Something to sprout about: brussels among Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for June

Ripe for a roasting: brussels sprouts are among the best-value vegetables in Australian supermarkets this June. Pictured: Thomasina Miers’ harissa-glazed sprouts with lemon labneh. Photograph: Yuki Sugiura/The Guardian. Food and prop styling: Aya Nishimura. Food assistant: Sophie Denmead.

Winter is officially here, and with its falling temperatures and cold snaps comes comforting seasonal favourites.

“I’m a big fennel fan,” says the owner of Biviano and Sons, John Biviano, in north-east Melbourne. “It thrives in the cold and grows wonderfully … It’s set to have a very good season.”