Jersey Royal Fluke is the full name of the renowned Jersey Royal new potato. It gains flavour a little later in the season.
An indeterminate variety of tomato extremely popular in Jersey. The fruits are round, orange red with fairly thin skins and good flavour.
The Jerusalem artichoke is a member of the sunflower family and the edible root resembles a knobbly potato. Jerusalem artichokes are excellent roasted in the same way as potatoes, in soups or casseroles. Lemon must be added to the water in which they are placed after peeling, as they discolour rapidly.
Opah or moonfish, also, confusingly, known as the sunfish. This can be a huge fish, up to 50 kilos in weight. We saw one in an aquarium and it looked positively prehistoric. However the meat is good, pink and firm and can be treated like tuna, eaten raw as sushi, fried or grilled or even roasted.
A medium-sized eating apple with yellowish-green skin flushed blushed with red. It was raised by Dr Alston of East Malling Research Station in Kent in 1966 as a cross between Worcester Pearmain and Starkspur Golden Delicious. It was introduced commercially commercially in 1981. This late-season variety is harvested from early October in South-East England and is at its best from October to December.
Jewfish. A type of croaker or drum. A large fish found all round the coasts of Australia usually caught on a line in estuaries and inshore habitats. The flesh is white and firm. To make life more confusing, the mulloway used to be known as both the jewfish and the kingfish!
Judas's ear fungus, often found dried. Dried or fresh they should not be fried, as they explode, but stewed with other ingredients.
