On the display every day
The fresh things every kitchen gets through fastest:
- Fresh coriander
- Fresh mint
- Green chillies
- Onions
- Tomatoes
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Chilli and onion mix, ready for the pot
Out front you'll find seasonal fruit and veg, changing through the year.
In season this month
In season in October Squash and pumpkins, kale, leeks, parsnips, beetroot, cabbage, celeriac, apples, pears.
What's at its best in Scotland through the year:
- January
- Leeks, kale, savoy cabbage, parsnips, swede (neeps), carrots, Brussels sprouts, celeriac, forced rhubarb, stored apples and pears
- February
- Leeks, kale, cabbage, parsnips, swede (neeps), cauliflower, purple sprouting broccoli, forced rhubarb, stored apples
- March
- Leeks, kale, cauliflower, purple sprouting broccoli, spring onions, spinach, wild garlic, rhubarb
- April
- Purple sprouting broccoli, spring greens, spinach, radishes, spring onions, watercress, wild garlic, rhubarb
- May
- Asparagus, new potatoes, spinach, radishes, lettuce, spring onions, watercress, rhubarb
- June
- New potatoes, peas, broad beans, asparagus, courgettes, lettuce, strawberries, gooseberries
- July
- New potatoes, peas, broad beans, courgettes, beetroot, tomatoes, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries
- August
- Tomatoes, courgettes, runner beans, sweetcorn, beetroot, cucumbers, raspberries, blackberries, plums
- September
- Sweetcorn, tomatoes, courgettes, squash, beetroot, kale, apples, pears, plums, blackberries
- October
- Squash and pumpkins, kale, leeks, parsnips, beetroot, cabbage, celeriac, apples, pears
- November
- Parsnips, swede (neeps), leeks, kale, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, celeriac, apples, pears
- December
- Brussels sprouts, parsnips, swede (neeps), carrots, leeks, kale, red cabbage, celeriac, stored apples
Keep it fresh
- Coriander and mint
- Trim the stalks and stand the bunch in a glass of water in the fridge, loosely covered with a bag. It keeps for about a week.
- Chillies
- In the fridge in a paper bag, or freeze them whole and chop them straight from frozen.
- Ginger
- In the fridge for a few weeks, or freeze it and grate it from frozen. There's no need to peel it.
- Onions and garlic
- Somewhere cool, dark and dry, out of plastic bags, and away from potatoes so neither goes off early.
- Tomatoes
- Out of the fridge, stalk side down, for the best flavour. Soft ones are perfect for curries and sauces.
- Potatoes
- In a cool, dark place but not the fridge, so they don't turn green or sweet.
Cook with your veg
Questions
Do you sell fresh coriander and mint?
Yes, in bunches, every day, along with green chillies, ginger and garlic.
What fruit and veg is in season in Scotland?
It changes every month, from berries and new potatoes in summer to kale, leeks and neeps in winter. The calendar on this page shows what's at its best each month.
How do I keep coriander fresh?
Trim the stalks, stand the bunch in a glass of water in the fridge and cover it loosely with a bag. It keeps for about a week.