What Fruits Are In Season? Spanish Summer Fruits
SPRING AND SUMMER FRUITS THAT YOU CAN FIND AT BOQUERIA MARKET
Summer fruits are so refreshing… And if you are visiting Barcelona in the summer, eating fresh fruit or drinking summer fruits juice will help you prevent dehydration. And a summer fruit salad can make a great and healthy breakfast or dessert.
Plus it’s always fun to try new produce that you don’t find at home very easily. Peaches, apples, pears, plums, pineapple, mango…
Here are our favorite summer fruits from Spain:
1
Medlars (loquats)
Spanish kids love this summer fruits that make a great dessert. But after eating them they can play with their seeds: Sometimes you get only one but very large, while other times you get many smaller.
2
Melon
I’m not talking about honeydew or cantaloup: even if they are now easier to find, these are still considered sort of exotic types of melon in Spain. Instead, “piel de sapo” melon (for some awkward reason also called “Santa Claus” melon in English) is the melon everyone eats at home. It is the size of a small watermelon, and it is sized like a rugby ball.
Dark green outside, inside it is white or yellow and very sweet. Have you will often find it in restaurants served as a starter and topped with Spanish ham.
3
Baby Pears (St. John’s pears)
You will only find these tiny pears in the market between the end of June and the beginning of July. They are actually called St. John’s pears because Saint John’s eve is on June 23, when these pears are in season. Their meat is hard, but their flavor is very sweet. Again, this is a children favorite!
4
Wild strawberries
My family used to take me picking up these tiny strawberries from the forests in the Pyrenees when I was a kid. Now I know that I can buy them in some specialty food stores of the Boqueria market. They are great to decorate your desserts and cakes.
5
Figs
In Spain we make a difference between “brevas” and “higos”. Brevas are the first fruit of fig trees that riden at the beginning of the summer. Later on the same tree gives “higos”, that are slightly smaller that much sweeter.
AND BONUS: A Summertime delicacy:
6
Zucchini flower
Although they are not be considered “summer fruits”, they are a delicious product that is also very seasonable and in Spain you can only find them in the market during the months of spring and summer. Fried in tempura or stuffed with cheese, you are sure to surprise your guests.
Are there any special summer fruits in your country?
Marta
Marta is the founder of ForeverBarcelona. She is a passionate tour guide that loves Barcelona and loves writing too. She is the main author of our Blog, and is committed to sharing her knowledge about Barcelona and her best tips with our readers.
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