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Maui Onions
Two characteristics set the Maui onion apart from other yellow onions: the high sugar and high moisture content of its flesh.
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.
Grower
Seasons/Availability
Winter through late spring.
Current Facts
Just seven years after its release, the Giant Nobel was chosen as an "All-American Selection" winner in 1933.
Description/Taste
Giant Noble spinach has large, green, thick, gently savoyed leaves with sugar-sweet, thin stems. Giant Nobel spinach is a very tender, sweet and succulent variety.
Applications
Giant Nobel spinach can be eaten fresh or cook and stands up well to heat, canning and sauteing. Use as a salad leaf or as a dark, leafy green. Pair with spring vegetables, citrus, berries, eggs, nuts, bacon, pasta, and fresh cheeses. Flavor with Indian or Middle Eastern spices, creams, ginger, garlic, shallots, chiles and soy. Giant Nobel spinach will keep, dry and refrigerated, for one to two weeks.
Geography/History
The Giant Noble is an inbreeding result of a monoecious plant found in the Gaudry variety. It was released by Zwaan and Van der Molen of Voorburg, Netherlands in 1926.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Giant Nobel Spinach. One
is easiest, three is harder.
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Seasons/Availability
Winter through late spring.
Current Facts
Just seven years after its release, the Giant Nobel was chosen as an "All-American Selection" winner in 1933.
Description/Taste
Giant Noble spinach has large, green, thick, gently savoyed leaves with sugar-sweet, thin stems. Giant Nobel spinach is a very tender, sweet and succulent variety.
Applications
Giant Nobel spinach can be eaten fresh or cook and stands up well to heat, canning and sauteing. Use as a salad leaf or as a dark, leafy green. Pair with spring vegetables, citrus, berries, eggs, nuts, bacon, pasta, and fresh cheeses. Flavor with Indian or Middle Eastern spices, creams, ginger, garlic, shallots, chiles and soy. Giant Nobel spinach will keep, dry and refrigerated, for one to two weeks.
Geography/History
The Giant Noble is an inbreeding result of a monoecious plant found in the Gaudry variety. It was released by Zwaan and Van der Molen of Voorburg, Netherlands in 1926.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Giant Nobel Spinach. One
is easiest, three is harder.
