Is it just me, or is produce this year super good?

[closeupready]

I was out the other day, walking past one of the green grocers in the nabe, and saw avocados were on sale - they were deep green, soft to the touch, and I just knew they were perfect - so I bought three. Had one tonight and oh, it was just the most perfectly ripe avocado, delicious, smooth.

Then, after having a sandwich, I thought about a finishing the night with a pear that'd been sitting in my fridge for a while - peeled it, sliced, and wow, that thing almost literally melted in my mouth, so sweet and juicy!

Looking forward to the rest of the summer's bounty!

[femmocrat]

1. No complaints here!

Best part of summer is the delicious fruit.

[Boomerproud]

2. I've noticed the corn on the cob and tomatoes have been excellent this year.

That's a GOOD thing.

[vanlassie]

3. Drier conditions can concentrate flavor. Grapes are going to be awesome.

[whistler162]

4. Local cherries and Strawberries are good....

corn looks like it will be a good crop in a couple of weeks.

[DFW]

5. Most of the local fruit and veggies on Cape Cod have been great so far

We've only been here a week.

They get the cherries trucked or flown in from Washington State and Oregon, and they have been absolutely fabulous!

[MissB]

6. They fly in the cherries?

From my Oregon perspective, that just seems strange! Have you seen the new berry cherry yet, or do they only fly in the Bings and Rainiers?

[Fridays Child]

7. What is a berry cherry?

I love cherries.

[MissB]

8. It's just a new type of cherry

Sweet, lighter red than a Bing. I still prefer Bings, but it isn't a bad substitute!

[DFW]

9. Just Bings and Raniers

Haven't heard of a cherry berry (yet, anyway).

And, except for a new (to me) sort of small (but unbelievably tasty) kind of cherry a friend picked from a neighbor's garden in Belgium, the cherries from the Pacific Northwest are THE best-tasting I've had.