Articles

Refine Search


Found 82 matches, showing 51 - 60 below.

Sweetcorn


Sweetcorn
Author: In Season
Sweetcorn (Zea mays convar. saccharata var. rugosa; also known as Indian corn, sugar corn, and pole corn) is a variety of maize with a high sugar content and antioxidant health benefits. Picked when immature, while the kernels are still milky, it is mainly used in Europe as a vegetable rather than a grain...
more...

Sea Vegetables


Manus McGonagle - Quality Sea Veg
Author: In Season
“Seaweed has always been an important part of life for Ireland’s coastal communities, for use on the land and in the home,” says Sligo GP and Slow Food member Prannie Rhatigan in her book Irish Seaweed Kitchen (www.prannie.com). “Today, the shoreline is mysterious to many of us - but it’s as familiar as the back garden to families living along the coast or on islands, who have grown up with the rhythm of the tides and the briney harvest that is revealed every twelve hours.”
more...

Broad Beans


Broad Beans
Author: In Season
Harbingers of summer, broad beans are among the earliest crops to be harvested in Britain and Ireland, and all the more welcome for that. Also known by different names in other cultures (notably fava bean and field bean), Vicia faba has been cultivated since the ancient civilisations and is still a staple crop in many countries today
more...

Aubergine


Aubergine
Author: In Season
The aubergine (also known as eggplant) is related to the potato and tomato. Native to India, this exotic looking fruit with its beautiful glossy deep purple skin and fleshy texture, is a popular import but it has never been commercially grown in Ireland – until now. This year - in March 2012 to be exact – the north Dublin producers Keelings harvested their first crop of Irish aubergines.
more...

Sorrel


Sorrel
Author: In Season
Sorrel is a rich green acidic-tasting salad herb or green vegetable that looks and behaves rather like a cross between a dock and a smallish pointed-leaved type of spinach. It grows abundantly in the wild in Ireland, and the tender young leaves are coming up everywhere in sun-dappled woodland and verges at this time of year (spring).
more...

Cultured Mushrooms


Mushrooms
Author: In Season
As the winter vegetables near the end of their season and the new season outdoor crops are far from maturity, food grown under protection comes into focus. And what more reliable or useful allies could we have in the kitchen than mushrooms, in all their variety.
more...

Purple Sprouting Broccoli


Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Author: In Season
Sprouting broccoli is one of my favourite vegetables and it’s a great crop to grow yourself because, strangely, it’s very rarely to be seen in the shops in Ireland. A brassica (member of the cabbage family), it is grown for its clusters of flower heads, which are harvested before the flowers open and used as a vegetable in a similar way to asparagus.
more...

Seville Oranges


Seville Oranges
Author: In Season
As the New Year brings thoughts of restraint and good resolutions to eat more healthily, it is a happy coincidence that – although now available all year round – vitamin-packed citrus fruits are in their peak season in January and February, allowing us the opportunity to indulge with a clear conscience.
more...

Smoked Salmon


Smoked Salmon
Author: In Season
Smoking is a popular preserving process for oily fish, with salmon being a particular delicacy made from sides of salmon (fillets) that are dry-cured or brined and then hot or cold smoked, typically over oak chips. Cold smoking is more usual and does not cook the fish, so it has a fine texture.
more...

Bramley Apples


Bramley Apples
Author: In Season
The Bramley’s Seedling is one of Ireland’s latest fruit crops, harvested at the end of October, and its special qualities have made it the most popular cooking apple in Britain and Ireland. From the grower’s viewpoint, it is disease and pest tolerant, producing a good crop of large apples in most years.
more...
« First « Prev
 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5 |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9  
Next » Last »
This website uses cookies to help provide you with a better online experience. By continuing to browse this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Cookie Policy