Baby kiwis
Origin: Australia/New Zealand
Cost: Currently unavailable
Season: Early October to mid-November
Yum factor: These sweet kiwis are the size of small grapes, and the exterior is fuzz-free. Just pop the whole thing in your mouth.

Black mission figs
Origin: Temperate regions, stocks are currently from Turkey
Cost: $1.89/100g at Cold Storage, Great World City
Season: August to November
Yum factor: Larger than normal figs, these figs are prized as the cream of the crop because of their nectarine-sweet red flesh. Eat them on their own or use for tart fillings and jams.

Gooseberries
Origin: Holland
Cost: $3.50/punnet at major FairPrice outlets
Season: Year round
Yum factor: This tart berry is full of tiny seeds. While you can eat it on its own, this versatile fruit can also be made into jams or used in sauces for savoury meat dishes.

Diana watermelon
Origin: Taiwan
Cost: $2.90/kg at major FairPrice outlets, but currently all sold out
Season: End August to early September
Yum factor: It took octogenarian Chen Wun Yu, a famed Taiwanese horticulturalist, 12 years to cultivate this oblong watermelon, which has a thin yellow rind and sweet and juicy red flesh.

Kyoho grapes
Origin: Nagano, Japan
Cost: On promotion for $11.90/400g pack at Cold Storage, Parkway Parade till today
Season: July to September
Yum factor: These large plump grapes boast a sweet, wine-like taste.

Blood oranges
Origin: Australia
Cost: 87 cents/100g at Cold Storage, Great World City
Season: December to May
Yum factor: The flesh is a deep red colour, reminiscent of blood, and its rind often carries a blush of red. Juicy and sweet, they are slightly less acidic than the usual variety of oranges.

The perfect melon
Origin: Nicaragua, Honduras and the US
Cost: $7.95 at Cold Storage, Great World City
Season: August to May
Yum factor: These cantaloupes are hand-picked at peak maturity to ensure that the fruit is the sweetest possible.

Princess grapes
Origin: USA
Cost: 59 cents/100g at Cold Storage, Great World City
Season: June to November
Yum factor: Unlike the more common Thompson variety, these light green seedless grapes are generally larger, wider and more cylindrical, and have a slight wine-like flavour.

White chaunsa mango
Origin: Pakistan
Cost: $3.90/kg at FairPrice Finest
Season: July to September
Yum factor: The flesh is such a faint shade of yellow, it's almost white. It also has a honey-like sweetness and it is almost fibreless, unlike most conventional mangoes.