The most iconic of Asian spices, Sichuan pepper takes its name from a mountainous region in central China where it has been traditionally grown for centuries.

The most iconic of Asian spices, Sichuan pepper takes its name from a mountainous region in central China where it has been traditionally grown for centuries.

The phrase mira bella is Italian for ‘beautiful to behold’. The mirabelle plum is yellow in colour and sometimes has a thin waxy coating.

A fleshy berry from the Solanaceae family of plants, native to north-western South America, the tomato takes its name from the deformation of the Inca word ‘tomalt’.

A fleshy berry from the Solanaceae family of plants, the tomato takes its name from the deformation of the Inca word ‘tomalt’.

The fruit comes in all colours - green, yellow, red and even black! Known since ancient times, it is called ‘pirum’ in Latin.

This citrus fruit originally from Kashmir belongs to the Rutaceae family. It appeared in Europe during the Muslim conquests in the Middle Ages.

A fleshy berry from the Solanaceae family of plants, the tomato takes its name from the deformation of the Inca word ‘tomalt’.

The common fig tree emerged in France under Louis XIV. La Quintinie, his gardener, had 700 fig trees planted in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.

Melons have been used to quench our thirst since the beginning of time. The melon is naturally full of water and sugar.