Bananas Prices up because of unusually low supply for this time of year.

STELLA BELLA winemaker Janice McDonald knows just how first-rate Margaret River chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon can be, but it is the sauvignon blanc-semillon blend that's too often neglected, by winemakers and punters. So McDonald is actively trying to change that attitude.

Only a few weeks are left in the season of the custard apple. After September, we won't see the exotic fruit again until March next year. Don't let the fruit's bumpy green skin deter you. Inside you'll find sweet, juicy, creamy flesh. Choose custard apples that are firm to touch...read more

Throughout much of Vietnam, from some of its big cities to country villages, pavements are dotted with exotic fruit stalls - mounds of star fruit, custard apples or hairy rambutan colour the roadside. One fruit in particular is often the source of much curiosity - the dragon fruit, also known..read more

My memory of lychees harks to the '80s when my teenage friends and I encountered these strange exotic fruit (most probably from the can) aside our vanilla ice-cream at the local cheap and cheerful Chinese noshery. At the time I didn't ever like their "musty" taste and slippery texture. These..read more