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- Mild licorice flavor
- Eat raw, sauteed, baked or add to soup or chowder
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- Braeburn apples have a robust spicy-sweet flavor with a hint of nutmeg and cinnamon
- Excellent for pies; good for salads, sauces, baking, freezing & snacking
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- Nutty with sweet undertones and a tender skin that snaps cleanly to the bite
- Excellent for fresh eating, salads, pies, & baking; Good for freezing.
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- Crisp with a sugary-sweet flavor that resembles that of freshly pressed apple juice
- Excellent for fresh eating; very good for salads, pies, baking & freezing
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- Mild sweet and vanilla-like flavors with a floral aroma
- Excellent for fresh eating, salads and sauce; Very good for pies, baking & freezing
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- Consistently sweet with a silky texture and crisp, thin skin
- Excellent for pies, sauce, and baking; great for fresh eating
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- Firm with strong tartness resembling that of a lemon
- This famously green apple is bound to make your mouth water
- Excellent for salads, sauces, freezing, poaching & baking
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- Juicy with a refreshing sweetness similar to fresh apple cider.
- Crisp with a unique skin that fractures cleanly with each bite
- Excellent eaten fresh or sliced into a salad
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- Aromatic with honey-like sweetness and moderate acidity
- Excellent for fresh eating, salads and baked goods
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- Sweet with a tart tang
- Very juicy with a tender flesh
- Excellent for fresh eating, salads or sauces
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- Zippy with a dense skin, tart flavor and effervescent finish
- Excellent for fresh eating, salads, pies & sauce; good for baking & freezing
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- An American classic with mild sweet flavors and only a few notes of acidity
- Great for fresh eating and salads
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- Sweet-mellow flavor
- Cross between a Gala and Red Delicious Apple
- Excellent for fresh eating, salads, with cheese and sauces
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- Ivory shoots are very crisp.
- Great addition to a salad, sandwich or stir-fry
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- Mild bitter flavor
- Often served as an addition to salads
- They can also be baked, braised or fried
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- Stalks are mild with a hint of sweetness
- The leaves carry a light cabbage flavor
- Cook this as a vegetable or use it raw in a salad
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- Delicate mild to sweet flavor
- Crisp firm texture
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- Mild flavor similar to celery and parsley
- The flavor is enhanced when boiled, braised, sautéed or baked
- Add raw to any salad
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- Stalks have a crisp, celery like flavor
- The leaves are often used like spinach
- When left raw they impart a beet-like flavor
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- Similar to the yellow squash
- A wonderful addition to soups, stir-fry or sautéed
- Slice or chop and use raw like a cucumber
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- Sweet
- Adds a notable flavor to salad, stew and stir-fry
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- Can be grated, sliced or shredded.
- Adds flavor to meats, vegetables and desserts
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- More delicate flavor than red beets
- Does not bleed when cooked
- Enjoy cooked, roasted, pickled or raw
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- Aromatic, peppery salad green
- High in Vitamins A & C
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- Flavor similar to cabbage and kale
- Traditionally boiled until very soft
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- Slightly bitter flavor, yet appetizing
- Serve raw or cooked
- Make a great addition to any salad
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- Mild cabbage flavor
- Steam, sauté, eat raw or use as a garnish
- Contains high levels of Beta Carotene and Vitamins C & E
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- Adds a pungent, peppery flavor to recipes
- Steam, sauté, cook or eat raw
- Contains high levels of 9 vitamins, 7 minerals and dietary fiber
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- Popular salad green
- Tender but firm leaves are comparable to Belgin Endives or escarole with a bittersweet flavor
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- Spicy, peppery salad green
- Often a refreshing alternative to lettuce in salads and a popular addition to sandwiches
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- Slightly peppery, with a stronger flavor than traditional parsley
- Excellent source of Vitamins A and C
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- More delicate flavor than a normal eggplant
- Has a thinner skin, smoother flesh and fewer seeds than a normal eggplant
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- Delicate slightly sweet flavor
- Serve cold, raw or on a vegetable platter
- Use in soup, stew, stir-fry or salad
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- Spectacular, sweet and tangy flavor
- Add slices to marinades, sauces, fruit salads and pastries
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- Zesty orange flavor
- Eat the skin and all
- Sweet on the outside, tart on the inside
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- Mild onion flavor after cooking
- Great for soup, stew or as a delicious side dish served with butter
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- Sweetest lemons around
- The flavor is reminiscent of a sweet lemon and mandarin blend
- Naturally less tart and great for baking, preserving or making lemonade
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- Fragrant, mildly sweet and juicy
- They add sweetness to fruit salads and are refreshing when used in drinks, such as fruit punch or daiquiris
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- Juicy and lightly sweet
- Golden yellow melons with a wrinkled exterior
- Creamy-green flesh
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- Sweetly unique flavor
- Oblong Crenshaw Melon has a greenish yellow, wrinkled exterior
- Tender orange fresh
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- Best taste of both honeydew and cantaloupe
- Great for fresh eating
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- similar to a honeydew, but not as sweet
- Great for fresh eating
- The outside of the melon is similar to a watermelon
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- Richer flavor than button mushrooms
- Coffee colored
- More nutrients than button mushrooms
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- Taste a bit like seafood
- Cut out the stem, cook the tender parts using any method
- Soft chewy texture
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- Rich smoky flavor
- Cook them using any method
- Great sautéed or in soup
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- Sweeter than head cabbage
- Great uncooked for coleslaw or salad; also try it cooked in soup or stir-fry
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- Pink navel oranges that are extremely delicious
- The fruit and juice have a deep orange flavor with sweet-cherry flavored undertones
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- Cinnamon-brown color that does not change during ripening
- When ripe, the flesh is tender and sweet
- Use for snacking, baking or poaching
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- The flesh is silky soft and has a creamy texture
- Very sweet and abundantly full of juice
- Ripe when it yields to gentle pressure on the stem end
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- Very sweet
- Great for snacking
- Small winter pear that will turn bright yellow when ripe
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- Sweet, aromatic and spicy flavor
- Ideal for desserts, pickling or snacks
- One of the smallest pears
- Dark maroon or olive green color
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- One of the hottest chiles grown
- Lantern shaped and about 2" in length
- It is 30-50 times hotter than a jalapeño
- Mainly use in salsa, chutney, marinade for seafood and goes well with tropical fruit
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- Used interchangeably between Red and Green Serranos, however the red will be sweeter
- Excellent in salsa, pickled or roasted and used in sauce
- Often used decoratively
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- Unique taste with a combination of pumpkin, plum and honey.
- Should be eaten when they are very soft
- They make a great dessert
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- Sweet to tart flavor
- Ripe when flesh is yellow and edges are green or brown
- Great for snacking, in salad or as a garnish
- Also known as Carambola
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- Exceedingly juicy and has a flavor that does not need added sugar
- Cut in half, loosen segments and eat with a spoon
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- Buttery taste
- Golden flesh
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