Seasonal Ingredients
Foraged
Vegetable
Fish
Flavoring
Market Watch
Springtime is here! The change of seasons is always a great time for chefs. The spring is probably one of the favored times because of all of the exciting ingredients that are available after a long winter. Look for pea and fava tendrils, edible flowers, sprouts, fiddlehead ferns, spring onions and garlic as well as the scrapes, nettles and arugula, morel mushrooms, english peas and fava beans, rhubarb and berries.
Seasonal Ingredients by region
West
Acorn Squash, Aji Dulce Chile Pepper, Albacore Tuna, Artichoke, Arugula, Butternut Squash, Chanterelle Mushroom, Cherry Tomato, Corn Smut, Delicata Squash, Early Girl Tomato, Eggplant, Florida Avocado, Fuyu Persimmon, Green Okra, Green Tomato, Hachiya Persimmon, Leek, Little Gem Lettuce, Mahi-Mahi, Meadow Cress, Numex Twilight Chile Pepper, Persimmon, Pomegranate, Red Currant, Red Pear Tomato, Spaghetti Squash, Tomatillo, Yellow Romano Bean
Northwest
Arugula, Chanterelle Mushroom, Early Girl Tomato, Fuyu Persimmon, Green Okra, Hachiya Persimmon, Persimmon, Pomegranate
South
Arugula, Chanterelle Mushroom, Early Girl Tomato, Florida Avocado, Fuyu Persimmon, Green Tomato, Hachiya Persimmon, Numex Twilight Chile Pepper, Persimmon, Pomegranate, Ugli Fruit
Midwest
Arugula, Chanterelle Mushroom, Early Girl Tomato, Fuyu Persimmon, Hachiya Persimmon, Persimmon, Pomegranate