Try a new fruit every month to experience different tastes and build your knowledge base. If there’s no market in your town that specializes in exotic produce, check online specialty retailers. Photo of Black Butte blackberries by Bob Nichols, courtesy of the U.S. Agricultural Research Service.
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Product Reviews / Main NibblesGourmet Fruits & NutsFor Yourself Or For Gifts, Better Quality
Across the country, there are family orchards dedicated to growing the finest apricots, cherries, plums, pecans. Their output is limited: They sell locally plus direct to consumers. Whether you’re looking for fresh fruit baskets or dried fruit arrangements, we’ve tasted some of the best. But we’d love to hear about your favorites—use the Contact Us link on this page. Also see the Snacks Section for reviews of snack nuts and cocktail nuts. The Difference Between Fruits & VegetablesFact: Fruits are not necessarily sweet. Tomatoes are fruit, avocados are fruit, hot chiles are fruits, cucumbers and squash are fruits. Because they aren’t sweet, people think of them (and classify them in recipes and produce departments) as vegetables. But by botanical definition, fruits have their seeds on the inside; the only exception is the strawberry. With fruits, the seeds, or pits, are contained in the fruit’s ovary sac. True vegetables have no “pit” or seed sac.
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