What's in the markets in October

[John Talbott]

What’s in the markets in October

The following are reported by Regal and the Almanach du Gastronomie* to appear in the markets in October, or October-November in the case of Regal:

Arriving: scallops, dorade, pumpkin, trumpet of death and hedgehog (pied de mouton) mushrooms, Vacherin cheese, American apples, pears and quince.

Leaving: germon tuna, mackerel, lobster, sardines, eggplants, goat cheese, reine des reinette apples, nuts and grapes.

In full season: oysters, bouquet prawns, sole, calamari, herring, anchovies, guinea and other game fowl, rabbit, deer, spinach, turnips, carrots, cepes, girolles, fall cheese (bries, camemberts, munster, Epoisses, Maroilles, Abondance, Beaufort, Comte, Cantal, Salers, Laguiole), beurre-hardy and comice pears, nuts, grapes, chestnuts, figs and peche de vigne.

Also: black cod, mackerel, pike-perch, venison, wild boar, bilberries, beetroot, white beet, broccoli, carrots, celeriac, fennel, frisee, haricots verts, mache, turnips, sorrel, leeks, chickpeas, pumpkin, and these cheeses (banon, fourme d’Ambert, lavort, morbier, munster, picodon, reblochon, Roquefort, le sable de Wissant, tomme de Savoie.)

*Reference: Almanach du Gastronomie by Armelle de Scitivaux (Bottin Goumand, 1998, 133 FF.)

[trufflelover]

Thanks! I've been waiting for this to appear - leaving day after tomorrow May I quote this in my blog?

[John Talbott]

Thanks! I've been waiting for this to appear - leaving day after tomorrow May I quote this in my blog?

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But of course as long as you attribute it to Regal and the Almanach du Gastronomie, but that's gratuitous, isn't it. You might always mention eGullet; we're not too shy.

[trufflelover]

Thanks! Done and with a link to egullet

Edited October 3, 2006 by trufflelover (log)

[Sea Urchin Ragout]

Just reading through that list, I'm curious whether anyone has tried Le sablé de Wissant?

I've been to Wissant a few times but never realised they had a famous cheese?