The Good Fruit Guide

06/08/2024

All the opulence of summer is expressed in the delicious fruit on sale in August.

Click here for the details of the best available:

The best fruit on sale in the UK in August.

30/07/2024

A stunning new raspberry variety: Ronnie. Bold, deep, shapely and luscious. Find them in M&S from UK.

09/07/2024

Here is the Good Fruit Guide recommendation for the best fruit to buy in July (sorry for the delay!).

The Best Fruit For July Best Fruit on Sale / Nick Ball The best fresh fruit on sale in July  July is a month of subtle change. What began in the early summer in southern Europe, gradually rolls north, so we see our own fruit being produced locally or at least in our own country. The same is experie...

25/06/2024

What a difference! Two Egyptian black grapes in Morrisons: Arra Mystic Bloom and Mystic Charm. The first is succulent, very juicy and sweet; the second is crisp, crunchy and limited in sweetness.

05/06/2024

The best month of the year for berries is upon us! June is the natural peak season for strawberries, among others, and they are looking very good in the stores, despite the glum weather.

Click this link for the best berries and other fruit to buy in June: there is plenty to enjoy!

The best fresh fruit to buy in June in the United Kingdom are berries such as raspberries, strawberries and blueberries.

22/05/2024

Interesting to see Egyptian blueberries in Waitrose, though sad that these were soft and mouldy. I'm sure there will be plenty available of great quality and I've been unlucky, but look closely if you are buying. Avoid any sign of white mould in the calyx.

11/05/2024

These are classic Thompson Seedless from India (found in M+S): lovely pale green straw colour, bold berries, firm bite, and deep sweetness: the best of an old stalwart variety.

09/05/2024

In my local south Asian store today: delicious Kesar mango from India. £9.50 for a small box of 5-6 fruit or £20 per large box of 12 fruit. Hopefully you can do better, but, for me, the taste makes it worthwhile.

08/05/2024

As the Sun starts shining, here is the Good Fruit Guide's recommended Best Fruit for May:

The best fresh fruit to buy in May in the UK.

03/04/2024

April can be a bit tricky for the fruit business, with old seasons ending and new seasons beginning. However, there is still some lovely fruit to be found and this guide should help:

The best fruit on sale in April in the UK.

30/03/2024

Another lesser-known apple worthy of consideration, now on late season shelves, is the yellow variety, Opal. This is a descendant of Golden Delicious, but far superior - in my view!

Here is the new entry on the Good Fruit Guide:

Opal is a lovely, crisp and sweet yellow apple. It has Golden Delicious as a parent, but is a far superior apple to eat.

19/03/2024

As the northern hemisphere apple season enters its last hurrah, it's interesting to see what long-stored varieties each supermarket chooses to stock as extras. In Asda, they have LoliPop and Honeycrisp from France, alongside Cherish from UK.

Here is a new Good Fruit Guide entry for LoliPop, a sweet, dense red variety bred in France, ideal for organic agriculture.

LoliPop is an intensely red coloured apple with sweet dense flesh and low acidity.