She looked so beautiful. A gentle blush to her soft skin. Firm, round, pleasing to the eye. But when I got the apricot home from the supermarket, I was disappointed. Juicy and soft on the inside, she unfortunately lacked entirely for flavour. The recent floods that have swamped (and are still swamping) much of eastern Australia have devastated our crops. Farmers who had taken a beating throughout the drought years were knocked down again with this latest hit from the weather.
In response, the major supermarket chains have said they'll sell fruit and veg that wouldn't normally be up to their rigorous standards. It's either that or import produce from overseas.
Some 80 per cent of Australians shop at Coles and Woollies. Forty-five per cent of our fruit and veg is bought at these two chains. This means that the two biggest supermarkets dictate a lot of what farmers grow in Australia.
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That's why I buy at the markets as you can sample their fruit first before you buy and it and you often pay less for the same product, it might not look as good as the supermarket ones, but it taste far better!
A rtip on buying bananas .........buy Carnarvon bananas in preference to Queensland ones which for one are not local and also they are slimy and less sweet. The Lunchox brand are the best but may not look as fabulous as the clear skinned large Qld ones. Do a taste test of each and you will only buy Carnarvon bananas in future. If you can get organic ones then all the better.
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Yes, you are right! I always buy the Carnarvon ones, not only because they are local but also because they are smaller and tastier!
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