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Best in season: February...February A hard and wet month in Britain, rivers and fields overflow with rain and often with melted snow. Frosts can be frequent and days may be cold and  windy. Delicate snowdrops help brighten the short days of a month that calls for delicious stews, hearty roasts and hot filling puds. Vegetables in season are: Avocadoes, beetroot, cabbage, carrots, chicory, celeriac, fennel, garlic, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, marrow, onions, parsnips, potatoes, shallots, swede and turnip. Fruits in season are: Asian pears, Cape gooseberries, Clementine’s, dates, kumquats, lychees, oranges, pears, pineapple, rhubarb (forced), Sharon fruit. Fish in season are: Brill, cod, coley, conger eel, Dover sole, flounder, grey mullet, haddock, hake, halibut, herring, John Dorey, lemon sole, mackerel, oysters, scallops, skate, sprats, turbot, whitebait and whiting. Meats in season are: beef, chicken, hare, pigeon and rabbit.
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