Recently Foraged Ingredients: Vol. 19

In this edition of Recently Foraged Ingredients we have a new list of unusual and hard to find items as well as some produce that is coming into season. These are some of the fun ingredients that’s out there so talk to your vendors and farmers to see what is available in your area.

Summer ingredients has started so look for the many different varieties of stone fruit, melons, and summer squash, with tomato and fig season starting. Berries are still everywhere and corn is gearing up for the 4th of July.

Here are the items we have found recently from farmers, farmers markets, and specialty vendors in Northern California and from our trip to New Orleans (click to see list):

Fresh Vegetables

• Walla Walla Onions
• French Purple Filet Beans
• Gillogly Avocados
• Baby Fava Beans
• Creole Tomatoes
• Sunflower Petals
• Sunflower Buds
• Sunflower Heart

Fruit

• Forelle Pears (pictured)
• Marionberry
• Fonzy Melons
• Honey Kiss Melon
• Shiro Plum
• Greengage Plum
• Mango Nectarine
• Red Velvet Apricots

Misc.

• Wild Pecan Rice