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Maui Onions
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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.
Seasons/Availability
Mint is available year round.
Current Facts
Mint is the most common mint of the Mentha genus. It is also known as garden mint. Its genera covers the most aromatic herbs and flowering plants that also happen to have an abundance of culinary purposes.
Description/Taste
Common mint is grown for its aromatic and flavorful leaves. The oval serrated leaves are indented with veins and come to a point. They impart a fresh clean scent and a strong mint flavor with sweet overtones.
Applications
Mint is used both fresh and dried for both sweet and savory dishes. Infuse syrups or blend into cocktails, yogurt, whipped creams and sorbet. Pair with citrus, berries, custards, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes, seafood, melons, peas, beans, summer squash and aged sheep's milk cheeses. Mint is delicate and bruises easily; keep cool and dry in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Mint is primarily cultivated for its menthol, which is used in food, cosmetics, hygienics and medicine. Its oils are extracted through distillation to make a myriad of things, including toothpaste, candy, cough drops, chewing gum and therapeutic ointments.
Geography/History
Mint, (Mentha) means "something that grows close to water" as it has been historically found growing in wet and damp regions. There are roughly 30 different species growing in temperate climates throughout the world. Mint identifications can become difficult as they are extremely variable and easily hybridized. Natural hybrids occur each year.
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Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Mint. One
is easiest, three is harder.
Mint is available year round.
Current Facts
Mint is the most common mint of the Mentha genus. It is also known as garden mint. Its genera covers the most aromatic herbs and flowering plants that also happen to have an abundance of culinary purposes.
Description/Taste
Common mint is grown for its aromatic and flavorful leaves. The oval serrated leaves are indented with veins and come to a point. They impart a fresh clean scent and a strong mint flavor with sweet overtones.
Applications
Mint is used both fresh and dried for both sweet and savory dishes. Infuse syrups or blend into cocktails, yogurt, whipped creams and sorbet. Pair with citrus, berries, custards, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes, seafood, melons, peas, beans, summer squash and aged sheep's milk cheeses. Mint is delicate and bruises easily; keep cool and dry in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Mint is primarily cultivated for its menthol, which is used in food, cosmetics, hygienics and medicine. Its oils are extracted through distillation to make a myriad of things, including toothpaste, candy, cough drops, chewing gum and therapeutic ointments.
Geography/History
Mint, (Mentha) means "something that grows close to water" as it has been historically found growing in wet and damp regions. There are roughly 30 different species growing in temperate climates throughout the world. Mint identifications can become difficult as they are extremely variable and easily hybridized. Natural hybrids occur each year.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Vagabond | San Diego CA | 619-255-1035 |
| Bishop School | San Diego CA | 858-459-4021 x212 |
| Knotty Barrel | San Diego CA | 619-269-7156 |
| Roy's La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-455-1616 |
| Top of the Market | San Diego CA | 619-234-4867 |
| Handlery Hotel & Resort | San Diego CA | 619-298-0511 |
| Toast Catering | La Mesa CA | 619-464-0201 |
| Table 926 | San Diego CA | 858-539-0926 |
| Vine Cottage | La Mesa CA | 619-465-0138 |
| Prado at Balboa Park Kitchen | San Diego CA | 619-744-3732 |
| Snooze H.C, LLC | San Diego CA | 619-500-3344 |
