Produce Briefs...
Fingerling Russian Banana Potatoes
Although very petit in size, fingerlings are fully mature when harvested, thus they should not to be confused with new potatoes, potatoes that are harvested when immature.
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.
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Current Facts
Fenugreek is classified as both a culinary herb and a spice.
Description/Taste
Fresh fenugreek has clover-like bright green rounded leaves that impart a pleasantly bittersweet flavor. The plant radiates a spicy fragrance. Young mature leaves are the most edible as they will not have any bitter undertones yet. As the plant matures, it produces sword shaped-pods that are filled with 10 to 20 seeds that resemble golden pebbles. These seeds are very hard so they are most often ground into a powder. Dried fenugreek has a savory, bittersweet flavor and golden amber color.
Applications
As fenugreek can be a very bitter stand alone herb, it is used primariy in herb combinations, specifically curry powders and chutneys. It is also the base ingredient for imitation maple syrup and a substitute for coffee.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
The name fenugreek translates to "Greek hay", a reference to one of its original uses as cattle feed.
Geography/History
Native to Southern Europe and India and first cultivated in the Near East, fenugreek is cultivated throughout the world today.
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Current Facts
Fenugreek is classified as both a culinary herb and a spice.
Description/Taste
Fresh fenugreek has clover-like bright green rounded leaves that impart a pleasantly bittersweet flavor. The plant radiates a spicy fragrance. Young mature leaves are the most edible as they will not have any bitter undertones yet. As the plant matures, it produces sword shaped-pods that are filled with 10 to 20 seeds that resemble golden pebbles. These seeds are very hard so they are most often ground into a powder. Dried fenugreek has a savory, bittersweet flavor and golden amber color.
Applications
As fenugreek can be a very bitter stand alone herb, it is used primariy in herb combinations, specifically curry powders and chutneys. It is also the base ingredient for imitation maple syrup and a substitute for coffee.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
The name fenugreek translates to "Greek hay", a reference to one of its original uses as cattle feed.
Geography/History
Native to Southern Europe and India and first cultivated in the Near East, fenugreek is cultivated throughout the world today.
