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How to buy good fruit and veg |
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How do you know whether a fruit is good or bad? How can you tell whether a vegetable is tasty or not? Well, there are no guarantees, but this guide should put you on the road to fruitful shopping.
Have you ever found yourself having to consume your fruits or vegetables in quick succession because they were going bad too fast?
Or have you on the other hand had to wait for what seemed like ages before you enjoyed the fruits or vegetables because you bought them before they were ripe?
Or maybe every time you want to buy fruits and veggies you have to enlist the help of a friend or the vendor?
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The look of surprise and curiosity on my nanny’s face when I set about peeling and preparing a bowl full of tree tomatoes, led me to ask her if everything was alright!
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Years before settling in Kenya, I lived in London with my then boyfriend, now husband, who was brought up here in Kenya and “suffered” 8 long years in what he described as “extreme temperatures”!
He would look forward the annual arrival of his mother, who bestowed her son with all the Kenyan luxuries he was craving.Now bear in mind this was a good 12 years ago, but the most anticipated on the list was full piece of fillet steak, which, in England was about 15 times cheaper than the price you paid in Kenya and, according to my husband, far superior. This offering was transported in a semi frozen state and wrapped in The Daily Nation’s finest pages.
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Have you ever wondered what the long dark pink, green topped shoots of fruit or vegetable you see hanging, rather ungraciously, on fruit and veg stands the side on the main roads out of Nairobi are? They are pieces of Rhubarb, which in Kenya grow all year around, thanks to our climate.
Rhubarb is commonly used as a fruit, however considered a vegetable and is a close relative of garden sorrel.
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MANGOS
It’s mango season, so why not make the most of them! As mangos are super cheap at the moment, so let’s go Mango Mad!
Mangos are delicious, juicy, fibrous and nutritious fruits which are high in beta-carotene and Vitamin C.
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