The very best group of fruit in January has to be citrus: there are wonderful oranges from the Mediterranean, and the late season mandarins, varieties with gravitas, are coming into their own. However, not to be out done in this bleakest time of year, there are some wonderful British and European apples, still in peak …
Christmas 2020: With huge parts of the country under the severe restrictions of Tier 3 and 4, the Christmas celebration, is, for many, the only bright prospect in the coming days. Even if you are down to just one household, it is worth a little thought, and in these last few days, at least the …
Mid December, 2020: Stores are gearing up their produce departments in readiness for the huge Christmas sales, which will perhaps have a different pattern this year with the pandemic restrictions. The focus in December is on great apples and pears, all from UK or Europe; lovely citrus, mainly from Spain; delicious lychee from southern Africa, …
Cherries: from UK Apricots: from Spain Raspberries: from UK Melons: from Spain Oranges: Navels from South Africa Grapes: Sweet Celebration from Egypt, Candy Snaps from Spain Persimmon: Triumph from South Africa APPLE Update: Apple quality is very good with the peak of the southern hemisphere season, but the range is lacking in real interest as …
Apples: Envy from New Zealand; Cherries: from UK Apricots: from Spain Peaches & Nectarines: from Spain Mango: Pakistani Sindhri Raspberries: from UK Blueberries: from Spain,UK and Italy Melons: from Spain APPLE Update: July wk28’20: Apple quality is very good with the peak of the southern hemisphere season, but the range is lacking in real interest …
For My Fruit Bowl, I Have Bought: APRICOT Update: Spanish apricots are now plentiful, and the array of varieties is quite bewildering to the casual observer. Quality should be excellent, so buying an exact variety at this stage of the season is a refinement or a neat method of comparison for aficionados. In bigger stores, …
Mangoes: Indian Kesar Lychee: Mexican Mauritius Persimmons: Triumph from South Africa Satsumas: Okitsu from Peru Strawberries: Malling Centenary and others from UK Pears: Taylor’s Gold and Comice Apples: Jazz from New Zealand APPLE Update: New Zealand-grown Jazz is the latest southern hemisphere apple to arrive on supermarket shelves. Expect a greater proportion of apples from …
For My Fruit Bowl, I Have Bought: Persimmon: Triumph from South Africa Pear: Crispy Forelle Apple: Smitten from New Zealand Mango: Indian Alphonse and Kesar Kiwi: Yellow Sungold from New Zealand Satsuma: Mihowase from South Africa Blueberries: Spanish and Moroccan APPLE Update: European Smitten is now practically finished, but the New Zealand version is a …
APPLE Update: May wk19’20: Stores are increasing sales of new season southern hemisphere apples, principally from South Africa, but also from New Zealand, Argentina and Chile. Particularly look out for Smitten, now from both GB and NZ – a rare chance to compare origins of a lovely variety. Other freshly harvested varieties from the southern …
