Rambutan
Rambutan is a tropical fruit and is marked by its signature bold red colour and bristly spines. Its sweet and floral flavour make rambutans ideal for eating raw as a snack or stewed as dessert. A ripened rambutan can range…
Raspberry
Raspberries remain one of the world’s most consumed berries due to its fresh, juicy flavour. They can be eaten raw as snacks, made into desserts and smoothies, and as marinade for different meats.
Mushrooms
Mushrooms come in countless varieties, the best-known of which include Portobello and Shiitake mushrooms. While they’re often used to soak up flavours when cooking, they actually hold a lot of flavour of their own. They are an easy, delicious addition…
Cauliflower
Cauliflower generally appears as white broccoli, and it contains many of the same nutritional values. While it is available all year, it is in its peak during autumn. Lesser known varieties are also available such as the purple cauliflower or…
Carrots
Carrots are root vegetables that come in a range of colours like orange, purple, black, red, white and yellow. They are widely enjoyed around the world because of their deliciousness and versatility in a number of dishes. Carrots can make…
Bananas
Bananas are nutritious, delicious and convenient. Their unique shape makes them a perfect snack for on-the-go that offers up energy to get through your day. They’re also ideal for being used in smoothies or in baking. The ‘tree’ is actually…
Avocado
The avocado tree is evergreen and grown in tropical, subtropical and Mediterranean climates throughout the world. Article link: How to pick a ripe avocado
Watermelon
Watermelon is a refreshing snack made up of 92% of water but soaked with nutrition. This summer snack is also fat-free, very low in sodium and has only 40 calories per cup.
Grapes
Growing on the flowering plant genus Vitus, Grapes are round berries that feature semi-translucent flesh encased by a smooth skin. With their seed and skin containing the richest concentration of antioxidants, they uniquely combine a sweet yet healthy flavour, making…
Plums
Classified under “drupes” fruit, with peaches and nectarines, plums contain a single hard seed surrounded by fleshy fruit. Sweet in taste with a sticky, chewy texture, the low-calorie fruits improve and maintain the health of the heart and can be…
Nectarines
The word ‘nectarine’ means sweet as nectar and this is reflected through the fruit’s sweet, succulent flavour and firm texture. A brighter, smaller and fuzzless variety of a peach, a nectarine’s flesh can be coloured white, yellow, orange or red,…
Apricots
The juicy fragrant fruit known as the “apricot” is the perfect size for a snack, with a taste that can range from sweet to tart. Golden orange in colour, the fruits’ single seed is enclosed in a hard, stony shell…