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Fruits and Vegetables
Andalucia is known for its year-round growing season, producing fruits and vegetables even through the winter.
Specialty farming has taken root in Andalusia - the giant strawberries of Huelva, the asparagus of Granada (D.E. Huétor-Tajar), custard apples (chirimoyas) from the south; avocados from the Málaga and Granada coasts; winter tomatoes from Almería. Sweet bell peppers (these are marketed in packets of three, red, yellow and green, so they're called semáforos, or stop-lights) plus aubergines, artichokes, and--not to forget, garlic--plus other vegetables make Andalusia a cook's cornucopia.
Fresh Strawberries from Huelva
Add to that the superb muscatel grapes grown in Málaga - which become both Málaga wine and Málaga raisins; almonds which flavour both sweet and savoury dishes; oranges and lemons and other fruits. All which flavour the local dishes.
Andalucia also has speciality agricultural growers bringing fresh organic vegetables to both the Spanish and European tables.