Fingerlime
Sanne Vermeulen2023-11-30T11:13:51+01:00Finger limes can best be described as citrus caviar. Juice bursts from the tiny pearls when bitten, resulting in a fresh-sour taste.
Etrog
Wanja Engbersen2023-10-30T14:17:15+01:00This gigantic lemon is very special! Etrog lemons are sometimes 5 times larger than normal lemons. The distinctive thick skin is yellow and fragrant with a thick white mesocarp underneath and the flesh is light green. Etrog plays an important ritual role in the Jewish feast of tabernacles.
Dates Hayani
Rianne Haaring2024-03-07T07:19:23+01:00Hayani dates are frozen immediately after they have been harvested. The date is firmer and less sweet than Medjoul dates.
Sharon fruit
Sanne Vermeulen2024-04-30T11:12:19+02:00Sharon fruit is a cheerful, orange fruit with sweet, juicy flesh and a fairly firm skin. It's a brother of kaki fruit, but flatter. However, you can only eat kaki fruit when the fruit is nicely ripened, but you don't have to wait for that with sharon fruit, they are always delicious! Sharon fruit also looks a bit like an orange tomato, but with a taste that resembles an apricot or mango.
Tree ripened mango
Sanne Vermeulen2024-03-18T15:11:14+01:00The mango has many varieties and is therefore available in many different flavors and shapes. Keith and Kent mangoes are the most famous. Most mangoes are picked unripe and are ripened at the destination, but there are also so-called tree-ripened mangoes. The growers take some more time prior to harvesting as these mangoes ripen in their natural environment on the tree. As a result these mango’s have the perfect smell, texture & taste. Besides that they are full of vitamins and other nutritions. In our opinion, these mangoes are the tastiest.
Medjoul date
Sanne Vermeulen2024-03-07T07:19:56+01:00Medjoul dates are the fruits of the date palm that are dried after harvesting. A Medjoul date is the king of dates and a delicious treat. They are bigger, softer and more flavorful than most dates.
Lychee
Sanne Vermeulen2021-08-16T08:02:47+02:00Lychees have a red, firm skin. During ripening, the lychee changes color from pink-red to red-brown and when it is ripe, you can peel the fruit and a delicious, glassy white fruit appears with a seed in it. Lychees are juicy and deliciously sweet in taste.
Fleur de Courgette
Sanne Vermeulen2024-02-23T09:43:20+01:00Beautiful, yellow flowers bloom from the zucchini plant. The male flower consists of a stalk and a flower.
Barhi date
Wanja Engbersen2024-03-07T07:19:57+01:00The Barhi date is named after the hot Arabian wind, which is called “barh”. The Barhi is not dried and has a sweet, juicy taste, which is fresher than a dried date.
Mango
Sanne Vermeulen2023-08-31T13:52:55+02:00The mango has many varieties and appears in many different flavours and shapes. The most famous mango’s are Keith and Kent mangoes. But Tommy Atkins, Palmer, Aya and Shelley are also delicious varieties. It takes a while till the unripe mango could be eaten. Fortunately, that is the reason why Bud Holland sells ready to eat mangoes! These Readylicious® mangoes are delicious right away. They are grown, transported and pampered according to the Ripe & Ready method.
Red pitahaya
Sanne Vermeulen2023-02-28T13:58:42+01:00This beautiful, scaly cactus fruit is one of the pitahaya brothers; also called “dragon fruit”. The inside of the pitahaya consist of red, slightly sweet and aromatic pulp. The seeds provide a tasty, crunchy texture.
Sweetie
Wanja Engbersen2023-09-29T09:22:10+02:00This citrus fruit looks a bit like a green grapefruit but is slightly larger and a lot sweeter. The Sweetie has a thick green-yellow skin and the flesh has a light yellow color. The taste is very sweet and owes it the name Sweetie.
Orri mandarin
Wanja Engbersen2023-03-09T09:24:18+01:00Orri's are famous and very tasty mandarins (according to many even the best!), which originated from a selection of the very best mandarins. This makes Orris simply irresistible, with its delicious, juicy flesh and a sweet taste. Orri is virtually seedless and is a good variety to extend the season of easy-peelers.
