May
The season opens up. Abundance begins.
Asparagus peaks mid-month. Broad beans arrive, best eaten tiny and raw. Wild garlic flowers. English strawberries start in polytunnels. This is the month when farmers start smiling again.
18 items in season · 5 at peak
Worth seeking out
Asparagus
“At its absolute peak. Eat it the day it is cut if you can.”
Peak: May - June
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Strawberries
“The first English berries. Polytunnel-grown, but the flavour is real.”
Starting: May
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Peas
“Eat them standing in the garden. Sugar turns to starch within hours.”
Peak: May - July
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Strawberries
“English outdoor berries are worth every penny of the wait.”
May – Aug
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Peak“Eight weeks only. Eat it the day it is cut.”
Apr – Jun
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Carrots
“Heritage varieties in purple, yellow, and white. Taste the rainbow.”
Jan – Dec
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Beetroot
“Roast whole, wrapped in foil. The skins slip off when done.”
Jan – Dec
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Rhubarb
Peak“Forced rhubarb: grown by candlelight in the Yorkshire Triangle.”
Jan – Jun
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Spinach
Peak“Baby leaves raw in salad, mature leaves wilted with garlic.”
Mar – Oct
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Broad Beans
“Tiny ones raw with pecorino. Bigger ones double-podded and buttered.”
May – Aug
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“Eat them standing in the garden. Sugar turns to starch within hours.”
May – Sep
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June means outdoor strawberries at their peak, gooseberries for fools, and the first courgettes.
Strawberries
Courgettes
Broad Beans