Nectarines (Imported) - Pears (Early-Mid) (Beth - Williams - Merton Pride) - Plums

Meat

Duck - Goose (Farmed) - Grey Squirrel - Grouse - Guinea Fowl - Mallard - Rabbit - Wood Pigeon - Autumn Lamb - Partridge - Venison

Fish & Seafood

Black Bream - Coley – Cockles - Crab (brown and spider) - Cuttlefish - Gurnard - Haddock - Halibut - Langoustine - Lobster - Mackerel - Mullet (red) - Mussel – Oysters - Plaice - Pollack - Sardine - Sea Bass - Sea Trout - Sole (Dover & lemon) - Signal Crayfish (freshwater) - Trout (river - ie brown and rainbow) - Whiting

Also

Wild mushrooms - Ceps (Aka Porcini) - Chanterelles - Chicken Of The Woods - Field Mushrooms - Hazelnuts - Horse Mushrooms - Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurottes) - Parasol Mushrooms - Puffballs - Giant Shaggy Ink Caps - Summer Truffles

Recipes

Mushroom and Aduki bean stroganoff - Curried lamb/goat - Spinach and lamb curry (Saag Gosht) - Mussels in white wine - Easy Pear Tart