Culinary News
Month: June 2023
Ingredient Of The Day: Fresh Wasabi Root
Fresh Wasabi Root, or Japanese Horseradish, is hard to find but worth the search. It is similar to Horseradish Root with a nutty-pungent-medium spicy flavor. Grate it and use it as a garnish, in soup, sauce, Aïoli, sushi, vinaigrette and a bloody Mary cocktail.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Sunflower Petal
The Sunflower Petal is an edible part of the sunflower plant. They have a slightly bitter-grassy-vegetal flavor and they will add a pop of color to dishes. Use sparingly in salads or for a garnish because of the slightly bitter flavor.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Black Garlic
Black Garlic, aka Fermented Garlic, is a variety of garlic that has gone through the process of fermentation to give it a smoky-strong-slightly sweet flavor. Use for soup, stew, sauce, Aïoli, vinaigrette, and most other applications that call for regular Garlic.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Betel Leaf
The Betel Leaf is used as an herb as well as a wrap to hold stuffed ingredients. They have an aromatic-musty-peppery-slightly bitter flavor. Use for soup or in Thai and Indian cuisines.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Baby Corn
Baby Corn is usually used whole by grilling, frying, sautéing, or steaming. They have a mild-slightly sweet flavor and crisp-crunchy texture and are used for soup, salad, stir-fry, tempura, and a vegetable side dish.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Pluot
The Pluot, aka Plumcot, is a plum-apricot hybrid with a sweet-fruity flavor and juicy-tender texture. Use for baked goods, dessert dishes, compote, jam, and out-of-hand eating.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Cluster Eggplant
The Cluster Eggplant is a unique variety of Eggplant that is small like a berry. They have a bitter-tart flavor and crunchy-firm texture and can be used for chutney, relish, salsa, and stew.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Mouse Melon
The Mouse Melon, aka cucamelon, Mexican miniature watermelon, Mexican sour cucumber, Mexican sour gherkin, and watermelon gherkin cucumber, are a marble sized variety of cucumber. They have an earthy-salty-tart flavor and can be used in a salad or as a garnish.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Sunflower Buds
The Sunflower Buds are sunflowers before they fully bloom. They can be sautéed or deep fried and used as a side dish. They have an astringent-floral-grassy-slightly bitter flavor with similar characteristics of the Artichoke.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Bergamot Mint
Bergamot Mint is one of the many varieties of mint. It has an astringent-citrus-smoky-minty-slightly bitter flavor and can be used for dessert dishes, garnish, and cocktails.…