Seasonal Food

A guide to what's in season when and why

Paul Waddington

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Eden Project Books
15 March 2009

Cookery, food & drink; General cookery & recipes

A crucial companion for the keen cook who wants the best ingredients- tells you what to buy, when to buy it, where to buy it (and even how to cook it) to eat the best.

Unless you are a farmer, grower, or food expert, I bet your knowledge of what's in season and when is pretty slim. Despite a renaissance in British home cooking, coupled with a rediscovery of local produce through farmers' markets and enthusiastic celebrity chefs, many of us are missing some pretty crucial information. I mean, what's the use of a fancy gooseberry recipe in November?

You want to know what's good to eat now? And why? Without pouring through stacks of recipe books? You need this book. Seasonal Food is organized into twelve chapters, one for each month of the year. Each chapter starts with a brief story about the month itself (what's happening in the farming calendar, food-related customs and traditions), followed by narrative sections covering what's in prime season - fruit and veg, meat, fish and other seasonally-influenced produce such as cheeses. There are recipes with information such as traditions, best regions etc and other basic suggestions about preparation. And new for this edition and in response to a growing sophistication in seasonal eating in the UK, it features gourmet foods that you can't source locally. Discover when to get the finest nectarines or the best month to treat yourself to Vacherin cheese.

By: Paul Waddington
Imprint: Eden Project Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 178g
ISBN: 9781905811366
ISBN 10: 1905811365
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 15 March 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Waddington is the author of Shades of Green and 21st-Century Smallholder- from windowboxes to allotments, how to go back to the land without leaving home. He is also a newspaper columnist and professional writer. He takes a deep interest in food and environmental issues, grows vegetables, and lives as sustainably as possible with his wife and sons in Yorkshire.

Reviews for Seasonal Food: A guide to what's in season when and why

A superb book and a must for anyone even remotely interested in cooking * Highland News * I like Paul Waddington's book. It seemed to me more than what it says on the cover with equally important advice on when things will actually be at their best. Obviously a labour of love for the author as well as a valuable companion for his reader -- Shaun Hill The perfect reference book for all keen cooks, for all those fed up with all year round strawberries, and for all those who want an affinity for the seasons -- Antony Worrall Thompson This guide to food and the seasons is not a preachy, finger-wagging tome. It is written with a real delight in food and produce... and tells you not just when things are in their natural seasons, but when and why certain foods taste better at certain times of the year - and how to cook them -- Aileen Reid * Sunday Telegraph * A must for the discriminatingly greedy -- Andrew Marr * Daily Telegraph *