As well as citrus, brassicas are bountiful, it’s prime time for apples, and pumpkins are in a good patch
“Sweet, low seed and great for snacking” imperial mandarins have just started their season, says Josh Flamminio, owner and buyer at Sydney’s Galluzzo Fruiterers. The tangy-sweet citrus is selling for between $2.99 and $3.99 a kilo in major supermarkets. At Galluzzo, Queensland-grown imperial mandarins are $3.99 to $5.99 a kilo, “depending on quality”.
Larger varieties, such as afourer and daisy, are more expensive but offer slightly different flavour. “Daisies are really fleshy and even tastier than imperials, in my opinion,” Flamminio says.