[JoanneG]

My family eats a lot of fruit - I mean a serious amount! They love things considered expensive here in the UK such as Mangos, kiwis, pineapples, papaya, avocados, passion fruit....etc.

I have heard that much of the best fruit is exported. Would the above be easy to get hold of and relative to the average salary, are the prices reasonable.

[Milliemoo]

Hi,

The prices are ridiculously cheap....so long as the fruit is in season.

I've got a thing for Gold Kiwi fruit (slightly sweeter than the green ones) at the moment and can buy a huge bag full for $1.29 :D

When not in season, things like mangos, papaya etc can be expensive.

Milliemoo

[veronica]

as Millimoo says when stuff is in season then it goes really cheap, but when its not sometimes you just can't get it. Luckily Australia isn't far away so most of the time you can get some of the tropical fruits.

[sizzlingbadger]

I don't think all the best stuff is exported.

We eat a wide variety of fruit and veg here all very fresh and much tasty than some of the stuff you get in the UK.

Depending on where you live you may be lucky enough to find a fruit and veg shop, don't shop from the supermarket as it doesn't always last as long.

[IanW99]

As others have said fruit in season can be very cheap in particular kiwi fruit, avocados and pineapples. This is at supermarket prices as well, other places can be even cheaper.

You are also likely to find fruits that you haven't seen before (or at least we hadn't).

Ian

[Familyofmonkeys]

Agree with above.....even in supermarkets you can get great quality fruit and veg at very cheap prices....as long as it is in season. We buy all of the 'exotic' fruit listed here and it's far cheaper than UK :) . There are also fruit/veg outlet barn things all over the place. A few weeks ago now, one near us was selling Kiwi fruit at 49c per kilo.
You will also find some awful quality, squidgy & bruised overpriced stuff in the shops....imported and out of season, but I guess someone must be prepared to buy it, or they wouldn't sell it.
Trick is learning to buy seasonally.....you will save a fortune off your grocery bill and get to try all sorts of things that are rarely even available in UK.....I have seen plenty of asian/oriental/pacific island fruit and veg here, some of which I have had to go home and look up on Wikipedia:o

[JoanneG]

Excellent news! Thank you everyone. I'm looking forward to trying some of the more unusual fruits!

Think I will have to carry a notebook so I can figure out what's in season , when and get used to everything being topsy turvy.

[Smiler]

Don't waste your $$ on a horny melon, it's gross!

Bitter tasting and looks like snot. :wah

[Familyofmonkeys]

Don't waste your $$ on a horny melon, it's gross!

Bitter tasting and looks like snot. :wah

Must remember that one. We tried a large Taro recently.....started to look like, well.....gloopy brains :uhoh when we cooked it...very off-putting, but maybe we were cooking it wrong? Kids ate in though.....tasted a bit nutty!

[Smiler]

Must remember that one. We tried a large Taro recently.....started to look like, well.....gloopy brains :uhoh when we cooked it...very off-putting, but maybe we were cooking it wrong? Kids ate in though.....tasted a bit nutty!

Taro? Hmm had that in Rarotonga but it was cut into 1cm thck slices and kind of sauted. Is that the same thing? Like a celeriac or potato?:confused:

[Smiler]

found this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taro

Boiled like porridge blergh! :uhoh