Thread: 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.

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

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.