Produce Briefs...
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.
Seasons/Availability
Sunflowers have a peak season during the summer months.
Description/Taste
Sunflowers measure five to six inches in diameter, the center is packed with seeds in a geometric pattern and surrounded by soft-textured pale to bright yellow, burnt red to nearly black, burgundy and orange petals.
Applications
If unopened, sunflower buds are a delicious delicacy steamed or boiled like artichokes and tossed with melted butter or vinaigrette.
Geography/History
Also known as chimalati, the sunflower is a native to the United States and is a member of the species Helianthus annuus. Unique colored sunflowers as well as traditional colored sunflowers are making a loud festive statement on the tables of fine restaurants.
Sunflowers have a peak season during the summer months.
Description/Taste
Sunflowers measure five to six inches in diameter, the center is packed with seeds in a geometric pattern and surrounded by soft-textured pale to bright yellow, burnt red to nearly black, burgundy and orange petals.
Applications
If unopened, sunflower buds are a delicious delicacy steamed or boiled like artichokes and tossed with melted butter or vinaigrette.
Geography/History
Also known as chimalati, the sunflower is a native to the United States and is a member of the species Helianthus annuus. Unique colored sunflowers as well as traditional colored sunflowers are making a loud festive statement on the tables of fine restaurants.
