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 […]
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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
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FOR MY FRUIT BOWL, I HAVE BOUGHT: Mandarins: Orri from Spain & Israel; Oranges: Tarocco from Italy; Grapes: Black grapes from South Africa and Chile; Blueberries: From Morocco and Spain; Mango: Kent from Peru; Plums: African Delight and Ruby Star from South Africa; Pears: Abaté Fétèl and Packham’s Triumph from South Africa; Satsuma: Queen from
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Week 11 – March 2020 FOR MY FRUIT BOWL, I HAVE BOUGHT: Mandarins: Orri from Spain & Israel; Oranges: Tarocco from Italy; Apples: British Smitten, Spanish Envy and US Empire; Grapes: Sweet Celebration, plus black grapes from South Africa; Grapefruit: Florida Pink from USA Mango: Kent from Peru – the best time for this variety.
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Christmas Treats: A festival of celebration deserves the best tasting fruit available, and there is a fantastic choice, if you know where to look! From luxuries like lychee, to great quality favourites such as clementines, and essential flavour-packed ingredients, we are privileged that it is all there to experience in this wonderful country of ours.
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Counting The Days: We seem to be constantly counting the days at the moment. First, it was Brexit; now it’s the General Election, and Christmas soon after; then it will be Brexit again – possibly! Just take your mind off the manic nature of present life with some beautiful fruit, just coming to perfection at the
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The Nights Close In: Sitting in front of the TV on these darkening evenings, battling rising anxiety about the election, I reach for crisp and crunchy Brazilian grapes which seem to suit my nervous demeanour. Switch off the news, marvel at the contestants on Masterchef, I relax with smooth and sweet new season Spanish clementines.
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Top Topfruit: Apples and pears are the main focus of the fruit world as the European harvest is concluded and the choice and range available to consumers is as wide as it will be all year. Though don’t forget that newly harvested fruit is popping up all over the place to bring fresh, new, tantalising
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Mellow Fruit: Chilly, mellow and damp accurately describes the atmosphere at the moment, though perhaps not in all walks of life. The produce of a long summer accurately describes the most interesting fruit of the moment, though perhaps not from all sources. Here in the northern hemisphere, the bounty is of autumn tree crops: apples,
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