spaghetti squash. I have never tried this variety until now. I like their mild sweetness. beet greens and arugula. My family eats predominantly asian greens, so these are a refreshing change in taste.

Lychee fruit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychee). While commonly found at most Asian markets when in season, they had them on sale at a large chain market (I'm assuming because they mistakenly ordered them or got a deal on them), so we picked up a few. We had tasted lychee fruit mixed in things before (Ramune lychee soda, jelly, candies, etc.), but never fresh. They were surprisingly easy to peel and wonderfully sweet. The flavor can't really be compared to anything, but the texture is like that of a peeled grape. Definitely would be right at home in a fruit salad.

I just had my first ever donut peach! It was very juicy and sweet with a thin skin that's edible. It has a white interior and a small stone. Give it a try!

since joining my local food co-op i've had access to all sorts of amazing and new (to me) produce - rolly poly and patty pan squash, lemongrass, garlic scapes, persimmons, fiddlehead ferns, daikon... i work in checkout so i get to learn all about the fruits and veggies people are buying. it's a great way to get recipe ideas!

Emma, funny you mentioned eggplant. I was so taken aback by a pile of Fairy Tale eggplant (that's their name, seriously) that I brought them home all whilst forgetting that I really, really don't like eggplant.

And I literally just saw the Chinese long beans at the Union Sq. Greenmarket but had no idea what to do with them!

Although I instantly want to try any food that is new or unfamiliar to me I can't think of any new fruits or veggies that I've tried all too recently. I think fresh rambutan was the last new fruit I tried and poona kheera cucumbers have me over the moon but both are discoveries from a few years ago.

However, I did learn about a new fruit which has me extremely intrigued: medlars.
Plant of the Week: Medlar (SF Chronicle)
Strange Fruit: Medlar (Dave's Garden)
Mespilus aka Medlar (Wikipedia)

This season so far, pink-eyed peas and kohlrabi have been new to me. Ground cherries were new last year, and I've gotten them in the CSA again this year, but can't say I love them yet.

I almost bought long beans myself last week!

I have become dependent on seeing sprite melons at my local grocery store-such a refreshing little thing!

Last weekend I ate my very first lychee. It was like eating a delicious eyeball.

I envy anybody who has yet to try ground cherries; you are in for a real treat! Tried huckleberry (jam) for the first time this season, amazing. Also, I love saskatoon berries but those are hard to find.

Veggies; leaf broccoli, some of the heirloom onion varieties, fava beans (new to me this year), and tomatillos have all become favourites.

@Mskapay -- you have me looking forward to trying ground cherries! And in MN saskatoons grow wild and are often called serviceberries or juneberries. I love them too!

I've just tried Monstera Deliciosa for the first time. When I saw it in the grocery store, I just knew I had to buy it. It definitely adds something interesting to the fruit salad!

I recently tried a new vegetable that has about a million names! According to Wikipedia: chayote (Sechium edule) is also known as christophene, vegetable pear, mirliton, christophine (in France), chouchoute (in Vanuatu), choko (in Australia and New Zealand), starprecianté, citrayota, citrayote (Ecuador and Colombia), chuchu (Brazil), chow chow (India), cho cho (Jamaica), Sayote (Philippines) ,güisquil (Guatemala, El Salvador), or pear squash.

It is delicious. I've made it curries, salads, stuffed. Amazing.

Honeydew nectarines, King Midas plums. Not new fruit, but varieties I'd never seen before. Both sunny, yellow, sweet, and delicious!

I've gotten a couple new-to-me varieties of cucumber in my CSA share this year, and also discovered a few new types of squash thanks to my local farmers market (avocado squash is delicious, for the record).

I tried marionberries today. I was apprehensive because I don't like raspberries, but I love blackberries, and I love marionberries, too! They're a bit sweeter than blackberries and don't have crunchy seeds in them.

I tried donut peaches at the farmers market on Saturday!

I got some fennel in my CSA box a couple of weeks ago and tried it in a pasta recipe. Just loved it and wound up passing on the recipe to a friend last night (she didn't know what to do with fennel, either).

I tried garlic scapes, garlic spears, and fresh garbanzo beans for the first time this year; all were delicious!

I got to try purplr potatoes! I loved the color and the ever so slight sweetness to it. I tried logan fruit which is very similar to lychee, but i personally like lychee more. I wish i could get my hands on passionfruit in Georgia.

Gah purple not purplr stupid finger.

I have tried lots of new types of squash and rhubarb this year for the first time and loved them all! I've also been experimenting a lot more with baking after spending a year and a half without an oven...

Armenian cucumbers! Like Persian cukes but much longer, curvier, and bumpier. They make me long for the fuzzy-skinned cucumbers I used to get in Israel--we called them "pagoosim," but I haven't seen them anywhere outside of Israel and, once, Greece. Any leads? English name?

Garlic Tips... Delicious!

Just finished a book about the origins, history, and varieties of bananas around the world. Now I'm dying to try some of the super sweet, smaller banana types.

Avocados. While not new, I am trying to learn to like them, enjoy them more, and incorporate them into my meals. To me this is especially important since they are packed with numerous vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients and I am a fairly new vegetarian.

Not so much new, but a new way to eat it: Zucchini Pappardelle with Sweet Corn Sauce 

A bit off topic but we visited Rao's and since I'm trying to quit coffee I asked for their iced tea list - I tried Rooibos for the first time. Deeeee-liscious.

sorrel! i saw it at the garden center and thought it was pretty so i decided to buy it and stick it in a pot on my deck. it's been doing well w/ all the heat here in DC. i finally decided to be brave enough to taste it this weekend. surprisingly bright and lemony. i put some leaves in a salad last night. will prob buy a second plant next year so i'll have enough to cook with.

I've had pattypan squash, fiddlehead ferns, white raspberries, and fresh fava beans for the first time this summer!

I used to work as a cashier at Whole Foods and I've come across most of the foods above, although there are plenty of new things to look out for.

I used nettle for the first time a while ago and I absolutely hated it.

Kohlrabi. It's similar to the taste of mild cauliflower with a texture like jicama. It's so crunchy! I enjoy sliced with a mandoline and drizzed with good olive oil and a sprinkling of salt and pepper. YUM!

I tried papaya for the first time yesterday. I also got okra and turnips in my CSA box this week, and those are new to me! I hope I like them.

@Mskapay I tried my first ground cherry yesterday - strangely nutty but delicious.