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Ingredient Of The Day: Korean Melon
The Korean Melon is a refreshing and sweet melon similar to a Honeydew Melon and is best for out-of-hand eating. One of many varieties of sweet and floral tasting melons with a firm-juicy texture. Can also be used for a cold dessert soup, fruit dish, Prosciutto And Melon or salad. Underripe Korean melons can be …
Ingredient Of The Day: Savoy Spinach
Savoy Spinach is a crinkly-crisp lettuce green that can be used raw in a salad or cooked as a braising green. It has an earthy-grassy-vegetal flavor and it is very similar to Bloomsdale Spinach.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Purple Asparagus
Purple Asparagus is similar to Green Asparagus and has a grassy-vegetal-slightly sweet flavor. Use in the same way as regular Asparagus for salad, soup, crudités, Prosciutto Crudo, Risotto, and pasta dish.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Puntarelle
Puntarelle, aka Puntarella Chicory, is a green that can be used cooked or raw. It has a slightly bitter-peppery flavor and crisp-tender texture. Use the green in a salad, soup, stew, or braise them for a vegetable side dish.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Pea Tendril
The Pea Tendril or Pea Green is the leafy part that sprouts from the pea pods. They have a sweet-vegetal flavor and crisp-tender texture and can be used as a garnish, in Pesto Sauce, salad, and stir-fry.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Honey Tangerine
The Honey Tangerine, aka Murcott Orange, is a sweet-juicy variety of citrus. They have a short season and they are best used for out-of-hand eating, in salad, a vinaigrette, and for cocktails.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Arugula Rapini
Arugula Rapini, aka Arugula Rabe, is the result of the wild greens maturing and become a hardier version of regular Arugula. They have a peppery-vegetal-slightly bitter flavor and because of their tough texture they should be cooked. Use in pasta dishes and Risotto, on pizza, and as a vegetable side dish.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Tamarind
Tamarind, aka Indian Date and Tamarindo, is used for flavoring dishes such as chutney, curry, jam, preserves, sauce, soup, and stews. It has an acidic-sour sweet flavor when it is young and a slightly sweet flavor when it matures. Peel the brittle pod and remove the pulp and cover with boiling water and then make …
Ingredient Of The Day: Centennial Kumquat
The Centennial Kumquat is a variety of Kumquat with a fruity-sour-tart-slightly sweet flavor. Use for baked goods and desserts, compote, jam, preserves, and cocktails.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Purple Gem Lettuce
Purple Gem Lettuce, aka Purple Little Gem Lettuce, is a salad green with a vegetal-slightly sweet flavor and crisp-crunchy texture. Use for salad, sandwiches, and as a garnish.…