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

Seasonal Food of the Week:

Mackerel

With its sparkling, silvery belly and iridescent blue-grey stripes, the mackerel is an eye-catching fish, almost showy. It's bound to be the subject of enviously dismissive gossip amongst shoals of less flashy sardine and cod.

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Currently at their best:

Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Chicory, Jerusalem Artichoke, Kale, Leeks, Parsnips, Potatoes (Maincrop), Swede

Bananas, Blood Oranges, Grapefruit, Kiwi Fruit, Lemons, Oranges, Passion Fruit, Pineapple, Pomegranate, Rhubarb

Guinea Fowl, Hare, Venison, Beef, Chicken, Pork

Brill, Clams, Cockles, Gurnard, Haddock, Halibut, Hake, John Dory, Lemon Sole, Mussels, Oysters, Turbot, Dab, Langoustine, Skate, Winkles

Also in season:

Beetroot, Butternut Squash, Carrots, Celery, Kohlrabi, Onions, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Rocket, Spinach, Turnips

Apples, Clementines, Satsumas

Mallard, Partridge, Rabbit, Turkey, Wood Pigeon

Crab, Lobster, Mackerel, Salmon, Scallops, Conger Eel, Eel, Shrimp, Whitebait

Chives, Coriander, Parsley (Curly), Parsley (Flat-Leaf)