Limequat
Wanja Engbersen2023-02-15T12:33:58+01:00A limequat is essentially a cross between a kumquat and a lime. You can eat this small, green citrus fruit with the skin and all and the taste is just like you are used to from a regular lime: sour and a bit bitter.
Kumquat
Wanja Engbersen2024-03-26T14:57:50+01:00Kumquats are small citrus fruits that can be eaten in whole even the skin! The taste of the skin is sweet, slightly bitter and is delicious in combination with the sour pulp. Cut them into slices for a salad or eat them as a healthy snack.
Grapefruit
Wanja Engbersen2023-02-15T12:38:16+01:00Grapefruit is a cross between a grapefruit and an pomelo. For those who appreciate a bit of bitterness, the grapefruit is a delicious piece of fruit. The citrus fruit has a yellow to orange-coloured skin with a pink blush and the flesh is red, pink or white.
Buddha hand
Wanja Engbersen2023-09-19T15:55:45+02:00Buddha hand (also called Buddha fingers) is a special name for a special looking fruit. A kind of lemon 'gone wild'. It has a sweet, lemony aroma and no juice or pulp. The mild-tasting white part of the Buddha hand is not bitter, unlike most citrus fruits.
Pomegranate
Wanja Engbersen2024-04-04T10:16:59+02:00The pomegranate looks like a large, pinkish-red apple with a leathery skin. When you break or cut the pomegranate, you will see the countless red seeds.
Figs
Stefan Warbout2024-03-18T15:36:54+01:00Figs are a real delicacy! They combine wonderfully with savory products such as cheese or raw ham. Figs are so-called false fruits: formed from the base of the flower and the flower. The seeds, the skin and the pulp are edible.
Avocado
Wanja Engbersen2022-12-20T10:08:02+01:00The immensely popular avocado with its creamy flesh and slightly nut-like taste is a true friend to everyone. But it sometimes takes a while before you can enjoy this pleasure . Fortunately, we have Readylicious® avocados. These avocados are delicious from right away. They are ready to eat and therefor to enjoy today. That's because they have been grown, transported and pampered according to our Ripe & Ready concept.
Oregano
Stefan Warbout2023-02-21T16:00:06+01:00Oregano has a delicious, herbal flavour that is widely used in the Italian cuisine. Oregano is an essential ingredient in the famous Italian herb mix.
Sorrel
Stefan Warbout2023-02-27T16:02:32+01:00Sorrel tastes a bit sour. This is because the herb grows on acidic soil.
Thyme
Stefan Warbout2023-02-27T16:06:50+01:00Thyme consist of a sprig with tiny, delicious smelling leaves. Due to this fresh scent, thyme is widely used in the soap industry and also processed into cough syrup. However, thyme tastes best in soups, sauces and pasta!
Sage
Stefan Warbout2023-02-21T16:16:22+01:00Sage is an herb with soft leaves. The color of the leaves are silver-green and feel velvety soft. The taste of sage is typical and unique and therefore difficult to describe. It can best be described as warm, spicy and slightly bitter.
Rosemary
Stefan Warbout2023-02-21T16:06:08+01:00One of the advantages of rosemary is that it does not lose its taste quickly, so you can easily cook it in dishes without losing flavour. Rosemary smells wonderfully fresh and herbal and is popular in the Italian and Mediterranean cuisine.
Mint
Stefan Warbout2023-02-21T15:57:35+01:00Mint is a well-known herb that is popular due to its menthol flavour and wonderful scent. For example, mint is often used to make mint tea and is widely used in desserts. It also tastes delicious in all kinds of oriental, savoury dishes.
Marjoram
Stefan Warbout2023-02-21T15:53:21+01:00Marjoram is also called “real marjoram”. It is a herb that is often used to prepare sausages. And for that reason, the herb also has the nickname “sausage herb”. It is a regular ingredient in the traditional Turkish cuisine and has a slightly bitter and strong taste.
