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Cherries $7.99/kg @ Big Watermelon, Bushy Park [Wantirna, VIC]

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Cherries $7.99/kg @ Big Watermelon, Bushy Park [Wantirna, VIC]
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$16.90/kg @ Woolworths

$11.87/kg @ Coles

1161 High Street Road, Wantirna South, VIC, 3152

Look for bright red shiny-skinned cherries. Their stems should be intact and they should feel slightly heavy for their size. Avoid any soft or wrinkled looking cherries. Store cherries in the fridge for up to 4 to 5 days. Remove them from the fridge 30 minutes before serving as their flavour is enhanced when they are eaten at room temperature. Wash cherries with their stalks still on (this prevents water from penetrating the fruit). Serve as they are or remove stalks and stones if using in cooking.

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  • tightarse on 20/12/2016 - 18:57
    +2

    Gee those cherries look good. Hoping someone can comment on the taste :)

  • anastasiastarz on 20/12/2016 - 19:08

    Bright or dark, which is better?

    • Skramit on 20/12/2016 - 19:23
      +8

      I prefer dark. Usually sweeter and juicier.

      • tassieeagle on 20/12/2016 - 21:08

        Look up a variety called Kordia, they are the best. Hard to come by though, not many people growing them

      • xuqi on 20/12/2016 - 22:45

        I prefer the mark varieties, but he much lighter ones are good too. Don't dig the locally available ones though as their taste is quite bland.

        Examples of the light/mark nice cherries below:
        http://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s480x480/e15/13…

        • [Deactivated] on 20/12/2016 - 23:29

          Those 'light' coloured cherries are marketed as 'white' cherries in some places.

          Found them to be much sweeter generally than the usual red ones, which can sometimes be tart.

  • garage sale on 20/12/2016 - 19:15

    Hmm does Coles Price Match like westfarmers other brand Bunnings does ?

    • sween64 on 20/12/2016 - 20:39

      No.

  • kahn on 20/12/2016 - 19:53

    As an alternative, you can buy imported frozen cherries for about $8/kg from Colesworths.

    • sween64 on 20/12/2016 - 20:40
      +10

      They've got nothing on local fresh cherries!

    • [Deactivated] on 20/12/2016 - 23:30
      +1

      Frozen vs. fresh are so different, they might as well be completely different, unrelated fruit.

      But they can be nice and are good for what they are. They make a nice frozen treat… but taste wise they're no substitute for fresh.

    • SupeNintendoChalmers on 21/12/2016 - 09:20
      +1

      Do they come with free Hepatitis?

  • frowny on 20/12/2016 - 19:57
    -1

    They are pretty mediocre. The good ones were 24kg each.

    • Zak on 20/12/2016 - 20:22
      +12

      Holy crap. Those must've been some HUGE cherries!

      • kahn on 20/12/2016 - 20:53
        +3

        Probably from cancer.

        • Zak on 20/12/2016 - 22:38

          Lol… knew exactly what that would be before clicking it.

  • eatwell365 on 20/12/2016 - 20:19
    +2

    it is so easy to eat a kg but so much hard work to pick.

  • djmm on 20/12/2016 - 21:03
    +1

    These small juicy balls of joy are pretty cheap

  • tassieeagle on 20/12/2016 - 21:07

    Crikey are they even ripe? Not very red looking at that picture

  • Bren20 on 20/12/2016 - 23:21

    I picked cherries over a few summers, and I've never been able to find cherries if the same quality as the ones I picked. Does anyone know or where to buy high quality cherries, the ones I picked were regularly 50¢ piece size, way bigger than the 20¢ piece size you see in supermarkets and greengrocers

    • anastasiastarz on 21/12/2016 - 01:23

      Oh where, was it a farm? Or did you work there? I worked at a food awards night Coles provided fruit to bring home, and it was a premium quality like I've never seen anywhere except those crazy expensive organic stores.

    • Meconium on 21/12/2016 - 12:18

      We export the best ones.

      • Bren20 on 21/12/2016 - 12:57

        yeah, i do remember rumours that the cherries were exported to Italy. Surely some of the top quality ones stay around

  • Senatekill on 21/12/2016 - 07:40
    +2

    I went to Wandin last week to pick cherries. There was over a 1000 people. 4 of us paid 12 dollars entry and $12 per kg to take them out….yes, we pay to pick cherries and now the fruit shop down the road is selling for $8!!!! bargain

    • deek on 22/12/2016 - 13:27
      +1

      To be fair, the cherries you picked would have been much better than these at $8/kg. Plus, you get to eat cherries while you're picking, though that's probably why the orchard charges an entry fee.

  • lindol on 21/12/2016 - 16:49

    just be aware that the cherries are kinda small…the taste is very bland….they are half the size of the cherries you buy at coles or safeway

  • Senatekill on 21/12/2016 - 19:07

    I went there this morning and i can say there were no cherries $8 a kg…

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