{"id":82861,"date":"2014-09-26T18:37:27","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T08:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=82861"},"modified":"2014-10-07T11:22:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T01:22:18","slug":"pick-of-the-bunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/09\/26\/pick-of-the-bunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Pick Of The Bunch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>September 26, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Jason Ford<\/strong>
\nFord on Food<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I once heard a comedian joke that grapes always give you a second chance. If you bite into a bad apple, you are stuck with a bad apple. However, if you come across a bad grape, no problem, just move on to the next.<\/p>\n

Humans have cultivated grapes for thousands of years. The Romans, Greeks and Egyptians were the world\u2019s earliest cultivators of the fruit.<\/p>\n

The grape grows in clustered bunches on a woody vine.<\/p>\n

Grapes are broadly broken into two main groups: white, which are generally a pale yellow-green colour, and the black range that vary from pink, to bright red or deep purple.<\/p>\n

Many are suitable as \u2018table or eating\u2019 grapes (thin skin, low acid, plump and juicy) while others are more suited to wine production, juicing or drying. <\/p>\n

Wine grapes are often described as having a musky flavour, and can be coated in a natural powdery \u2018bloom\u2019.<\/p>\n

Some grapes contain large seeds which many people (such as my daughter) find off-putting, while other varieties are virtually seedless.<\/p>\n

They are healthy, containing Vitamin C and small amounts of other vitamins, minerals and fibre.<\/p>\n

When purchasing grapes, look for plump, firm and colourful fruit, firmly attached to a healthy green stem.<\/p>\n

Some interesting grape facts:<\/p>\n