February is the shortest month of the year with only 28 days. Yet there are a few events and celebrations which all require special menus and treats for the greatest pleasure of cooks (and guests).

February events & celebrations

• 2nd: Candlemas Day - Chandeleur in France, or pancakes’ day
• 2nd: Groundhog Day for Americans and Canadians
• 14th: Valentines’ Day
• 24th (40 days before Easter): Shrove Tuesday - celebrated with fritters in France (at least at my house)
• 25th: Ash Wednesday - first day of Lent
• 27th: Kissing Friday (Friday of Shrove Week) - British custom: English schoolboys were entitled to kiss girls in without fear of punishment or rejection. The custom lasted until the 1940s
• 27th: my birthday - well, it’s important to me…

Now let’s have a look at the seasonal fruits, vegs and seafood that we’ll cook!

Fruits

• Banana - Passionfruit - Pineapple
• Blood orange - Lemon - Orange
• Kiwifruit - Pomegranate - Pear

Vegetables

• Broccoli - Brussels sprouts - Cauliflower
• Beetroot - Celeriac - Carrot - Onion - Leek
• Chicory - Swede - Potatoes - Parsnip

Fish & Seafood

• Haddock - Hake - Hallibut - John Dory - Lemon sole - Salmon
• Lobster - Mussels - Oysters

(c) photo by janoid via Flickr

Related posts

• January: Overview of Seasonal Food
• May: Overview of Seasonal Food
• April: Overview of Seasonal Food
• This Week’s Veg: Leek
• March: Overview of Seasonal Food
• This Week’s Fruit: Kiwifruit
• “Heaviest snow in 20 years” says the Times
• This Week’s Veg: Cauliflower
• This Week’s Fruit: Clementine
• This Week’s Veg: Sweet Potatoes

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