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.
Cantaloupe Melon
The cantaloupe is defined by two elements: its roughly netted stone and green colored skin and its aromatic orange-coral colored flesh. When perfectly ripe, the flesh is juicy, unctuous and sweet.
Grower
Current Facts
This variety is a member of the Tetragonia Tetragonoides family. It is a perennial vegetable that is drought and heat tolerant. It does not like frost.
Description/Taste
New Zealand Spinach has small, green, pointed leaves that are fuzzy. It looks like it would be related to regular spinach but is in fact an iceplant.
Nutritional Value
New Zealand Spinach is high in folate, beta carotene, and iron.
Applications
This variety is not recommended for raw cooking applications, it is best sauteed, steamed, or even braised.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include New Zealand Spinach. One
is easiest, three is harder.
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Current Facts
This variety is a member of the Tetragonia Tetragonoides family. It is a perennial vegetable that is drought and heat tolerant. It does not like frost.
Description/Taste
New Zealand Spinach has small, green, pointed leaves that are fuzzy. It looks like it would be related to regular spinach but is in fact an iceplant.
Nutritional Value
New Zealand Spinach is high in folate, beta carotene, and iron.
Applications
This variety is not recommended for raw cooking applications, it is best sauteed, steamed, or even braised.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include New Zealand Spinach. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Chocolate and Zucchini |
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Pasta with Tetragone (New Zealand Spinach) |
