Season’s looking up and isn’t autumn a great one, especially for fruits and vegetables?
It seems that all around the world nature works its best during the autumn season, providing people with so many reasons to be happy. Bonfire nights no matter what the weather’s like, trees change color and the countryside suddenly looks more amazing than ever, grapes ripen and the wine starts pouring, plus there’s a ton of good food around.
And nothing, absolutely nothing makes dishes tastier than fresh seasonal vegetables and desserts more delicious than fresh fruits.
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We already know what’s in season now in Sydney and New South Wales, in Melbourne, Victoria, and Queensland from our previous post. Here are the fruits available now in Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Tasmania, and don’t forget to check out farmers’ markets for best selections.
Seasonal fruits in Brisbane
March to May is autumn season across most of Australia including Brisbane which offers such a wide selection of seasonal produce, particularly fruits.
Autumn is, in fact, the best time of the year to visit Brisbane with so many events unfolding regularly and the city having one of the best waterfronts in the country, not to mention hosting a number of farmers’ markets that usually operate weekends, morning to noon. Here’s what you should find available:
- Red apples
- Green apples
- Avocados
- Bananas
- Blueberries
- Breadfruit
- Carambola
- Coconuts
- Cumquats
- Custard apples
- Dates
- Dragonfruit
- Figs
- Grapefruit
- Guava
- Honeydew melons
- Kiwifruit
- Lemons
- Limes
- Mandarins
- Mangosteen
- Nectarines
- Olives
- Oranges
- Passionfruit
- Paw Paw
- Pears
- Persimmons
- Pineapples
- Plums
- Pomegranate
- Quince
- Rambutan
- Raspberries
- Rockmelons
- Rosella
- Strawberries
- Watermelon
Seasonal fruits in Perth
Autumn in Perth is an extraordinary experience even to people who’ve lived here forever. Day trips are favored, and the beautiful formation of limestone attracts visitors from all around the country, more so in March.
At farmers’ markets, there’s an abundance of seasonal produce that start with artisanal sweets such as nougat and chocolate. Available fruits include:
- Fuji apples
- Golden Delicious apples
- Granny Smith apples
- Hi Early apples
- Jonathan apples
- Bananas
- Custard apples
- Figs
- Grapes
- Guavas
- Kiwifruit
- Kumquats
- Mandarins
- Rockmelons
- Watermelons
- Nashi Pears
- Olives
- Passionfruit
- Paw Paw
- Pears
- Quinces
Seasonal fruits in Adelaide
Adelaide in South Australia is known for many things: the beautiful landscape and the distinctive food culture are two of the most appreciated. The city lies between the ocean and a formation of hills, making it a wonderful destination for beach lovers.
And another thing popular about Adelaide is the Central Market that houses a rich selection of foods from artisan cheeses and naturally smoked meats to farm-fresh produce. Fruits to be found at Adelaide’s Central Market in autumn are:
- Apples
- Blackberries
- Figs
- Grapes
- Honeydew melons
- Limes
- Mandarins
- Valencia oranges
- Passionfruit
- Pears
- Persimmons
- Plums
- Pomegranate
- Quinces
- Raspberries
- Rhubarb
- Rockmelons
- Strawberries
- Watermelons
Seasonal fruits in Tasmania
Tasmania’s farmers’ markets are places where people shop for fresh meats, seafood and produce.
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The industry has been reinventing itself in the past couple of years to the way it used to so much that it’s become a Sunday morning activity for most people living in the region and a destination for Australians living in the vicinity. Tasmania’s autumn fruits include:
- Apples
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Figs
- Lemons
- Nectarines
- Pears
- Plums
- Raspberries
- Strawberries