Walking through the stalls of street markets and looking at the fruit and vegetables on display, it seems that the seasons follow each other more conventional way, following the pattern that the tradition and experience have taught us. The winter, of course poor fruit and vegetables, unexpectedly offers cherries, apricots, radishes and zucchini blossoms. The summer presents us with oranges, apples, nuts and broccoli. You know, the world, fortunately, has different climatic and seasonal first fruits that can give us at will. Air transport, then make this miracle possible, a typical requirement of rich countries have long since solved the problem of hunger and have enough money to treat yourself to the luxury a bit 'tacky and childish of strawberries at Christmas. Forget those bad habits wasteful, looking fruits and vegetables in season, much more flavorful and less toxic than those forced to mature polluted by pesticides in greenhouses or in special ripening rooms where, with chemicals, picked unripe fruits to be transported in the holds of the aircraft without injury, take a few hours in the colorful and inviting appearance of the fruit of the season just Read. It is therefore not just a matter of saving, but nutrition education and respect for nature to protect our own health. Before deciding on a daily or weekly menu, inquire at your usual supplier or reading the label carefully, source of fruit and vegetables for sale, then giving priority to the purchase of regional ones, which certainly have less vitamins lost in transport were not stored in refrigerators for a long time and have less evidence of a preservative. Remember, then, that the real savings is not always in the low price of the product, but especially in its state of preservation, in its freshness and the absence of any differences. Above all, the vegetables should be observed very carefully: mold, pests, sheet metal, are defects that lead to buy cheap goods at a real cost much higher. The fruit should be chosen carefully, without mold and bruising, which can quickly make it inedible. Another tip: not approved our purchases as we require the distribution. We learn to discover the different varieties of apples, pears, cherries, without determined not to recognize the varieties and their unique characteristics. Apples are not just yellow, pink, green, but are called Golden, Stark, Granny Smith, Renetta, Annurca ... Pears typical of our regions are named William, Kaiser, Fetel Abate, Conference, Doyenne du rally ... Even potatoes have special names (Bea, Bintje, Naples ... that distinguish the different varieties, from very different organoleptic qualities. Every recipe in the kitchen, which provides the raw materials are suitable for their intrinsic characteristics. Learns to choose wisely. Also a good selection of vegetable varieties will lead to the optimization of your way of cooking and a definite savings. Civil society is now geared to protect endangered species, animals and plants. Protected species are many, but do not include anything that is intended for consumption. It seems a bit 'cynical' "protect''particular breeds of animals for end up in the pot with vegetables and fruit for our tables, it would perhaps be more correct to speak of''conservation of species threatened with extinction. But animal rights discourse (albeit very important) aside, it makes a certain impression to know that late nineteenth century were cultivated in Europe, 500 species of pears and more than 400 species of apples look carefully at the catalog of the nursery you can easily recognize that today's cultivated varieties can be counted on fingertips.
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