Posted by kathryn in What's in season

Despite the wind and rain outside we’re getting closer and closer to summer. The Northern Territory mango season is in full swing and other stone fruit are starting to come down in price. I’ve been buying asparagus at bargain prices. While the Asian greens are fantastic quality.

When shopping in Sydney this month, look at for the following in season produce:

Fruit

• Apricots
• Avocadoes
• Bananas
• Berries – mulberries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries
• Cherries – the Australian cherry season has started, but prices are still expensive and quality isn’t the best
• Grapefruit
• Grapes
• Loquats
• Mangoes – from the Northern Territory, should be coming down in price this month
• Melons – particularly watermelon and honeydew
• Nectarines are coming down in price
• Oranges (valencias)
• Papaya and pawpaw
• Passionfruit
• Peaches – still expensive but they’re beautiful. Should come down in price this month.
• Pineapples – Bethonga pineapples are particularly good
• Rhubarb

Vegetable

• Asian greens
• Asparagus
• Beans, green
• Cucumber
• Chillies
• Fennel – although the season will be finishing up in the next few weeks
• Lettuce
• Onions – spring, green and shallot
• Peas
• Silverbeet
• Spinach
• Sweetcorn
• Tomatoes
• Watercress
• Zucchini
• Zucchini flowers

Photograph by Esther17 under the terms of a creative commons license

05 November, 2007