British Seasonal Food - Seasonal Foods in August

Summer rolls on and seasonal food is still flooding into the shops. Seasonal foods in August still have soft fruits in abundance, a host of vegetables, including delicious ripe tomatoes,fish and seafood. It is the time of year for preserving and canning to save all the flavors of summer for the rest of the year.

Preserving Food, Jams, Jellies and Canning

Amongst the great foods on offer are:

• Apricots
• Artichokes
• Beets
• Broad Beans
• Courgettes (Zucchini)
• Cauliflower
• Fennel
• All summer berries, gooseberries,red and blackcurrants, raspberries, blueberries, and particularly Bilberries and Blueberries.
• Plums
• Cherries
  and of course
• Strawberries
• Tomatoes
• Outdoor-grown rhubarb
• Runner Beans
• Spring Onions
• Sorrel
• Watercress

Fish is very good at this time of year and amongst the best right now is:

• Cod
• Crab
• Dover Sole
• Haddock
• Halibut
• Lemon Sole
• Lobster
• Mackerel

Spring lamb is also still very good and delicious Salt Marsh Lamb is still in season.