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Ingredient Of The Day: Rice Paddy Herb
Rice Paddy Herb has a musty-citrus-pungent-tart flavor. Because of its strong flavor, use sparingly in curry dishes and Indian dishes, soup, stew, stir-fry, and in a salad.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Chocolate
Happy Valentine’s Day! Chocolate is used in many desserts like Pot de Crème, cakes, Chocolate Candy and a lot of baked goods but it is also used in savory cooking for sauces and Mole.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Vietnamese Coriander
Vietnamese Coriander, aka Asian Water Coriander, Rau Ram, and Vietnamese Cilantro, is an herb that is used in Asian cooking and has an aromatic-grassy-minty-musty-pungent flavor. Use for a garnish, in Pesto Sauce, relish, salsa, sauce, stir-fry, and salad.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Loquat
The Loquat, or Japanese Plum, is a small orange fruit with a floral-tart-slightly sweet flavor. Use it for out-of-hand-eating, in a salad, or for a chutney or sauce.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Rangpur Lime
The Rangpur Lime, aka Mandarin Lime, has an acidic-aromatic-citrus-fruity flavor and is used for its juice and zest to flavor dishes and sauces. Use in Ceviche, Seafood Crudo, vinaigrette, cocktails, and to infuse liquids and liquors.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Treviso
Treviso, aka Radicchio di Treviso, is a leaf vegetable that can be used cooked and raw. It has a vegetal-slightly bitter flavor and can be used in salad, for stew, vegetable side dish, and as a braising green.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Taro Root
Taro Root is a starchy tuber with a mild-earthy-nutty flavor. Peel the skin and use in soup, stew, stir-fry, and vegetable side dish.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Gin
Gin, aka Genever or Genièvre, is a spirit traditionally made with Juniper Berry and other botanicals like citrus, flowers, other spices, and sometimes Cucumber. It has a floral-astringent-slightly spicy-slightly bitter flavor. For culinary purposes it can be used in sauces or maybe a Granita to top Oysters but usually it used for cocktails like the …
Ingredient Of The Day: Sir Prize Avocado
Sir Prize Avocado is a variety of avocado that is medium to large in size. They have a buttery-earthy-fruity-nutty flavor and creamy-oily texture. Use for salad, sandwich, Guacamole, sushi, vinaigrette, and a chilled avocado soup.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Mâche
Mâche, aka Corn Salad, Field Lettuce, Field Salad, and Lamb’s Lettuce, is a delicate salad green with a mild-vegetal-slightly sweet flavor and crisp-tender-slimy texture. Use in salads and as a garnish.…