Seasonal calendar for fruit and vegetables: What local produce can I get in May?

Particularly fresh and environmentally friendly - that's what characterizes regional products. We also support local farmers. But when do we get local strawberries freshly picked from the field? And are there any fruit and vegetables available in the winter months that have not been imported from overseas? In our seasonal fruit and vegetable calendar, we tell you which ingredients you can buy when from your trusted local farmer. What's available in May?

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Strawberries are available regionally from May

In May, we look forward to the first berries

Finally, as all berry lovers should know, the first berries are beginning to poke their heads out of the ground. Strawberries and blueberries are the first to do so. You can now get them locally from your trusted farmer in May. Fresh and picked straight from the field - is there anything tastier?
Fresh strawberries are delicious in the form of a sugar-sweet strawberry cheesecake without a base. Why not give it a try!

These types of fruit are available regionally in May:

  • Apples
  • strawberries
  • Blueberries

Variety of vegetables in May

Things are also slowly but surely turning red and varied on the vegetable plate. From May, you can buy juicy, sweet tomatoes regionally with a clear conscience. They are joined by radishes and redpeppers. Various types of lettuce complete the vitamin-rich diet, which you can now buy from your trusted farmer.

It's also finally asparagus season again. White asparagus can already be purchased regionally. Do you still need a little inspiration for tasty asparagus dishes? How about oven-baked asparagus salad with poppy seeds and goat's cheese? Or have you ever tried asparagus waffles with hollandaise and tender chicken cutlets?

These vegetables are available regionally in May:

  • Batavia salad
  • spinach leaves
  • cauliflower
  • Mushrooms
  • Chinese cabbage
  • Iceberg lettuce
  • Kohlrabi
  • Lettuce
  • Lollo Rosso
  • romaine
  • bell bell pepper
  • Radicchio
  • Radish
  • Radish
  • Rhubarb
  • rocket
  • Cucumbers
  • Asparagus (white)
  • Tomatoes
  • broccoli
  • Lamb's lettuce
  • Fennel
  • carrots
  • pak choi
  • Beet
  • Red cabbage
  • White cabbage
  • Savoy cabbage
  • Zucchini

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Zucchini and chanterelle salad with rocket
Asparagus casserole with parsley potatoes and salmon
Braised chicken with fennel, lemon and shallots
Meatloaf with carrot filling
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