Produce

Asparagus is a perennial vegetable native to the Eastern Mediterranean. The name asparagus comes from the Greek language meaning 'sprout' or 'shoot'.

Beets come in a few different shapes and jewel-like colors.  The most remarkable being the Chioggia beet with its red and white striped, or bulls-eye, cross section.

Black garlic is sweet meets savory, a perfect mix of molasses-like richness and tangy garlic undertones.

Broccoli is the dense, unopened budding sprouts of a member of the cabbage family. Broccoli belongs to the same family as kohlrabi, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, collard greens, and all the cabbages.

Resembling a cross between broccoli and cauliflower, Romanesco is a compact head of beautiful lime green florets attached to a cluster of stalks.

Nantes are a French heirloom variety with an almost perfectly cylindrical shape, rounded at the top and root ends, and are distinctly sweeter than other carrots.

Large, tight cauliflower heads are surrounded by dark green leaves.

Cauliflower and broccoli are the same species and have very similar structures.

A hearty green and relative of beets, most varieties have wavy, ruffled, dark green leaves growing from a pale white rib.

What food is more synonymous with summer than freshly picked corn on the cob? Corn grows in "ears," each of which is covered in almost uniform rows of tightly packed kernels (a single ear of corn can contain up to 400 kernels).

Slicing cucumbers, or garden cucumbers, are 6-10 inches long with smooth, dark green skins with a crisp, crunchy texture and a mild, refreshing flavor.

There are many shapes, sizes and colors of eggplant. They may be green, purple, white striped with red or lavender. The Asian varieties are slender and elongated while the North American and European varieties are oval and elongated.

Think of fava greens as fava-flavored spinach, with thicker leaves and a mildly sweet flavor and buttery texture.

This primitive looking member of the mustard family has a unique flavor and is virtually odorless until cut open or grated. Once grated, fresh horseradish has a distinct bite similar to that of prepared horseradish..

This sweet, delicately flavored vegetable, related to onion and garlic family, has an edible 6-10 inch blanched, white stalk.  The tough, strappy, green leaves should be trimmed away, leaving the pale green and beautiful white stalk. 

The Meyer is most likely a cross between a lemon and a mandarin.  Meyer lemons are yellow and rounder than a true lemon.

Mandarins are mostly seedless and have loose and sometimes puffy orange skin that is very easy to peel.  They have a rich, tart-sweet flavor.

This Brassica, related to the mustard family, has serrated, dark green leaves with a narrow white stalk and can be described as having a piquant, mildly peppery and slightly spicy flavor, but subdued compared to arugula.

The Hawaiian papaya is pear shaped, weighs about a pound and has yellow skin when ripe.

Resembling a top heavy, ivory colored carrot with a sweet, nutty flavor, parsnips are a traditional winter vegetable. Cold weather is responsible for the flavor as the cold turns the starches into sugars.

Sometimes confused with Pea Sprouts, Pea Shoots are the edible leaves and flowers of the Pea plant.

The pummelo is a large oversized sweet, mild grapefruit, weighing 2-3 pounds each with thick skin, white flesh and tart flavor. It has very little, or none, of the common grapefruit's bitterness, but the pith around the segments is bitter.

The "standard" variety of radicchio is deep red in color with white veins, round, tight heads and firm leaves.

This wild onion grows from Canada to the Carolinas and resembles a scallion with broad leaves.

Rutabagas have smooth, sweet flesh and are sharply flavored when raw, but tamed when cooked.

This sweet, heirloom variety has a deeper and more interesting flavor than the standard flat leaf spinach. Each leaf is heavily crinkled, giving it a heartier texture.

A freshly picked strawberry is brilliantly shiny and plump with a bright green top still attached.

The turnip is a member of the cabbage family. The most common turnip roots grow to the size of a baseball and are a reddish-pink at the top. Other varieties being grown may be purple, white and gold.

These are great all-purpose potatoes, known for their yellow flesh, creamy texture, and buttery flavor.