Lovage
Stefan Warbout2024-03-25T10:23:26+01:00Lovage is also known as Maggi herb, because the typical scent is comparable to the traditional Dutch Maggi aroma. Lovage tastes savoury and salty, which makes it a healthy salt substitute.
Coriander
Stefan Warbout2023-02-21T15:13:30+01:00Coriander: you hate it, or you love it. One person cannot get enough of it, while the other thinks it tastes like soap. How this is possible, seems to be determined in our genes. For coriander lovers the herb has a typically fresh and still sweet flavour.
Chervil
Stefan Warbout2023-02-21T15:10:33+01:00Chervil is a little brother of parsley and coriander. Chervil tastes fresh and slightly sweet; a combination of parsley and anise. Chervil consist of beautiful, fine leaves which contain a lot of aroma.
Tarragon
Stefan Warbout2023-02-21T15:08:50+01:00Tarragon is one of the most popular herbs worldwide. It has elongated leaves that taste like anise. It is an indispensable ingredient in the French cuisine. It is also famous for the fact that tarragon is the main ingredient of Béarnaise sauce.
Dill
Wanja Engbersen2022-12-20T11:09:06+01:00Dill is a herb with fine needle-like leaves. This herb has a refined taste. Dill is very popular in the Scandinavian cuisine
Lemon thyme
Stefan Warbout2023-02-21T16:11:06+01:00Back in the days, lemon thyme was used as a natural air freshener because of its delicious, fresh lemon scent. The taste is similar to that of regular thyme, but with a hint of lemon. You can make delicious lemon tea of the lemon thyme.
Lemon balm
Stefan Warbout2023-02-15T11:32:09+01:00Lemon balm is a lemon smelling and tasting plant that mainly occurs in Southern Europe. The taste and aroma of lemon makes this herb extremely suitable for a delicious herbal tea. It is said that lemon balm can have a calming effect and help people who have trouble falling asleep.
Chives
Stefan Warbout2023-02-20T16:15:06+01:00Chives have a delicious onion-like flavour. Therefore, the plant belongs to the leek family and is related to bulbous plants such as onion, leek and garlic. Chives add a lot of colour and flavour to dishes.
Basil
Stefan Warbout2023-05-23T15:28:47+02:00Basil is a popular herb. This wonderfully smelling herb plays the leading role in the Italian cuisine. It's name can be found in ancient Greek, where it means something like “the king of herbs” and for a good reason!
Red basil
Stefan Warbout2023-02-21T16:04:14+01:00Red basil is a variety of the green basil. The leaves are strikingly dark purple to red. Although the taste is similar, the dark colour provides an extra flavour dimension.
Samphire
Stefan Warbout2023-02-15T16:49:59+01:00Samphire does not grow in the sea, but in the transition zone of salt water and land. The tubular, green stems have a fine, salty taste which makes it an ideal product to make dishes with fish, shellfish or crustaceans.
Habanero pepper
Wanja Engbersen2023-02-20T16:07:12+01:00This spicy pepper is one of the hotter peppers. Habanero peppers can be red, yellow and orange coloured. They look a bit like a mini capsicums in shape, but it's better not to mix these two up ?
Shallot
Wanja Engbersen2023-02-20T15:47:38+01:00The shallot is a famous onion variety known for its refined taste. The difference with the onion is that they taste sweeter and finer. A shallot is small and oval shaped and has a red skin. Warning... With shallots you have an even bigger chance of tears while chopping...
Franceline potatoes
Wanja Engbersen2023-02-06T16:11:15+01:00This potato has a long and irregular shape and is therefore more difficult to peel, but the taste it worth the trouble!
Ratte potatoes
Sanne Vermeulen2023-01-10T10:36:55+01:00The potato is long and irregular in shape and therefore more difficult to peel, but the taste makes up for it! The potato is waxy and has a chestnut flavour.
Yellow zucchini
Wanja Engbersen2023-02-15T12:44:39+01:00The yellow zucchini is a long shaped vegetable with a beautiful yellow skin. The pulp has a lighter and whiter colour than the green zucchini, but tastes exactly the same.
