What's in season in May in the Netherlands mei

26 foods in their Dutch season · 9 foods from Dutch stores or glass · how we decide

Last chance

Nettles brandnetel

At their best now

Free-range eggs eieren
Raw milk rauwe melk
Spinach spinazie
Rhubarb rabarber
Rocket rucola
Radishes radijs
Spring honey voorjaarshoning
Grass cheese graskaas
Roe deer ree
Goat milk & cheese geitenmelk
Green asparagus groene asperge
White asparagus witte asperge
Spring onions lente-ui

Also in season

coming in juneGarden peas Mangetout & sugar snaps Broad beans Courgettes Fennel Celery Broccoli Beetroot Pak choi Globe artichokes Potatoes Cherries Raspberries Gooseberries Lamb Hollandse Nieuwe herring

May in the Netherlands means white asparagus, green asparagus, rhubarb, spinach, radishes, spring onions, rocket and roe deer. Lettuce, cucumbers, cauliflower, kohlrabi and pointed cabbage come in this month. Nettles end with May, so this is the month to buy them.

Seasonal vegetables, fruit, meat and fish in May in the Netherlands

📅 Windows to watch 2iRounds and seasons that open and close, worth knowing a month ahead: order the meat package, sign up for the harvest share, pick the fruit yourself.

🥬 Vegetables in May 18

Spinach spinazie peak15 producers
Radishes radijs peak9 producers
Green asparagus groene asperge peak6 producers
White asparagus witte asperge peak6 producers
Spring onions lente-ui peak5 producers
Cucumbers komkommer in season28 producers
Carrots wortel in seasonkeeps till Apr25 producers
Chard snijbiet in season16 producers
Endive andijvie in season14 producers
Kohlrabi koolrabi in season14 producers
Lettuce sla in seasonkeeps till Nov11 producers
Pointed cabbage spitskool in season9 producers
Cauliflower bloemkool in season8 producers
Chinese cabbage Chinese kool in seasonkeeps till Mar4 producers
Potatoes aardappelen from store50 producers
Beetroot rode biet from store28 producers
Onions ui from store21 producers
White cabbage witte kool from store1 producer

🍓 Fruit in May 4

Rhubarb rabarber peak12 producers
Strawberries aardbei in seasonkeeps till Octpick your own34 producers
Apples appel from storepick your own40 producers
Pears peer from store29 producers

🌿 Herbs & leaves in May 2

Rocket rucola peak12 producers
Garden herbs tuinkruiden in season64 producers

🍄 Mushrooms in May 1

Cultivated mushrooms paddenstoelen in season6 producers

🥩 Meat in May 4

Grass-fed beef rundvlees in season119 producers
Outdoor pork varkensvlees in season45 producers
Free-range chicken kip in season14 producers
Rosé veal kalfsvlees in season4 producers

🦌 Wild game in May 1

Roe deer, red and fallow deer and wild boar have too few natural predators here, so each province sets how many are culled every year. We only include game from these management culls, never from hunting for sport: eating it means the animal is used as food rather than wasted.

Roe deer ree peak1 producer

🐟 Fish & shellfish in May 1

Dutch brown shrimp Hollandse garnalen in season

🥛 Milk & dairy in May 3

Raw milk rauwe melk peak36 producers
Grass cheese graskaas peak7 producers
Goat milk & cheese geitenmelk peak6 producers

🥚 Eggs in May 1

Free-range eggs eieren peak56 producers

🍯 Honey in May 3

Spring honey voorjaarshoning peakkeeps till Apr9 producers
Summer honey zomerhoning from store14 producers
Heather honey heidehoning from store6 producers

🌳 Wild & foraged in May 3

Samphire zeekraal in season1 producer
Elderflower vlierbloesem in season
Nettles brandnetel in season

Where to buy it in May

Producers in The Field Guide who sell this month's foods, each checked against our criteria. The number is how many we have listed so far; coverage grows ring by ring.