It's summer and the emphasis is on flavour, says Nigel Slater - white punnets of strawberries steeped in passion juice, cold cuts smothered in fiery, home-grown horseradish sauce, and lovely soft English lettuces.
Small is beautiful when the sap's rising, glorious green vegetables in tiny mouth-watering shapes and sizes, gooseberry fool, Lancashire cheese and poached wild salmon for a real treat says Nigel Slater.
The greenest shoots, the tiniest Jerseys, the coolest mint, the broadest beans, the nippiest lobster, the shiniest mackerel, the gamiest duck. Oh and don't forget the rhubarb. Nigel Slater picks what's fresh for spring