boufa06
Executive Chef
Having lived in a tropical country where there are no seasons for most of my life, it was quite a change when I made the move here. I found myself saddled with a lot of summer clothes that will last me for many years to come. When it comes to the kitchen, the freezer had to be cleared out of certain items in preparation for storing new seasonal stuff. I have since found out that it is necessary to stock up the following:
1. Chopped tomatoes as I do not trust off-season ones that may be loaded with hormones.
2. Chilli sauce
3. Herbs like basil, dill, etc
4. Lamb meat
5. Prawns (available as fresh only in winter)
6. Wild asparagus (which grows only in spring)
7. French beans
8. Cranberry beans (fully grown and shelled but not dried)
There may be the occasional fish, fruit, fruit juice, or local greens but my mainstays are the ones above. The reason for having to freeze is that all of the above are available only during a single season of the year. What is your experience? Do you store seasonal produce when in season or do you rely on the supermarket alone?
1. Chopped tomatoes as I do not trust off-season ones that may be loaded with hormones.
2. Chilli sauce
3. Herbs like basil, dill, etc
4. Lamb meat
5. Prawns (available as fresh only in winter)
6. Wild asparagus (which grows only in spring)
7. French beans
8. Cranberry beans (fully grown and shelled but not dried)
There may be the occasional fish, fruit, fruit juice, or local greens but my mainstays are the ones above. The reason for having to freeze is that all of the above are available only during a single season of the year. What is your experience? Do you store seasonal produce when in season or do you rely on the supermarket alone?