The Anticipation of Seasonal Food

“Seasonal”, ”fresh” and “Local”, are the three watch words that govern our kitchen and they should be in your thoughts when you do your weekly shop.

From my point of view, the Anticipation of the first delivery of Spring Lamb, Asparagus and Strawberries is phenomenal, the smell of the lamb roasting, the sweet taste of the first strawberry of the year and the snap of the asparagus are all moments that I long for all winter! Every season has its specialities, The Mussels, when the sea cools down in October, Pheasants and Partridge during the shooting season and of course venison in the autumn and winter.

Our supplies of vegetables changes as the months pass by, hardy winter kale are followed by tender spring greens and in the summer we have such a choice of salad it’s hard to know where to start!

If we had all these delicacies available all year round, which of course we can, would they or do they still taste as good and fresh as those that we look forward to so much?
This is how my kitchen works, could it, should it work in yours as well?


Editorial by: Robert Mills, The Saracen’s Head, Wolterton
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