Dave's Market Picks Fruit and Veg Box
Dave's Market Picks Fruit and Veg Box will be ever changing due to current market availability but will always be $65 worth of produce. You'll get the best balance of value and quality in this perfectly selected offering of the market's very best.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX THIS WEEK?
DAVE'S PICK OF THE WEEK
"My pick of the week this week is a very old fashioned, in fact ancient fruit, the quince. They have been around for thousands of years, in fact there is a body of opinion that says Eve tempted Adam with a quince not an apple. Very commonly used over the centuries in Turkey, Morocco, Iran, central Asian countries and Greece.
In Australia we grow them mostly in South Australia and Cobram in Victoria. They actually do well in NSW in cooler inland as well. They are extremely rich in antioxidants and have numerous health benefits. They are by far mostly eaten cooked. Slow cooking seems the way to go and if you are lucky enough to still have an open fire wrapping them in silver foil and then placing them in the embers of the fire gives a fantastic result to go with your cereal in the morning. They also make a fabulous dessert.
They are harvested in autumn and usually available until the end of June and even a couple of weeks into July. At Harris Farm we have an excellent line of this wonderful fruit on special this week in all our stores being sold as imperfect, which makes them real value. Buy them at this great price even if you don’t intend to cook them for a few weeks, they keep extremely well"
DAVE'S MARKET UPDATE
"We have a couple of the popular Winter/late Autumn vegies arriving in quantity and so prices are starting to ease. A favourite in our family is fennel, you can bake them or use in salads, the quality is fantastic and quite a price drop from last week.
The other big drop is in brussel sprouts which are now a trendy veg not something hated by all kids. New varieties of these are much sweeter than the brussels of ten years ago. Back in price and will come back further as the month goes on. As well celery has continued to fall and in fact is quite cheap again. Broccolini is also well supplied this week."
"Quinces which are my pick of the week are now at their best and very well priced this week. Large Hass avocadoes are also very inexpensive and great value. For something different try a feijoa this week. At our farm we are making jam from them mixed with blackberries and the jam is absolutely delicious. Mandarins are still fantastic quality including our imperfect range.
Pink Lady apples are plentiful and flavorfall plums are fantastic eating. With pears this week we will start Packhams and finish the Williams variety. These will take a lot longer to ripen. I strongly suggest you store the out of the fridge until they start to ripen. Apples are all really good and in citrus we will finish the imports and move into Queensland fruit as the week progresses. These will look pale compared to the old season USA fruit but are eating well.
Gold kiwi is still not cheap however it is now eating superb. I think they are a good substitute for berries which are not keeping all that well at the moment."
- David Harris
*The Box pictured is for illustration purposes and may contain different/varying products due to seasonal variations & current market availability.
