On 6 January we have Epiphany, and on January 20th we have St Agnes’ Eve, when virgins can dream of their future spouse.
From a culinary point of view this month the treats are forced rhubarb, goose, kohlrabi and blood oranges.
food in season in January
- beetroot
- brill
- Brussels sprouts
- cabbage (red)
- cabbage (savoy)
- cabbage (white)
- calçots (the last weekend in January is the Gran Fiesta de la Calcotada)
- carrots
- cauliflower
- cavolo nero
- celeriac
- celery
- chard
- chervil
- chervil root
- chestnuts
- chicory
- clam
- clemantines
- cockle
- dab
- duck
- endive (chicory)
- flounder
- goose
- grey gurnard
- guinea fowl
- haddock
- hake
- hare
- herb fennel
- herring
- horseradish
- hyssop
- Jerusalem artichokes
- John Dory
- kale
- kalettes
- kiwi fruit
- kohlrabi
- kumquats
- langoustine
- leeks
- lemons
- limes
- lobster
- lychee
- mackerel
- mallard
- monkfish
- mushrooms
- mussels
- onions
- oranges (Seville)
- oranges (blood)
- oysters
- parsley
- parsley root
- parsnips
- partridge
- passion fruit
- pheasant
- pineapples
- plaice
- pomegranates
- potatoes (main crop)
- prawn
- purple sprouting broccoli
- rabbit
- red gurnard
- red mullet
- rhubarb (forced)
- romanesco
- salad burnet
- salsify
- sardine/pilchards
- satsumas
- scallops (king and queen)
- sea bass
- sea bream
- shallots
- skate
- sole (lemon)
- sole (dover)
- sorbs
- squid
- swede (ugh)
- sweet potato