Spring British Produce in Season

What are Seasonal Foods in March April & May Months of Springtime

Apr 11, 2009 Susan Morris

British produce for eating in season in the Springtime months March April and May includes loads of veggies, seafood, meat, game and poultry plus some fruit choices.

April is mid season of British springtime for selecting local and seasonal fruits & nuts, meat, game & poultry, vegetables, cheese, fish and shellfish. Across the springtime months of March, April, May there are five fruits, lots of vegetables, six items of meat, game & poultry and many fish and seafood choices to make a seasonal meal with British produce in spring.

Spring British Fruit in Season

Early varieties of rhubarb will be available in March and maincrops of rhubarb sold in April and May. In warmer regions of Britain, strawberries will first appear in April and in the month of May, raspberries and cherries will be ripe for picking and elderflowers appear on trees. On a sunny day, harvest elderflower blossoms for frying in tempura batter or making an elderflower and lime sparkling wine.

Seasonal British Vegetables in March, April and May

April's fresh veggies in season include purple sprouting broccoli, spring cabbage, carrots, dandelion, wild garlic, kale, leeks, wild mushrooms, Jersey Royal potatoes, radishes, wild sorrel, spinach and watercress.

In the spring month of March, carrots, beetroot, purple sprouting broccoli and calabrese broccoli from Lincolnshire and other regions of Britain, chicory, garlic, leeks, mint, nettles (good for making nettle pasta), onions, parsley, parsnips, radishes, seakale, sorrel and spring greens will be in season.

New potatoes, broad beans, peas, aspargus and caulis (cauliflowers) will be fresh in season towards the end of British springtime. May cooking can also use seasonal British vegetables suhc as carrots, mint, wild mushrooms, nettles, parsley, radishes, rocket, samphire, sorrel, spinach and watercress.

Spring Lamb, Game and Poultry from Britain

Serious meat eaters will opt for Welsh lamb in April and new season's lamb from May for spring lamb recipes. Spring game and poultry options include pigeon in March, wood pigeon in April, rabbit sold in butchers in March and April, guinea fowl for April and duck for May.

Fish & Seafood in British Spring Cookery

At least five fish & seafood are in season for every month of a cook's year. Buying fish & seafood during the British spring months for seasonal cookery should concentrate on using the following fresh fish & seafood:

March for buying lobster, mackerel, mussels, wild salmon, sardines and sea trout
April for selecting cockles, brown crab, lobster, native oysters, razor clams, wild salmon
May for buying brown crab, haddock, lemon sole, langoustines, sardines, sea bass, sea trout

Depending on the availability of fresh produce, consider combining frozen Scottish langoustines with seasonal versatile veggie leeks with pasta.