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.
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.
Seasons/Availability
Sea Beans were once considered a seasonal delicacy, as they were gathered wild. Recently cultivated on at least one farm, Sea Beans are now available year round.
Description/Taste
Sea beans are an emerald green, wild vegetable. Some have spiky, green leaves that look like a cactus without needles. Others closely resemble Chinese long beans, while still others have a branch-like appearance. The flavor if sea beans is briny, with a crunchy texture.
Nutritional Value
Offering an excellent source of vitamin A and vitamin C, this plant is a good source of iron and calcium.
Applications
Fresh sea beans are can be eated raw, blanched, sauteed, steamed or baked.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Sea beans are known by other names including sea pickle, sea asparagus, samphire, glasswort, marsh asparagus, marsh samphire, salicornia and pousse-pied.
Geography/History
Originally found only in the wild primarily flourishing on the coasts of Europe, this edible plant is now cultivated on the compatible desert coasts of the Sea of Cortez. Growing in pure seawater, the plant readily seizes and absorbs the nutrients and vitamins of the ocean. The variety of sea bean in the United States is Salicornia, and grows near salt marshes.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Sea Beans. One
is easiest, three is harder.
Sea Beans were once considered a seasonal delicacy, as they were gathered wild. Recently cultivated on at least one farm, Sea Beans are now available year round.
Description/Taste
Sea beans are an emerald green, wild vegetable. Some have spiky, green leaves that look like a cactus without needles. Others closely resemble Chinese long beans, while still others have a branch-like appearance. The flavor if sea beans is briny, with a crunchy texture.
Nutritional Value
Offering an excellent source of vitamin A and vitamin C, this plant is a good source of iron and calcium.
Applications
Fresh sea beans are can be eated raw, blanched, sauteed, steamed or baked.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Sea beans are known by other names including sea pickle, sea asparagus, samphire, glasswort, marsh asparagus, marsh samphire, salicornia and pousse-pied.
Geography/History
Originally found only in the wild primarily flourishing on the coasts of Europe, this edible plant is now cultivated on the compatible desert coasts of the Sea of Cortez. Growing in pure seawater, the plant readily seizes and absorbs the nutrients and vitamins of the ocean. The variety of sea bean in the United States is Salicornia, and grows near salt marshes.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Jake's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-2002 |
| Twisted Vine | San Diego CA | 858-780-2501 |
| Estancia Adobe | San Diego CA | 858-550-1000 |
| Hotel Del 1500 Ocean | Coronado CA | 619-435-6611 |
| Barbarella | San Diego CA | 858-454-7373 |
| JRDN Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-270-5736 |
| Solace & the Moonlight Lounge | Encinitas CA | 760-753-2433 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Sea Beans. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Fat of the Land |
|
Pickled Sea Beans |
| Wrightfood |
|
Steamed Halibut, Roasted Porcini Mushrooms, Pickled Sea Beans, Lemongrass Sauce |
| Married with Dinner |
|
Gazpacho Salad |
