GO BEYOND FOUR SEASONS
Each fruit and vegetable has its own season, with subtle shifts that happen every day. Follow their microseasons to unlock flavour at every stage.
In season today
The first harvests. Not yet available in abundance or fully developed, this is the time to get inspired by new flavour combinations.
Variegated Grumolo
Grower
Graziano
Location
Lusia, Veneto
Seasonality
December - February
Brad's Atomic Grape Tomato
British Cime Di Rapa
Broccolo Fiolaro
Carrots (Sandy, Purple Haze, White Satin, Yellowstone & Ruby)
Cherimoya
Cime di Rapa
Decana Pears
Figs Dried, Kimi
Friarielli
Green Cara Caras
Green Kiwis
Green Mandarins
Iberiko Tomatoes
Lautrec Garlic
Leafy Celeriac
Leafy Clementines
Minestra Nera
Parsnips, organic
Puntarelle
RAF Tomatoes
Radicchio Castelfranco
Radicchio Chioggia
Radicchio Tardivo
Radicchio di Treviso
Radicchio di Verona
Rainbow Chard
Romanesco Cauliflower
Rosella di Lusia
Salsify
Seasonal British Apple (Worcester Permain)
Shoots & Cresses – Tagete, Basil, Komatsuna (see app for all)
Tema Artichokes
Thai Basil Cress
Tokyo Turnip
White Onions
Witloof Chicory
PEAK SEASON BOX
Our Sourcing Team have selected the 9-10 varieties tasting their best right now. From familiar favourites to lesser known ones, these are our picks this week.
Leafy Clementine - Lazio & Calabria, Italy
Brussels Sprouts - Lancashire & Pembrokeshire, UK
Organic Parsnip - Lancashire, UK
Green Kale – Lancashire & Cornwall, UK
Leafy Navel Orange - Scordia, Sicily
Decana Pear - Emilia Romagna, Italy
Pink Radicchio - Veneto, Italy
Brad's Atomic Grape - Almería, Spain
Pink Fir Potato - Cornwall, UK
Delica Pumpkin - Mantova, Italy
Featured This Week 19/12- 26/12
SAVOURING THE SEASON:
RADICCHIO
After welcoming the first Radicchio of the season – bright, bitter and unforced, we are now welcoming the full spectrum of varieties, straight from Veneto.
While some, such as Graziano's Grumolo, are field grown and trimmed to reveal their unique colours, varying from head to head, many later varieties are forced, such as Tardivo and Rosella di Lusia. Forcing entails a second growth, whereby field-grown Radicchio are picked, roots intact, and replanted in a dark environment, with the roots either submerged in Veneto’s spring water or sand. The root, having harnessed energy from outdoor growth earlier in the season, uses its stored sugars to encourage regrowth. Energy from stored sugars, combined with a lack of light in this new, controlled environment, means that the new leaves grow sweeter, more crisp and brighter in colour.
Stefano forces his Treviso Precoce, to encourage the ribs to become bright white and curly, which, once the outer leaves are stripped away, results in the striking tangle of Treviso Tardivo. Luca forces his Castelfranco to increase sweetness and colour contrast of the leaf and Antonello forces his Pink Radicchio, Rosella di Lusia and many other rare varieties to bring gentle flavour and floral hues to each head. Forcing is a labour of love, which many growers have abandoned in favour of faster harvests and self blanching seeds. The striking colour and balanced flavour of each head of radicchio is the result of time and skill.
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Go beyond four seasons
Each fruit and vegetable has its own season, with subtle shifts which happen every day. Follow their microseasons to unlock flavour at every stage.
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