Sneaking up a red fox, autumn confidently entered into her rights. Sunny days are replaced by drizzling rain and frost. But there is something special about this time of year. Autumn, like a kind housewife, puts on the table all only the best, ripe, tasty. It's time to pay attention to a variety of autumn fruits and vegetables, looking at the grocery market. Slightly annoyed over the summer, cucumbers and tomatoes faded into the background, giving way to bright and aromatic products. We bring to your attention a list of fruits and vegetables that you need to try right now.
Quince
The golden fruit, which resembles a pear in shape but has nothing to do with taste, has been known to mankind since time immemorial. This autumn fruit has a lot of advantages, the listing 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 it with apples while stuffing a goose or duck - you will get a great new taste.
Pears and apples
Of course, late varieties should be taken into account. Autumn fruit harvest is not inferior to summer. Bulk apples with a thick peel 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, Memory of Michurin, Spartak, etc. Their main feature is good preservation. Harvest can easily last until the New Year.
Autumn pear varieties ripen in September and October. After collection, they can be stored for a month or more. The fruit is good both in fresh and canned (jams, compotes), cooked (pies, desserts, etc.), dried. If you have your own garden, then it is best to harvest until fully ripened, so it will be stored longer. The most popular autumn pear varieties: Bere (yellow and Moscow), Sorceress, Conference, Muscovite, 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. You should not rush into a purchase. The very first fruits are likely to be astringent. Wait until the main flow of goods. However, if you have already bought such a persimmon, you can use the old and proven method - freezing. Or let the autumn fruit to prepare jams and preserves.
Figs
Delicious southern fruit is widely distributed in the Mediterranean region, in the Caucasus, in some regions of the Black Sea coast. Fig fruits 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 best to enjoy its fresh taste, if not, then it's time to buy recently dried fruits.
Garnet
Pomegranate 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 skin and ruby grains have truly miraculous properties: they improve the state of the blood and increase the hemoglobin content in it. Depending on the region, pomegranate varies in taste. The fruits brought from Azerbaijan are considered the sweetest, with sourness from Georgia. Eat it fresh and try adding sweet and sour sauce or marinade to your meat.
Grape
Speaking about seasonal fruits, one cannot but mention grapes. In all the wine regions of our country and the world in the fall are the famous holidays of young wine. 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 grapes ripen on an enormous scale, then on the shelves of the market you can find many of its varieties fresh. Now it is the best, delicious and affordable. Of course, the summer with an abundance of crops 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. To list everything is quite difficult, let's talk about the most interesting.
Pumpkin and carrots
Red autumn queens - 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. Vegetable is good both fresh (for example, for making juice), and stewed, boiled, fried, baked. Carrots are also quite nutritious and very useful, so you can not do without it. From it you can cook crispy salads, delicious pilaf, pies, muffins and much more.
Queen of the fields
Corn cobs with even rows of golden grains are beautiful in themselves. The bulk of the crop falls in mid-autumn. Surely many from the childhood are familiar with the smell of boiled corn, well-oiled with butter and sprinkled with salt. Awesome 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 contain particles of gold.
Without cabbage, life is empty!
Broccoli, Brussels, Savoy, cauliflower, Beijing, kohlrabi and traditional white cabbage are all types of cabbage cultivated in our gardens. Everything has been said for a long time about the benefits and significance of vegetables. It remains only to add that autumn is the time for cabbage. Harvest it for the future, because pickled product is a natural valuable source of vitamins in the winter.
Leek
In our latitudes, this plant is not yet as popular as abroad. Meanwhile, the stalks of leeks have one interesting and useful property. During storage in a thickened white stem, the amount of vitamin C increases. In addition, the vegetable is characterized by a milder and less sharp taste, compared with onions. From it you can prepare a spicy cream soup. Try adding leek to vegetable dishes (soups, stews) - it very favorably emphasizes their taste.