| Stingaree | San Diego CA | 619-544-0867 |
| Red Light District Bar | San Diego CA | 619-255-2800 |
| Brigantine Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-435-4166 |
| The Melting Pot Gaslamp | San Diego CA | 619-234-5554 |
| The Farm House Cafe | San Diego CA | 619-269-9662 |
| Shimbashi Izakaya | Del Mar CA | 858-523-0479 |
| Bankers Hill Restaurant and Bar | San Diego CA | 619-231-0222 |
| Del Mar Country Club | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-759-5500 x207 |
| Fidel's Little Mexico Solana Beach | Solana Beach CA | 858-755-5292 |
| Leroy's Kitchen & Lounge | Coronado CA | 619-522-6890 |
| Sneak Joint | San Diego CA | 858-488-8684 |
| Solace & the Moonlight Lounge | Encinitas CA | 760-753-2433 |
| Boat House Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-435-0155 |
| Dolce Pane & Vino | Del Mar CA | 858-832-1518 |
| Urban Solace | San Diego CA | 619-295-6464 |
| World Famous | San Diego CA | 858-272-3100 |
| Pacific Athletic Club | San Diego CA | 858-509-0700 |
| Mille Fleurs | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-9085 |
| Gingham Bar | La Mesa CA | 619-797-1922 |
| Firefly Beach | San Diego CA | 619-222-6440 |
| Avenue 5 | San Diego CA | 619-542-0394 |
| 333 Pacific | Oceanside CA | 760-433-3333 |
| Tapenade | San Diego CA | 858-551-7500 |
| Bacci | San Diego CA | 619-275-2094 |
| Bahia Resort Hotel | San Diego CA | 858-488-0551 |
| Waters Catering | San Diego CA | 619-276-8803 |
| Villa Capri Poway | Poway CA | 858-391-9400 |
| Ebisu Sushi Bar | San Diego CA | 619-297-3119 |
| The Pearl Hotel | San Diego CA | 877-732-7573 |
| Ciro's & Sidebar | San Diego CA | 619-696-0946 |
| Brigantine Poway | Poway CA | 858-486-3066 |
| Whisknladle | San Diego CA | 858-551-7575 |
| Truluck's Seafood Steak and Crab House | San Diego CA | 858-453-2583 |
| J six | San Diego CA | 619-531-8744 |
| El Dorado Lounge | San Diego CA | 858-361-4633 marshal |
| Jake's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-2002 |
| Miguel's 4S Ranch | San Diego CA | 858-924-9200 |
| Roppongi | San Diego CA | 858-551-5252 |
| Lodge at Torrey Pines Main | San Diego CA | 858-453-4420 |
| La Valencia | San Diego CA | 858-551-3750 |
| Capri Blu | San Diego CA | 858-673-5100 |
| Tractor Room | San Diego CA | 619-543-1007 |
| Union Kitchen & Tap | Encinitas CA | 760-230-2337 |
| Hash House A Go Go | San Diego CA | 619-298-4646 |
| Kecho's Café | San Diego CA | 619-225-9043 |
| Nobu | San Diego CA | 619-814-4124 |
| Kappa Sushi | San Diego CA | 858-566-3388 |
| Bernardo Heights Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-487-4022 |
| Finch's Wine Bar & Bistro | La Jolla CA | 858-456-4056 |
| Analog | San Diego CA | 619-233-1183 |
| The Tavern | Coronado CA | 602-628-5890 |
| Counterpoint | San Diego CA | 619-954-4931 |
| Paradise Point Resort Purchasing | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Marriott Gaslamp | San Diego CA | 619-696-0234 x6051 |
| Azucar | San Diego CA | 619-523-2020 |
| Miguel's Cocina Pt Loma | San Diego CA | 619-224-2401 |
| Georges on Fifth | San Diego CA | 619-702-0444 |
| Alchemy Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-255-0616 |
| The Kebab Shop (Downtown) | San Diego CA | 619-525-0055 |
| Ki's Kitchen Commissary | Carlsbad CA | 760-438-8606 |
| Miguel's Old Town | San Diego CA | 619-298-9840 |
| Cody's at the Cove | San Diego CA | 858-459-0040 |
| Miguel's Eastlake | Chula Vista CA | 619-656-2822 |
| Harney Sushi Oceanside | Oceanside CA | 760-967-1820 |
| Eddie V's La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-459-5500 |
| Prepkitchen La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-875-7737 |
| True North Tavern | San Diego CA | 619-291-3815 |
| Terra Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-293-7088 |
| Jimmy Love's | San Diego CA | 619-595-0123 |
| Bo Beau Kitchen & Bar | San Diego CA | 619-224-2884 |
| Stout Public House | San Diego CA | 619-702-7933 |
| Beaumont's | San Diego CA | 858-459-0474 |
| Poseidon | Del Mar CA | 858-755-9345 |
| Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-759-6063 |
