January

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British Seasonal Food

By Mark Hix

Published 2008

  • About

MALLARD and other great feathered game, Cornish CAULIFLOWERS and tasty ways with FISH BITS that you won’t have come across before...

Other Ingredients not to be Missed

  • Pike
  • Turbot
  • Native oysters
  • Mutton
  • Pheasant
  • Partridge
  • Snipe
  • Woodcock
  • Parsnips
  • Swede
  • Jerusalem artichokes
  • Celeriac
  • Leeks
  • Cabbages
  • Greens
  • Salsify
  • Sprout tops
  • Pennywort
  • Hedgerow garlic
  • Velvet shank
  • Judas ear fungus
  • Forced rhubarb
  • Quince
  • Medlars

January could potentially be a dull month in the kitchen, but I prefer to make it a bit of a culinary challenge — by bringing together everyday vegetables and other seasonal ingredients to make good wintry soups, casseroles and braises.