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Radicchio
Cooking radicchio brings out the vegetable's natural sweetness but it can also be served fresh. Grill radicchio halves and combine with cooked white beans and balsamic vinaigrette.
Green Swiss Chard
Swiss chard leaves grow on a pale whitish-green stalk. Shiny and dark green, the crinkly green leaves offer a taste that lies somewhere between asparagus and celery with possibly a hint of beet.
Grower
Seasons/Availability
Summer and early fall.
Description/Taste
Hot and spicy, the Hungarian hot pepper is conical in shape and about 1 - 2 inches wide and 5 - 8 inches in length.
Applications
The famous "Hungarian flavor," which is unique to Hungarian cuisine, is created by the combination of lard, Paprika, and spices. Chopped onions are always cooked to translucency in the lard. Paprika and sour cream are added to pan drippings after meats have been browned to make a rich sauce, which is then served over meat and peppers. There are many versions of hot and spicy recipes with the generic terms of gulyas ("goulash") and paprikas ("paprikash"). This is also a good pickling pepper.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
The word paprika derives from the Hungarian paparka, a variation on the Bulgarian piperka, which in turn was derived from the Latin piper, for "pepper." In the Hungarian countryside, Paprika peppers are threaded onto strings and are hung from the walls, porches, and eaves of farmhouses, much like the chile ristras in the American Southwest.
Geography/History
Sometime between 1538 and 1548, chiles were introduced into Hungary by invading Turks, who had come across them when they attacked the Portuguese colony of Diu, near Calicut, in 1538. Locally grown, Beylik Family Farms located near Fillmore in Ventura County, California, has been providing 50 to 100 varieties of premium fresh produce to 18 farmers markets every week.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Hungarian Hot Chile Peppers. One
is easiest, three is harder.
| Beylik Family Farms | Homepage |
Seasons/Availability
Summer and early fall.
Description/Taste
Hot and spicy, the Hungarian hot pepper is conical in shape and about 1 - 2 inches wide and 5 - 8 inches in length.
Applications
The famous "Hungarian flavor," which is unique to Hungarian cuisine, is created by the combination of lard, Paprika, and spices. Chopped onions are always cooked to translucency in the lard. Paprika and sour cream are added to pan drippings after meats have been browned to make a rich sauce, which is then served over meat and peppers. There are many versions of hot and spicy recipes with the generic terms of gulyas ("goulash") and paprikas ("paprikash"). This is also a good pickling pepper.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
The word paprika derives from the Hungarian paparka, a variation on the Bulgarian piperka, which in turn was derived from the Latin piper, for "pepper." In the Hungarian countryside, Paprika peppers are threaded onto strings and are hung from the walls, porches, and eaves of farmhouses, much like the chile ristras in the American Southwest.
Geography/History
Sometime between 1538 and 1548, chiles were introduced into Hungary by invading Turks, who had come across them when they attacked the Portuguese colony of Diu, near Calicut, in 1538. Locally grown, Beylik Family Farms located near Fillmore in Ventura County, California, has been providing 50 to 100 varieties of premium fresh produce to 18 farmers markets every week.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Hungarian Hot Chile Peppers. One
is easiest, three is harder.| The Well-Seasoned Cook |
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Green Chile Gazpacho Granita |