| Pacifica Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-792-0505 |
| Indigo Grill | San Diego CA | 619-234-6802 |
| Brigantine Escondido | Escondido CA | 760-743-4718 |
| Anthology | San Diego CA | 619-595-0300 |
| The Patio on Lamont Street | San Diego CA | 619-235-5606 |
| La Costa Glen North | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1436 |
| Miguel's Carlsbad | Carlsbad CA | 760-759-1843 |
| Cirque Du Soleil Totem | Del Mar CA | 702-513-2146 |
| Crush | Solana Beach CA | 858-481-2787 |
| Trattoria I Trulli | Encinitas CA | 760-943-6800 |
| Croces | San Diego CA | 619-233-4355 |
| Pamplemousse Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-792-9090 |
| The Oceanaire Seafood Room | San Diego CA | 619-858-2277 |
| Bleu Boheme | San Diego CA | 619-255-4167 |
| Brockton Villa Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-454-7393 |
| Harney Sushi Old Town | San Diego CA | 619-295-3272 |
| Brigantine La Mesa | La Mesa CA | 619-465-1935 |
| Burlap Bar | San Diego CA | 858-369-5700 |
| Georges at the Cove | San Diego CA | 858-454-4244 |
| Prepkitchen Little Italy | San Diego CA | 619-247-0394 |
| Blue Point / Coastal Cuisine | San Diego CA | 619-233-6623 |
| La Villa | San Diego CA | 619 255 5544 |
| Cafe Secret | Del Mar CA | 858-792-0821 |
| Fox Sports Grill | San Diego CA | 619-231-9000 |
| Nick's At The Pier | San Diego CA | 858-810-1730 |
| D Bar SoCal | San Diego CA | 619-632-7644 |
| The Kebab Shop (Encinites) | Encinitas CA | 760-634-9822 |
| The Kebab Shop Little Italy | San Diego CA | 619-550-5481 |
| Craft and Commerce Bar | San Diego CA | 619-962-5935 |
| US Grant Hotel Grill | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| All American Grill | San Diego CA | 619-296-9600 |
| Searsucker Bar | San Diego CA | 619-233-7327 |
| San Diego Culinary Institute Inc. | La Mesa CA | 619-644-2100 |
| Offshore Sports Grill | San Diego CA | 619-276-2253 |
| JRDN Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-270-5736 |
| Buon Appetito | San Diego CA | 619-238-9880 |
| Bali Hai Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-222-1181 |
| Parioli Italian Bistro | San Diego CA | 619-755-2525 |
| Azul La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-454-9677 |
| La Jolla Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-454-9601 |
| Hilton Harbor Island | San Diego CA | 619-291-6700 |
| Bencotto Italian Kitchen | San Diego CA | 619-450-4786 |
| Hard Rock Hotel Bars | San Diego CA | 619-702-3000 |
| Kensington Grill | San Diego CA | 619-281-4014 |
| Roy's San Diego | San Diego CA | 619-239-7697 |
| Tipsy Crow | San Diego CA | 619-338-9300 |
| Bice Ristorante | San Diego CA | 469-450-3519 |
| Noble Experiment | San Diego CA | 619-446-0002 |
| Zel's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-0076 |
| Extraordinary Desserts Union St. | San Diego CA | 619-294-7001 |
| Brigantine Pt Loma | San Diego CA | 619-224-2871 |
| Peohes | Coronado CA | 619-437-4474 |
| Claire's on Cedros | Solana Beach CA | 858-259-8597 |
| The Lion Share | San Diego CA | 619-564-6924 |
| Lauberge Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-259-1515 |
| Cowboy Star | San Diego CA | 619-450-5880 |
| Boathouse Harbor Island | San Diego CA | 619-291-8011 |
| Gossip Grill | San Diego CA | 619-260-8023 |
| Gabardine | San Diego CA | 619-398-9810 |
| The Spot | San Diego CA | 858-459-0800 |
| Sheraton La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-453-5500 |
| Sbicca | Del Mar CA | 858-481-1001 |
| Bertrand at Mr A's | San Diego CA | 619-239-1377 |
| Piatti | San Diego CA | 858-454-1589 |
| UCSD Food & Nutrition Department Hillcrest | San Diego CA | 619-543-2764 |
| Barleymash | San Diego CA | 619-276-6700 x304 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Mint. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Plate of the Day |
|
Easy Summer Time Mojitos |
| Brooklyn Supper |
|
Fresh Mint Sorbet |
| The Bubbly Girl |
|
Pomegranate Orange Punch |
| Gourmet Fury |
|
Smuggled Thai Bamboo Shoot Salad |
