Italian Food Seasonability
This time I want to talk about vegetables seasonability here in Italy. Too many time I saw lots of people (tourists & Italian guys) eats mushrooms Porcini, Truffle, artichoke or other foods in seasons where is impossible to find it “fresh”..Please don’t make confusion about fresh & frozen foods..they’re really different & please don’t pay frozen foods as fresh one!
For this reason I want to talk about the Italian food seasonability to avoid to be deceived by not professional restaurateurs.
Here you’ll find a table with all the informations about food seasonability:
January - February:
Swiss chard (Bietola)
Italian Broccoli
Turnip greens
Fennel
Chicory
Spinach
Pumpkin
March:
Sparrow grass – Asparagus
Swiss chard (Bietola)
Italian Broccoli
Artichoke
Chicory
Fennel
Rocket salad
Spinach
April:
Sparrow grass – Asparagus
Artichoke
Chicory
Fennel
Rocket salad
Spinach
Broad bean
Fennel
Rocket salad
Spinach
Radishes
May:
Sparrow grass – Asparagus
Artichoke
Chicory
Green Beans
Broad Beans
Fennel
Beans
Tomato
Rocket salad
Spinach
Radishes
June:
Sparrow grass – Asparagus
Cucumber
Green Beans
Broad Beans
Eggplant (aubergine)
Pepper
Beans
Tomato
Rocket salad
Radishes
Zucchini
July:
Cucumber
Green Beans
Broad Beans
Eggplant
Pepper
Tomato
Radishes
Rocket Salad
Zucchini
August:
Chard
Cucumber
Green Beans
Eggplant
Pepper
Tomato
Radiches
Pumpkin
Zucchini
Porcini & Ovuli Mushrooms
September:
Chard
Italian Broccoli
Cucumber
Eggplant
Pepper
Tomato
Radiches
Spinach
Pumpkin
Zucchini
Porcini & Ovuli Mushrooms
White truffle
Radicchio Precoce Treviso (Link)
October:
Radicchio Variegato Treviso (Link)
Chard
Italian Broccoli
Artchoke
Cabbage
Fennel
EggPlant
Pepper
Spinach
Pumpkin
White truffle
November:
Radicchio rosso tardivo Treviso (Link)
Chard
Italian Broccoli
Artchoke
Thistle
Cabbage
Fennel
Spinach
Pumpkin
White truffle
December:
Italian Broccoli
Thistle
Cabbage
Fennel
Turnip greens
Spinach
Pumpkin
These are the reason why it’s impossible to eat a “porcini risotto” in January..they’re frozen..not fresh..That’s not the Real (& Royal..) Porcini Risotto!
You’ll find also Truffle all year long, but the best truffle is the white one, it’s also the most expensive one, so, please don’t pay (& taste..) truffle outside the white truffle availability period..those are not the best truffle you can eat here in Italy..
So please, remember this post when you’ll visit Italy & when you’ll find restaurants that present you great food picture outside to invite you to eat…some suggestions are impossible!