Bletting: How To Enjoy The UK's 'Thoroughly Forgotten' Fruits

The slightly disgusting process is a transformative delight.

I know these things aren’t objective, but come on – autumn has to be the best season, right? There are the crunchy ruby leaves, the cosy evenings in and, if you’re a gardener, a welcome glut of well-earned fruit and veg.

Apples, beetroots, carrots, potatoes and plenty more are at their delicious best once the season starts. But if you’re not “bletting”, you might be missing out on some of the UK’s more forgotten ancient fruits (including those that thrive in the quieter winter months).

Take medlars, for instance, best harvested in November. Cambridge’s Pembroke College, which boasts its own medlar tree, said the fruit “once held a place in English medieval culinary traditions on account of [its] warmly sweet flavour........

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