Produce Briefs...
White Corn
White corn is a sweet corn variety. Its ears are wrapped in tightly layered pale lime green to white husks. One ear of corn can contain up to 400 kernels growing in rows lengthwise.
Rainbow Swiss Chard
Rainbow chard, also known a 5-color silverbeet, is a tender chard variety with multi-colored stalks of yellow, white, orange pink and red.
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Seasons/Availability
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Description/Taste
Baby rainbow chard not only offers a dazzling visual effect, it delivers a milder flavor compared to regular chard. The striking green or bronze-green leaves have a chewy texture and a just-right taste. Actually like having two vegetables in one, the colorful pink, red, crimson, pink and white striped, bright gold, orange to pale orange, white and purple are deliciously edible, too.
Geography/History
Sources say one of the places chard first grew was Sicily, although it is thought the Near East and the Mediterranean also knew this vegetable. "Cicla", the scientific name, is from "sicula" which does seemingly refer to Sicily.
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Seasons/Availability
Check for availability.
Description/Taste
Baby rainbow chard not only offers a dazzling visual effect, it delivers a milder flavor compared to regular chard. The striking green or bronze-green leaves have a chewy texture and a just-right taste. Actually like having two vegetables in one, the colorful pink, red, crimson, pink and white striped, bright gold, orange to pale orange, white and purple are deliciously edible, too.
Geography/History
Sources say one of the places chard first grew was Sicily, although it is thought the Near East and the Mediterranean also knew this vegetable. "Cicla", the scientific name, is from "sicula" which does seemingly refer to Sicily.
