| The Seasonal Guide to Saffron | ||||
| ASPARAGUS | AUTUMN | CHRISTMAS | SEAFOOD | STRAWBERRY |
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Every year from early May to late June we feature asparagus from Tregassow Farm a few miles outside Truro |
A taste of the late summer harvests and the game season's riches |
The Saffron guide to an alternate festive fayre without turkey and the trimmings |
With a natural coastline like ours, how could we fail to give you the best of Cornish seafood |
We have an excellent fruit farm at Mitchell that supplies not only strawberries, but also gooseberries, blackberries, tayberries, raspberries and a bush full of currants |
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A rough guide to what to expect during the
year at Saffron (subject to climate changes and crop success) January Pollack, Wintery Kale and Greens, Haggis, Something offal, Citrus Fruits, February Grey Mullet, Mutton, Cod's Roe, Purple Sprouting, Exotic and Tropical Fruits, March Primrose Pork, Cime di Rape, April Spring Lamb, Rhubarb, Sorrel, Asparagus, Red herrings, May Start of Local Salads ands Herbs, Water and Land Cress, Chard, Nettles, Ransoms, Strawberries, Cherries, June John Dory, Samphire, Sea Beet, Baby Carrots, Green Onions, Kohl Rabi, Turnips, Courgettes, Broad Beans, Hispe Cabbage, Cucumbers, Summer Beetroot, Apricots, Gooseberries, Elderflowers, July Lobsters, Langoustines, Pigeons, Globe Artichokes, Peas, Beans: Borlotti, French, Helda, Runner, Tomatoes, Basil, Nasturtiums, Tay, Logan Berries, Raspberries, Black Currants, Peaches, August Porbeagle and Blue Shark, Sea Bass, Aubergines, Chillies, Summer Squashes, Cherry Tomatoes, Courgette Flowers, Peppers, Marrows, Turnips, Patty Pans, Red and White Currants, Greengages, Melons, Cabbage White Butterflies, September Squid, Red Mullet, Rabbit, Field Mushrooms, Graffiti Cauliflower, Elderflower and Rowan Berries, Apples, Kea Plums, Blackberries, Grapes, October Fal Bay Oysters, Partridges, Leeks, Celeriac, Winter Squashes, Romanesque Cauliflower, Figs, Quince, November Pheasants, Local Shrimps, Jerusalem Artichokes, Pears, Walnuts, December Venison, Cranberries, Chestnuts, Skinners Jingle Knocker
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