Fruit
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Fruit
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
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
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Re: Fruit
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
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
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Re: Fruit
Hi Northernbird,
Thanks good to know you can still get a good selection.
Whats a mangosteen?
Thanks good to know you can still get a good selection.
Whats a mangosteen?
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Re: Fruit
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
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
None..we are a nation of blood thirsty carnivores. Any fruit that does grow is eaten by kangaroos or confiscated by Quarantine.
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Re: Fruit
Thanks guys ,very helpful!!
Looking forward to trying a Mangosteen !
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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.
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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Re: Fruit
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.
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.