The Glorious Autumn and Winter Fruits

We feel enlightened when we see piles of beautiful fruits in different shades from purple and red to green and orange. There are so many fruits to enjoy having during the autumn and winter seasons. The autumn and winter season fruits start coming at the end of summer. Autumn fruits arrive, particularly during the summer months. The soft fruits like blackberries and plums will disappear as the autumn wears on. There are many fruits that are available mostly during autumn and winter seasons. Some of them are:

Apples: Apples appear during the months of October and November. We can find mostly red apples with a beautiful bright red skin in Asia. In Japan, Fuji accounts for most of the production of these Pearmains. They are pretty sweet and delicious.

Mandarin Oranges: Mandarin oranges are quite popular in autumn and winter. They are found mostly in Japan and India. The hybrid variety of this type of orange rarely has seeds. Japanese love to eat Unshu-mikan, the most popular variety of mandarin, sitting at kotatsu (a small table covered by a quilt with a heater underneath) watching TV during winter. Cleopatra Mandarin oranges appear in large quantities in India during winter.

Blackberries: This autumn fruit is rich in vitamins. Blackberries that are larger and sweeter are found in Southeast Asia. This fruit that comes from the bushy plant appears in early autumn.

Blueberry: Blueberry, a spherical and medium to dark blue fruit, appears in late autumn and is found in most of the countries in Asia. It grows throughout September and is sweet to eat raw. It can also be consumed with pancakes or lightly spooned over rice.

Damsons: They are small plums with beautiful blue skin found during autumn in Asia. They are usually bitter and sometimes sweet to eat raw. So they are mostly used commercially to prepare jam and jellies.

The other autumn fruits are fresh figs, Grapes, pears, plums, and raspberry.

Among winter fruits we have Cara oranges that appear only in winter. There are also Oro Blancos that is similar to a Chinese grapefruit found in winter. You can also find different citrus fruits like Kumquaths and fo-shou in China during this season. Kumquaths are tiny orange citrus fruits. Fo-shou, which represents Buddha’s hand, is a unique fruit popular among Chinese. Different varieties of bananas and planktons are also found immensely during winter.