Director Sara Sweet
of Bishop's School

Organic Yellow Pea Shoots
This product is organically grown.
Specialty Produce is certified to handle organics.
Our California registration number is: 37-1293 Organically grown.
Inventory, 3 lbs : 0
This item was last sold on : 10/30/09

Grower

Sun Grown Organic

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Seasons/Availability
Pea Sprouts are available year round.

Current Facts
Relatively new, this youthful sprout is expected to be sprouting up everywhere. Chefs love its vivid cheerful color in their creative preparations. Today's concept of lighter and healthier eating in America has provided the need and demand for healthy nutritious products to be available in our marketplace. Popular sprouts are one of these food products gaining popularity in American cuisine. A favored ingredient, sprouts have been long appreciated in Asian cuisine.

Description/Taste
Delicate, deliciously crisp and about three to four inches long, organic yellow pea shoots include the thin, tender tendrils or vines and the leaves growing at the very top of the sugar snap pea plant. A reminiscent taste of summer, these striking shoots' unique flavor is said to be a deliciously mild pea flavor, maybe even offering a soft kiss of watercress flavor.

Nutritional Value
Sprouts are a good source of protein and vitamin C.

Applications
Tender and delicate, add this organic sprout's tasty and crunchy sweet presence to stir-fries the final moment. Their sunny color holds up well, cooked or raw. Ginger and garlic enhance flavor. Use fresh in mixed green salads. Use as decorative, edible garnish for most anything. Wash well just before using. Best used the day of purchase, refrigerate only a day or two.

Ethnic/Cultural Info
Dau miu, pronounced dow MEW, is the Cantonese name for pea shoots. Asian dishes love this sprout.

Geography/History
This sunshine bright organic sprout loves basking in the climate of southern California. Locally grown at Sun Grown Organic Distributors, Inc., located at San Diego, California, CEO Robin Taylor is committed to food safety and has been since 1984. Providing top quality products year round, this renowned grower diligently maintains his company's consistent and superior high standards for cleaning and packaging spring-fresh edibles. A market leader in the community, Specialty Produce strongly supports and proudly promotes our local growers, farmers, ranchers and the valuable California farming industry. Enjoying a very long history, sprouts have been used both nutritionally and medicinally for centuries. History records claim ancient Chinese physicians used sprouts for curing ailments over five thousand years ago. Even though sprouts have been around a long time, it took many centuries to recognize and appreciate their nutritional benefits.