The Purple Ninja Radish is a small to medium sized heirloom radish with an oblong carrot like shape. They have an earthy-peppery-slightly spicy flavor and can be used for crudités, salad, stir-fry, and a vegetable side dish.…
Purple Jerusalem Artichoke, aka Purple Sunchoke, Red Jerusalem Artichoke, and Red Sunchoke, is similar to regular Jerusalem Artichoke but with a sweeter flavor. They have a nutty-slightly sweet flavor and can be braised, boiled and roasted and used for a gratin, soup, stew, vegetable side dish, or purée and use as a substitute for mashed potatoes.…
Verjus, aka Verjuice or Verjuis, is a beverage made from unripe grapes. It has an acidic-floral-sour-tart flavor and is used as a flavoring for sauce, soup, stew, and vinaigrette.…
Nagaimo, aka Chinese Yam and Korean Yam, is an Asian tuber that has a mild flavor and gelatinous-starchy texture. It is mostly used to thicken soups but it can also be added to a vegetable side dish or stir fry.…
The Beauregard Yam is a mild variety of yam with an earthy flavor and a dry-starchy texture. Use as a side dish, or for soup, stew, gratin, and tempura.…
The Black Knight Carrot is an heirloom variety of carrot with an earthy-slightly sweet flavor and crunchy texture. Use for crudités, salad, soup, stew, stir-fry, and tempura.…
Red Celery, aka Purple Celery, is similar to regular Celery but with a slightly stronger flavor. It has a salty-strong-slightly bitter flavor and a crunchy-stringy texture. Use for soup, stew, sauce, and crudités.…
The Roasted Tomato, aka Oven-Dried Tomato, is a great item to have around in the wintertime when fresh tomatoes are hard to come by. They have a tangy-slightly sweet flavor and can be added to salad, sauce, soup, stew, vinaigrette, Risotto, pasta dish, and used for a garnish.…
The Moro Blood Orange is an Italian variety of Blood Orange with a sweet-tart flavor and juicy texture. Use for a marinade, Aïoli, sauce, and vinaigrette.…
Chicory Di Castelfranco, aka Castelfranco Radicchio, is a lettuce that can be used raw and cooked. It has a slightly bitter flavor and can be used in a salad or as a braising green.…