Fruit

This is the classic English apple, often regarded as the finest of all dessert apples, it remains unsurpassed for its richness and complexity of flavour. Although Cox is often considered  a variety to keep for a few months, we suspect this is a hangover from Victorian tradition before the invention of modern controlled atmosphere storage techniques, because it does not really keep that long. 

Cox is not really a "late" apple variety and is perhaps better considered a late-picking mid-season variety

Apples are in season in the UK from late summer to late Autumn, though available from store or imported all year round (we do not touch air freight).

Apples are in season in the UK from late summer to late Autumn, though available from store or imported via sea and land freight all year round.

We have now moved onto 'Ready To Eat' Avocado - these should be just perfect from the moment youget them; great in a salad, on toast or to make a great classic, guacamole

Small, round, smooth-skinned and fleshy with tiny seeds, blueberries grow on shrubs on peaty moors and uplands, predominantly in North America.

You know it must nearly be Christmas when we are ordering Cranberries...

Available all year round, though they tend to be juicier and sweeter during the spring and winter.

Grapes grow in clusters of 6 to 300, and can be crimson, black, dark blue, yellow, green and pink.

The brown and hairy exterior of this egg-shaped fruit doesn't look promising, but inside it's a different story - sweet, yielding, bright green flesh, prettily dotted with black seeds.

The same shape, but smaller than lemons, with a bright green, fairly smooth skin, limes are highly aromatic and have a taste that's both stronger and slightly sweeter than lemons. Limes are available all year round.

The Cantaloupe is defined by two elements: its roughly netted stone and green colored skin and its aromatic orange-coral colored flesh. When perfectly ripe, the flesh is juicy, unctuous and sweet. 

A surprising fact about this hero is that despite their name, honeydew melons are not loaded with sugar. If you're concerned about the carb count of this sweet-tasting melon, keep in mind that honeydews have a high percentage of water that dilutes their natural sugars. Honeydew melons also provide some fiber and several essential micronutrients, including vitamin C and potassium. A honeydew has a round to slightly oval shape, typically 15–22cm long.

The sunniest of fruits is at its best during the bleakest of months - during the winter. Juicing oranges supplied to the UK from Valencia are high in quality and low in price.

The fruit of the satsuma is sweet and usually seedless, about the size of other mandarin oranges, smaller than an orange.

With its tuft of spiky, dusty green leaves and cross-hatched, golden orange skin, the pineapple has an unmistakable appearance.

The pomegranate is a round fruit about the size of a large orange with thick leathery skin that encases juicy, pale-pink or deep-crimson pulpy seeds, held in place by a bitter-tasting, creamy-yellow membrane.

Raspberries are so delicious it's hard to choose a raspberry recipe. Fill a Victoria sponge with fresh raspberries, or use them in a classic summer pudding. If you're lucky enough to have a glut, then it's time to make raspberry jam.