In this day and age where you can get asparagus from South American in December, and Winter Squash in July are there some foods that are still “seasonal”? Technically, there really isn’t, we can pretty much get any food year around, however are there certain foods that mean a certain season to you?
This question was posed by a facebook friend a few weeks ago and it got me thinking a little. I would like to eat more seasonally and locally. Food retains its nutritional value when it is only transported a few dozen miles as opposed to several thousand. Especially as we (my family) become more and more dependent on the food we produce ourselves, I see us becoming seasonal eaters, like our grandparents were.
I decided to make of list of the foods I think of when I think of a particular seasons. I would love to know your list of foods too!
Spring:
Salad greens, especially Spinach
Strawberries!
Asparagus.
Summer:
Potato Salad(specifically my Mom’s recipe)
Fresh veggies from the garden
Hamburgers and Hot Dogs(4th of July anyone!)
Fall
Apples
Winter Squash
Tomato soup
(any canned tomatoes, for this is the season I bottle up gazillions of them!)
Winter
Hearty soups and stews
Hot Breads
Roasted root veggies
What are your seasonal favorites?
Too early in the morning to think of anything different…but boy am I hungry now!!!
cabbage is one we like in the fall or spring around here. cabbage rolls, fried cabbage with bacon, eggs rolls. Strawberries, corn on the cob, dewberries soon to be ready.
Erika
hmmm… I think fall and spring just don't last long enough around here to have memories attached to them!
Spring???
Summer- Squash, watermelon, raspberries, strawberries, TOMATOES!!!! Brawts & BBQ, snowcones 🙂
Fall- ???
Winter- Cookies, Yummy Soups
This is fun to think about!
Spring: green salads, strawberries, sandwiches (picnic time)
Summer: anything bbq, watermelon, pasta salads
Fall: apples, zucchini bread, chili and cornbread
Winter: potatoes, stews, oranges
I love your new banner. Strawberries make me drool.
Pomegranates! I love them SOOO much. I liked them before they became cool, and they were MUCH cheaper back then.
We used to sell berries at Pike's Place Market in the 80s. I think of berries of all kinds as summer fare. Strawberries May-June. Raspberries July. Blue and Black berries August and a bit of Sept. We lived on berries and I still can't get enough.
The only berries I know of that are available in the spring come from California.