Gourmet Traveller

Feijoas

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Not many fruits ripen in May and June. The late summer-and-autumn bounty of deciduous fruits has finished, while the subtropical fruits of winter and spring have not yet come on. One plant that can still be carrying fruit at this time is the feijoa.

The feijoa is a member of the myrtle family, which is prevalent in the

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