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

Seasonal Food of the Week:

Peaches

At its ripest and best the peach is a food that forces you to adopt a special eating position - bowing forwards at an angle of 30° and with arm raised above the horizontal - to avoid being bathed in peach juice (now there's an idea...).

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Currently at their best:

Artichoke, Aubergine, Beetroot, Broad Beans, Carrots, Courgettes, Fennel, French Beans, Garlic, Kohlrabi, Mangetout, New Potatoes, Onions, Peas, Radishes, Rocket, Runner Beans, Turnips, Watercress

Apricots, Bilberries, Blueberries, Gooseberries, Grapefruit, Greengages, Kiwi Fruit, Melons, Peaches, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Whitecurrants

Lamb, Rabbit, Wood Pigeon, Beef, Chicken, Pork

Cod, Crab, Gurnard, Haddock, Halibut, Herring, John Dory, Lemon Sole, Lobster, Mackerel, Plaice, Salmon, Sardines, Sea Bass, Conger Eel, Langoustine, Pollack, Prawns, Sea Bream, Shrimp, Whelks, Whitebait

Basil, Chives, Coriander, Oregano, Mint, Parsley (Curly), Parsley (Flat-Leaf), Rosemary, Sage, Sorrel, Tarragon, Thyme

Also in season:

Asparagus, Celery, Cucumber, Peppers, Potatoes (Maincrop), Spinach, Spring Onions, Sweetcorn, Wild Mushrooms

Blackberries, Cherries, Figs, Lemons, Loganberries, Nectarines, Oranges

Venison

Cockles, Grey Mullet, Scallops, Sea Trout, Squid, Coley, Dab

Chervil, Dill