Wednesday 1 June 2011

Winter

Winter has well and truly started here in Australia, and how do we know this? Last night it was 3 degrees, also there was a sheet of ice on my windscreen this morning and most importantly, because my husband-a born and bred Glaswegian said 'it was really cold today'! However if you require more concrete evidence then you should know that officially in Australia winter starts on the 1st of June and runs through to the last day of August.
It's great time of the year for fruits and veggies, the fruit is full of vitamin c and the vegetables are great for luscious soul warming soups.



In Season
 
Fruit
Apple                    Blood orange                    Cumquat                       Custard apple  

Grapefruit             Kiwifruit                              Lemon                 Lime                            

Mandarin               Nashi                                 Navel orange                Pear     
                       
Persimmon           Pineapple                          Quince                          Rhubarb          
    
Tangelo                  Paw paw                           Pomelo


Vegetables
Asian greens              Avocado                                  Beetroot                     Broccoli  

        
Brussels sprouts        Cabbage                                 Carrot                         Cauliflower  

Celeriac                      Celery                                    Fennel                     Horseradish  

Jerusalem artichoke     Kale                                      Kohlrabi                     Leek 

Lettuce                        Okra                                         Olives                         Onion  

Parsnip                         Peas                                       Potato                        Pumpkin 

Shallot                         Silver beet                                Spinach                     Swede  

Sweet potato                Turnip                                     
Witlof

Nuts
Chestnut                      Hazelnut                                  Walnut                       Pecan           


Macadamia

Herbs

Bay leaves                 Chives                                        Coriander                    Dill 

Parsley                       Rosemary                                   Sage                         Tarragon 

Thyme

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