I remember that between October to March time we had mashed potatoes and April until September it was always boiled new potatoes we never had mash in summer or new in winter.
My Mum used to buy a big crate of oranges around December time and keep them in the porch, they were the nicest oranges ever. We never had them in the spring/ summer.
I remember the first time we had lasagne when I was about 18 we felt very exotic.
I never had anything like curry until I left home at 21 in the early 90’s.