First fruits

I noticed this morning whilst reading the Bezirk's Magazin (a locale mag for locale people) that the "first fruits" of this years local harvest are already in. They are being promoted by the local media and local supermarkets in a way I can't imagine happening in the UK.

These "first fruits" aren't fruits at all but are actually root vegetables; radishes to be precise.

Their health virtues are extolled (a key part of your "5 a day") alongside their green credentials (being locally grown they have traveled only a short distance and therefore only have a small carbon footprint etc etc).

I think there is something quite comforting that something as unassuming as the humble radish can enjoy such adulation.