'Tis the season for fresh produce

Buying fruit and veg that are in season means more flavour and cost savings for the consumer

I find cooking so therapeutic and love trying new dishes. If you’re thinking of cooking up a storm and have heard all these TV chefs preaching to us about the importance of using ‘seasonal produce’ but aren’t sure what is in season, Taste has compiled a list of fruit and veg that are at their best in July.

Eating food that is in season means that it is of better quality and taste, and generally is sold a bit cheaper than other fresh produce. So when you hear these chefs yabbering on about it, they do know what they are talking about.

So it’s in our best interest to try and cook with ingredients that are in season as much as possible.  

So here's what's in season this July:

 Fruit

Avocados

Custard apples
Fuji apples
Grapefruit
Kiwifruit
Lemons
Limes
Mandarins
Nashi
Navel oranges
Pineapple
Pink lady apples
Pomegranates
Quinces
Red delicious apples
Rhubarb

Vegetables

Beetroot

Broccoli
Broccolini
Brown onions
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celeriac
Celery
Chinese greens
Dutch carrots
English spinach
Fennel
Gai lan (Chinese broccoli)
Garlic
Ginger
Jerusalem artichokes
Kumara or sweet potatoes
Leeks
Olives
Parsnips
Potatoes
Pumpkin
Silverbeet
Spinach
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