Colours by Europe | EU Fruit & Vegetables

Fruit & Vegetables

From the Arctic coast to the Mediterranean, from valleys to mountains, Europe’s landscape is populated with a rainbow of red, green, yellow, orange and pink fruit and vegetables. When selecting EU fruit or vegetables, you can be sure that they have been harvested under the ideal seasonal climate, soil and cultivation conditions of a specific part of Europe. EU standards also regulate the use of pesticides, antibiotics and other chemical methods for safe and organic cultivation.

Latvijas Lielie Pelēkie Zirņi PDO

Latvijas lielie pelēkie zirņi PDO are dried Latvian grey peas of the ‘Retrija’ variety. These peas have an especially large, coarse seed with a marbled pattern that give them a greyish tinge. When boiled they have a soft, floury consistency and a mild yet distinct flavour, which comes from the skin.

Apples

Poland’s association with apples dates back to the 12th Century when Cistercian monks created the first orchards. Since then, Poland has become the largest apple producing country in Europe, thanks to the region's particularly favourable climatic conditions. Crunchy apples of all colours from deep red through to green are produced, with distinctive flavours and aromas.

Apples

The region around Lake Constance in Germany is famous for its rolling orchards and the numerous types of apples grown there. It is one of the world’s best climatic growing areas for aromatic fruit. More than 250,000 tonnes of apples are harvested every year on around 7000 hectares of cultivated land.

Kolokasi Sotiras /Κολοκάσι Σωτήρας PDO

Kolokasi Sotiras PDO, known as Cyprus taro, is a root vegetable grown in Cyprus. Shaped like a spinning top and similar in size to a potato, it is hard with a rough brown exterior and smooth white interior.

Lingonberries

The lingonberry is a small, red, juicy berry that grows throughout Finland – it is in fact the most common shrubs to be found in Finnish forests. It yields the largest crop of all the wild berries and on average about 250 million kilos of lingonberries will ripen every year. Of this, about 30-40 million kilos will get picked.

Kiwi Latina PDO

Kiwi Latina PDO is a fresh fruit produced in the provinces of Latina and Rome in Italy. Like other kiwis, it is oval, with a brown hairy exterior, and green flesh inside which is dotted with small black seeds. It has a characteristic acidic sweet flavour and a fruity aroma.

Cerise des coteaux du Ventoux PGI

Cerise des coteaux du Ventoux PGI are handpicked cherries from the foothills of the Mont Ventoux Mountain in southern France. The cherries are deep red in colour and are quite large in size – at least 24mm.

Kiwi de Corse PGI

Kiwi de Corse PGI is a French variety of hand picked kiwi fruit which comes from small orchards in the Haute-Corse region of Corsica. The fruit is oval, has brown hairy skin, and when opened has bright green flesh dotted with tiny black seeds.

Westlandse Druif PGI

Westlandse druif PGI are grapes from the Westland region of South Holland in the Netherlands. A small oval-shaped fruit, the colour ranges from deep blue to a whitish green. They have a distinctive aroma and are renowned for their shapely clusters ; the flesh is juicy and firm, with a fresh, sweet taste.

Rodi Ermionis / Ρόδι Ερμιόνης PDO

Rodi Ermionis PDO is a variety of pomegranate from the Ermionida region in Greece. The fruit is round and the colour of the peel varies from pale yellow, pink to red. Inside, it has pink seeds that are soft and chewy. The fruit itself is sweet and juicy.

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