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Mangosteen
The Purple mangosteen, botanical name Garcinia magostana, simply referred to as mangosteen, is an ultra-tropical slow growing evergreen tree that is cultivated for its edible fruit.
Spring Onions
Spring onions are most often utilized raw. The whole onion can be flash blanched and grilled, which brings out more the robust and sweet elements of the onions, and makes them a bolder pair for fish and meats
Seasons/Availability
Cluster eggplant are available during summer months.
Description/Taste
A spineless fruit, this type of eggplant is borne in clusters on the plant and is also known as pea eggplant. Round, green and hard, some are the size of cherries or smaller.
Geography/History
Called eggplant by most Americans, it is known as Guinea squash in some southern regions of the United States. The French and British refer to eggplants as aubergines; in Arabic, the eggplant is called bathinjan, badnjan in Persian, berenjena in Spanish, berinjela in Portuguese, melanzane in Italian and the Greeks call it melitzane. Grown abundantly in Thailand, cluster eggplant is rarely available in the United States.
