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Chinese lantern. A relation of the physalis or cape gooseberry, this is a red fruit held in a papery red, lantern-shaped case, native to western Europe. It is mainly used for decorative purposes or for preserves and sauces.
The common flounder with dark skin above and firm white flesh, fished in the Atlantic Ocean off the eastern seaboard of North America. In New England the name blackback flounder is given to these fish when they are under 1.35 kg (3 lbs). If they are heavier than that they are called lemon sole, which is completely different from what is called lemon sole in the United Kingdom.
A name for French Crab, a green variety of cooking apple with spots of russet which was probably introduced commercially to England from France in the late 18th Century. It has very good keeping properties and cooks down to a sharply flavoured purée. This late-season variety is harvested from mid-October in South-East England and is at its best from December to June the following year.
A variety of crisp, conical yellow eating apple with a soft pink blush, raised at the Scientific Institute of Horticulture in Kiev and introduced commercially in 1968. This late-season variety is harvested from mid-October and is at is best from December to March.
Shiitake mushrooms, which may be grilled or used in soups and stews. In Russia they are frequently pickled.
