What a turnip: Foodies will savour the news that crooked, bent or twisted fruit and vegetables which are perfectly edible will be back on the menu across Europe.

"This marks the new dawn for the curvy cucumber and the nobbly carrot," said EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel. "We simply don't need to regulate this. In these days of high food prices and general economic difficulties, consumers should be able to choose from the widest range of products possible."