What's in the markets in April

[John Talbott]

What’s in the markets in April

The following are in full season in April (the underlined ones are the major items) : lamb, rabbit, langoustines, mackerel, asparagus, morilles, goat cheese, St Pierre, turbot, sole, lotte, merlu, seiche, sorrel, spinach, petit pois, cauliflower, artichokes, watercress, radishes, frisee, mangos, fromage blanc, pave d’Auge and Pouligny cheese. (Again, I’m relying principally on the Almanach du Gastronomie by Armelle de Scitivaux (Bottin Goumand, 1998, 133 FF)).

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Régal Magazine's shopping basket list for April/May:

Fish: La Langoustine, la lotte, le maquereau, le merlu, le saint-pierre, la seiche, la sole, le turbot. / langoustine is a big crawfish like lobster, burbot, mackerel, merlin, John Dory, cuttlefish, sole, halibut.

Meat: l'agneau, le lapin, le veau de lait / lamb, rabbit, milk-fed veal

Vegetables: l’ail nouveau, l’artichaut, les asperges, les carottes, le cresson, les épinards, les fèves, les fines herbes, la frisée, les morilles, les mousserons, les navets primeurs, l’oignon nouveau, l’oseille, les petits pois, le poireau nantais, les pois gourmands, les pommes de terre nouvelles, le pourpier, les radis roses, la roquette, la salicorne / New garlic, artichoke, asparagus, carrots, watercress, spinach, fresh favas, parsley chevril and chives, chicory lettuce, morels, … , spring rutabagas and turnips, new onions, sorrel, peas of all kinds, leeks, new potatoes, purslane, new radishes, arugula, glasswort

Fruits: la fraise, la fraise des bois, le kiwi, la mangue, la rhubarbe / Strawberries, cultivated and wild, kiwi, mango, rhubarb.

Cheeses: le camembert, les chèvres, la crème fraîche, le fromage blanc, le livarot, le saint-marcellin