The kitchen almanac

August

Tomatoes, sweetcorn and runner beans at their best, and the first blackberries in the hedgerows.

In season

  • Tomato
  • Courgette
  • Sweetcorn
  • Runner bean
  • Green bean
  • Aubergine
  • Cucumber
  • Blackberries
  • Raspberries
  • Plum
  • Fennel
  • Beetroot
  • Basil
  • Mackerel
  • Damson

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