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Out of interest i wondered what types of fruit were readily available in Australia?
Can you get strawberries ,rasberries,blueberries etc Didn't know if the climate was right to grow them or whether they were imported and expensive?
And are there any weird and wonderful Australian fruits that will be new to us?
Thanks Sunbound :thumbup:

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all available in australia but seasonal and IMO not that nice. Plenty of fruit available here that is much nicer such as mango, pineapple, grapes, cherries, mangosteens and melons of all types. These are the fruit I find better here but again seasonal.

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Hi Northernbird,
Thanks good to know you can still get a good selection.
Whats a mangosteen? :huh:

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Is one of these :unsure:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangosteen

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its very nice!! :p

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None..we are a nation of blood thirsty carnivores. Any fruit that does grow is eaten by kangaroos or confiscated by Quarantine.:unsure:

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:rofl:
Thanks guys ,very helpful!!
Looking forward to trying a Mangosteen ! :thumbsup:

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... and apples, quinces, kiwfruit, pears, nectrarines, manderins......

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mmm mangoes. New tradition we have started is a tray of mangoes over Xmas.

old tradition (in UK) was port, but that is not the same in hot Xmas weather.

Fruit & Veggie are a lot more seasonnal (ie out of season & price goes up steeply, if available), as less are imported. Prime example 2 yrs ago bananas reached an outrages $16per kg (after cyclone hit production in Qld), wher now they are around $3 or less per kg.

Some things go under different names (UK & Oz shallots different things), eg no satsumas instead extra sweet mandarin variety.

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I can see my first few months of shopping for food will be very interesting !!!:thumbup:

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Here's what you might be able to grow...
http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/frameset.html

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I disagree about the apples and pears, I find the UK ones much nicer but I concur with the kiwi, mandarin and nectarines. white nectarines in season are just so nice.

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Pluots are gorgeous! Love em. Plum/Apricot cross.

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Now you're kidding me????:unsure:

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Seriously, they are yum :wub: We saw them in the shop and thought WTH but got some and they had all gone in about 5 minutes flat. I'm not a fruit fan generally but they are good.

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Cool another thing to add to our list to try then !!! Cant wait ... !!! :thumbsup:
Mangosteens and Pluots !!! I even love the names !! :rofl:

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When you get a chance try "donut peaches" (aka China flat peaches) too. They are quite rare but you do get them at farmers market when stone fruits are in season. Heavenly sweet and juicy.

Mrs JTL

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Other interesting fruits that you will find in Australia of the tropical variety are:

custard apples
guava
papaya / paw paw
limes
lychee
star fruit (which looks great in a fruit salad)
passionfruit

plus the usual array of tropical fruits such as pineapple, mangoes, etc. Mangoes are plentiful and delicious in Queensland as are most tropical fruits.

You can get nearly every type of fruit here and most of it is grown in Australia. You will only find imported fruits when local is out of season (such as cherries) but generally the vast majority is grown in Australia.

One thing that I had in the UK which is hard to find here is gooseberries but don't think too many people would miss gooseberries.

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Oooh thanks guys ,you've been most helpful.Am really looking forward to strolling round the markets buying and testing these things myself.
My 2 year old is quite the "fruit bat" so i'm sure he'll get to like some of the more tropical fruits too !!!
:thumbsup:

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We have got Pluots and Apriums (and DH tells me there are Plumcots as well but I dunno!) in the garden. If you are going to get fruit, try and get it from a Farmers Market though they do taste much better. I still dont like the apples that much and think they do taste better back home but that is because I like to pick the Cox's Orange Pippins off the tree and when I do that here they are always full of moth and much more floury than I am used to.