2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14
Sneaking up the red fox, autumn confidently came into its own. Sunny days give way to drizzling rain and frost. But there is something special about this time of year. Autumn, like a kind mistress, puts on the table only the best, ripe, delicious. It's time to pay attention to the variety of autumn fruits and vegetables by visiting the food market. Slightly fed up over the summer, cucumbers and tomatoes faded into the background, giving way to bright and fragrant products. Here is a list of fruits and vegetables to try right now.
Quince
Golden fruit, shaped like a pear, but having nothing in common with it, has been known to mankind since time immemorial. This autumn fruit has a lot of advantages, the enumeration of which should begin with a unique and intoxicating aroma. Quince is fragrant, just touch it with your hands. It can be consumed raw. But best of all, the taste is revealed in thick jams and jams, compotes and pastries. Quince is indispensable in meat dishes, especially with game. Replace with itapples while stuffing goose or duck for a great new flavor.
Pears and apples
Of course, late varieties should be taken into account. The autumn fruit harvest is in no way inferior to the summer one. Pouring apples with thick skin and granular flesh have a tart aroma and rich taste. These include all types of Antonovka, as well as Anis (gray and pink), Renet, Sinap, Michurin's Memory, Spartak, etc. Their main feature is good storability. The harvest can easily last until the New Year.
Autumn varieties of pears ripen in September-October. Once harvested, they can be stored for a month or more. The fruit is good both fresh and canned (jams, compotes), cooked (pies, desserts, etc.), dried. If you have your own garden, then it is best to harvest the crop before it is fully ripe, so it will last longer. The most popular autumn pear varieties: Bere (yellow and Moscow), Volshebnitsa, Conference, Moskvichka, Autumn large.
Persimmon
In translation, the name sounds like "food of the gods." Persimmon, like other orange and yellow vegetables and fruits, contains a lot of carotene and ascorbic acid. There is no need to hurry with the purchase. The very first fruits are likely to be astringent. Wait for the main flow of goods to go. However, if you have already bought such a persimmon, you can use the old and proven method - freezing. Or use autumn fruit to make jams and preserves.
Figs
Delicacy southern fruit is widely distributed in the Mediterranean region, in the Caucasus, in some regions of the Black Sea coast. The fruits of the fig tree are consumed fresh, canned and dried. Jams and preserves are very fragrant and sweet. Figs contain a large number of small seeds inside. It is believed that the more of them in one fruit, the better this autumn fruit. If possible, it is better to enjoy its taste fresh, if not, then it's time to buy freshly dried fruits.
Pomegranate
The pomegranate tree begins to bear fruit in September. In Russia, it is practically not grown, so this autumn fruit comes to stores from neighboring countries - the Caucasus and Transcaucasia, but mainly from Central Asia. Beautiful fruits with a thick peel and ruby grains have truly miraculous properties: they improve the condition of the blood and increase the content of hemoglobin in it. Depending on the region, the pomegranate tastes differently. The sweetest fruits are those brought from Azerbaijan, with sourness - from Georgia. Enjoy it fresh, or try adding it to meat as a sweet and sour sauce or marinade.
Grapes
When talking about seasonal fruits, one cannot but mention grapes. In all wine-growing regions of our country and the world, famous holidays of young wine are held in autumn. In gastronomy, this is the number one event. It remains only to choose what exactly you prefer: traditional French, Italian, Spanish wine or,for example, a drink made in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Georgia and Abkhazia.
Well, since the grapes ripen on a huge scale, then on the shelves of the market you can find many of its fresh varieties. Now it is the best, tasty and affordable. Of course, summer with an abundance of harvest and bright greenery is difficult to outdo. However, autumn fruits and vegetables are no worse. Moreover, the harvest of some of them is always awaited with special impatience. It is rather difficult to list everything, let's talk about the most interesting.
Pumpkin and carrots
Red queens of autumn - pumpkin and carrots. It is impossible to overestimate the usefulness of these vegetables. Like carriages for Cinderella, huge ribbed pumpkins lie in all corners of the garden, absorbing the last warm rays of the sun and accumulating vitamins. The vegetable is good both fresh (for example, for making juice), and stewed, boiled, fried, baked. Carrots are also quite nutritious and very he althy, so you can’t do without it. It can be used to make crispy salads, delicious pilaf, pies, muffins and more.
Queen of the Fields
Corn on the cob with even rows of golden grains is beautiful in itself. The bulk of the harvest occurs in mid-autumn. Surely, many from childhood are familiar with the smell of boiled corn, soundly greased with butter and sprinkled with s alt. Amazing aroma and absolute harmony of taste. However, you can try other cooking options - on the grill, in the oven, add it to soups and main dishes. The uniqueness of corn is that its grains containbits of gold.
Life is empty without cabbage
Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Savoy cabbages, cauliflowers, Beijing cabbages, kohlrabi and traditional white cabbages are all types of cabbage cultivated in our vegetable gardens. Everything has been said about the benefits and significance of a vegetable for a long time. It remains only to add that autumn is the time for cabbage. Prepare it for the future, because the fermented product is a natural valuable source of vitamins in the winter.
Leek
In our latitudes, this plant is not yet as popular as it is abroad. Meanwhile, leek stalks have one interesting and useful property. During storage in a thickened white stalk, the amount of vitamin C increases. In addition, the vegetable is characterized by a milder and less pungent taste compared to onions. From it you can make a spicy cream soup. Try adding leeks to vegetable dishes (soups, stews) - it really enhances their taste.
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