UK seasonal food information, tips and recipe ideas, updated every week

Seasonal Food of the Week:

Apples

You may need to look beyond the supermarket shelves to find them, but there's an exciting variety of apples from UK orchards - sharp apples, sweet apples, crunchy apples, softer-fleshed apples, red apples, yellow apples, green apples and everything in between. Many are perfect for enjoying on their own as a delicious, healthy, energy-boosting snack. And when used as an ingredient they can be transformed into some of THE great desserts (see recommended recipes), combining magically with flavours such as caramel, cinnamon or blackberries.

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Currently at their best:

Artichoke, Aubergine, Beetroot, Carrots, Courgettes, Cucumber, Fennel, Garlic, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Mangetout, Marrow, Onions, Peppers, Potatoes (Maincrop), Radishes, Rocket, Runner Beans, Sweetcorn, Turnips, Watercress, Wild Mushrooms

Bilberries, Blackberries, Damsons, Figs, Grapefruit, Grapes, Melons, Nectarines, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Tomatoes

Duck, Grouse, Guinea Fowl, Lamb, Rabbit, Venison, Wood Pigeon, Beef, Chicken, Pork

Clams, Cod, Crab, Grey Mullet, Gurnard, Haddock, Halibut, Herring, John Dory, Lemon Sole, Lobster, Mackerel, Monkfish, Plaice, Scallops, Sea Bass, Squid, Turbot, Conger Eel, Dab, Langoustine, Pilchard (Cornish Sardine), Pollack, Prawns, Sea Bream, Shrimp, Whelks

Chives, Coriander, Mint, Parsley (Curly), Parsley (Flat-Leaf), Rosemary, Sage, Thyme

Also in season:

Broad Beans, Butternut Squash, Celery, French Beans, Peas, Spinach, Spring Onions

Apples, Apricots, Blueberries, Clementines, Lemons, Oranges, Raspberries, Redcurrants

Goose, Hare, Partridge, Turkey

Brill, Cockles, Hake, Mussels, Oysters, Salmon, Sardines, Sea Trout, Coley

Basil, Cob Nuts, Oregano, Sorrel, Tarragon