Q: Are Warrigal Greens an all-Australian speciality? Having worked on premium food magazines for much of the last decade, I am fully able to appreciate the overwhelming momentum of the ‘foodie culture’ here in Australia. Whether you put it down to the rise of the ‘Celebrity Chef’, industry efforts to make great food more accessible or the influence of stunning…
Asian Vegetables: Short Supply Water Spinach Asian Vegetables: Not Available Asian Celery * Gai Choy * Kachay * Sugar Cane * Tamarind Exotic Fruits: Short Supply Banana Buds/Bell Exotic Fruits: Not Available Asian Plum * Buddha Hands * Dragonfruit * Guava * Longans * Loquats * Lychee * Pomelos- red * Rambutan * Tamarillo (gold)
MARKET SUMMARY: Fruit The Buy list: Delicious Apples, Hass Avocadoes, Blueberries, Cumquats, Kiwifruit, Mandarins, Blood Oranges, Passionfruit, Packham Pears, Pineapples, Rhubarb, Rockmelons & QLD Strawberries. The Watch List: Grapes (Quality), Figs (PRICE), Honeydew (Price), Lime (Price), Red Papaya (Price), Seedless Watermelons (Price & Quality). Market Insights: NT Mangoes season has commenced and it is good quality for early season fruit….
Q: Could you fuel a V8 from your kitchen? After the slow and steady pace of Winter, Spring is a time of supercharged activity for the horticultural and food service sectors. The V8 supercars may set the pace at Eastern Creek but they fall well short of the speed at which the markets turnover between September and January. To help…
MARKET SUMMARY: Fruit The Buy list: Apples, Blueberries, Cumquats, Kiwifruit, Mandarins, Nashi Pears, Oranges, Passionfruit, Red Papaya, Pineapples, Rhubarb, and QLD Strawberries. The Watch List: Honeydews, Seedless Melons, Limes, Raspberries. Honeydews are short in supply. Lime quality is sound, supply is shortening and price is on the up. Raspberries, supply available just expensive. The quality of Seedless Watermelons is about 7/10….
Q: Why is Australian white asparagus priced significantly higher than green? The end of August is always a period of transition for food lovers, however this year seems especially tough- cold weather along the Eastern Seaboard is slowing supply and hiking up prices on a long list of produce items, ironically just in time for the start of the busy…
Asian Vegetables: Short Supply Gai Choy * Jicama * Water Spinach Asian Vegetables: Not Available Asian Celery * Kachay * Sugar Cane * Tamarind Exotic Fruits: Short Supply Banana Buds/Bell * Guava- cooking Exotic Fruits: Not Available Asian Plum * Buddha Hands * Dragonfruit * Longans * Loquats * Lychee * Pomelos- red * Rambutan * Tamarillo (gold)
MARKET SUMMARY: Fruit The Buy list: Apples, Bananas, Blueberries, Ruby Grapefruit, Kiwifruit, Mandarins, Oranges, All Pears, Blood Oranges, Papaw, Passionfruit, Pineapples & Strawberries. The Watch List: Honeydews, Seedless Watermelons, Papaya & Figs. Market Insights: USA Cherries coming to an end this week, as are Australian Grapes- quality is ok on both without being remarkable. Seedless New Season USA Red, Black…
Q: What is a corm and how does it differ from a bulb? With August comes Winter’s last hurrah; the skies get clearer, the days warmer and the heart warming casseroles, sausages, roasts and stews begin to give way to fresher, lighter dishes. So, before the turn of the seasons calls for lighter, healthier Spring menus- why not make the…
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