FRUIT

We very seldom buy F&V from the big supermarkets. They are too expensive by far.
Instead we prefer to go to the small operators at the roadside. They have the good, tasty, fresh lines.
Sometimes we buy from the suburban F&V specialists, but they can be a bit pricey too.

Kiwi Fruit, bananas, grapes, cherries, oranges, peaches, nectarines and sometimes rock-melon, are our regulars.
Pears, apples, avocado are now on the do-not-buy list due to health probs.
Pineapple and mangoes are difficult to find for a good price here.

We have canine teeth for a reason. [tonguewink]

If it is not in season (and even then there is no guarantee) it will have been stored frozen. This impacted on ripening and how long it will last

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Originally Posted by 1950landy

I have a question about fruit. I am getting to the stage of not buying fruit (don't buy from any of the big supermarkets & only buy fruit that is in season) all the fruit shops near us only sell fruit that is no were near ripe & I leave it out in a dish on the bench to ripen but it never dose & if it does it has no taste or is rotten in the middle & I end up having to bin it.
My question is what others do? What with the price of fruit these days I feel like I am wasting my money buying it. Have tried putting bananas in with it but this trick does not seem to work anymore.

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Not all fruits will ripen after picking. Strawberries are one that comes to mind.

Bananas and tomatoes will.

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Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
Tomatoes have been bland for years. They get picked green for transport and don't get to ripen on the vine.
We used to be able to get a case of 'sauce' tomatoes from the grower's farm gate for a few bob, and most were good for eating, we only cooked the left overs.
Cherries, apples plums, apricots, pears, peaches etc are all available freshly picked even in big supermarkets in Hobart.
Cheers

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Often tomatoes are picked green. They then go into a special climate controlled room to make them red.

This is known in the industry as gassing them. They then become red in color, but are still not ripe inside.

I live in thr heart of a massive fruit growing region which includes tomatoes

Apples and some other fruit can survive for more than a year in specially climate controlled cool stores.

These can be ok but never as good as fresh.

The company I work for are the biggest apple and pear growers in Australia.

If you buy apples and pears from Aldi, Coles and Woolies in Melb, Sydney and Brisbane there is a fair chance that it is from our company and I might have delivered it.

Needless to say, I never need to buy apples.