Seasonal vegetables and fruits in September, meats, fish and cheeses

So, what foods should you be including on your plate to eat seasonally in September?

What fish, meats, cheeses, fruits and vegetables are in season in September? Here are the foods that are making their debut on your menus this month!

Fish to eat in season in September

There is no shortage of choice in September for stock up on omega-3 and eat fish, good for the taste buds and for your health!

In September you can cook, unless their stock is too low and the species is endangered:

• eel
• carpe
• shrimp
• finishing touches
• crayfish
• lobster
• Why
• red mullet
• Saint-Pierre
• sardine
• sole
• thon

We always check the condition of the year’s peaches before buying!

In September we recommend: mussels!

Traditionally eaten during the big Braderie de Lille, mussels are in season in September. You can prepare them in a thousand and one ways: marinière, blue cheese (plus, it’s a seasonal cheese!), Spanish style, etc.

Healthier than you might think, mussels are a source offatty acids such as omega-3which help prevent the risk of cardiovascular disease. Mussels are a source of phosphorus, iron, zinc and selenium. They also contain B vitamins (B1, B2, B3 and B12) which strengthen the immune system.

Be careful where they come from, because more and more the mussels contain plastic that they filter into the sea.

Seasonal meats in September

In September, you can offer the following meats in moderation in your menus:

• quail
• pheasant
• canard
• perdreau
• guinea fowl
• chicken
• wild boar

You can also cook rabbit, chicken, pork and pigeon, but September remains the mid-season for these meats.

Cheeses of the month of September

As you may already know, Cheeses also have their seasonalityThe period in which we can find certain cheeses rather than others depends on:

• the type of milk (mainly cow, goat or sheep),
• of animal feed in the months concerned,
• but also of the ripening time

So, to eat seasonal food in September, the cheeses to find on your platters are…

Cheese made from cow’s milk

Abondance, Brie, Cancoillotte, Cantal, Comté, Nantes priest, Emmental, Époisses, Fourme d’Ambert, Gorgonzola, Gruyere, Livaro, Mimolette, Morbier, Munster, Parmesan, Reblochon, Saint Nectaire, Vacherin

Cheese made from goat’s milk

Cabécou, Chavignol and Rocamadour

Cheese made from sheep’s milk

Ossau-Iraty, Ricotta, Roquefort, Tomme

Because the weather is still nice, the market gardeners’ stalls are very full in September!

Seasonal vegetables in September

What seasonal vegetables put in your basket in September? There are a multitude of them:

• artichoke
• aubergine
• bette
• beet
• broccoli
• carrots
• celery
• cabbages (Brussels, cauliflower, Chinese, turnip)
• cucumber
• courgette
• cresson
• fennel
• bean
• squash
• leek
• bell pepper
• potato
• salads

As for mushrooms: porcini mushrooms, chanterelles and sheep’s feet; since it’s the start of the season, we’re getting back into our good habits.

Seasonal fruits in September

This month, you can enjoy:

• almond
• citron
• passion fruits
• fig
• raspberry in case of late season
• melon
• mirabelle
• blueberry
• ripe in case of late season
• fishing
• pear
• apple
• prune
• raisin
• tomato

Bon appetit and see you next month to find out how eat seasonal in october !

These elements are for information purposes only: depending on your diet, you will not necessarily be interested in all foods. Depending on the geographical region of your home, seasonal foods may vary, specifically in the French overseas departments and territories.

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