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Delicious young and tender leaves with a pungent flavor.
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Delicious young and tender leaves with a pungent flavor. more

Young plants of tasty arugula.

Buthi is a type of vining gourd common in Burma. This is the leaf and vine tips. Break the vine in segments peeling off the skin as you do so.(like peeling celery) Chop the leaf and small vine tips. Stir fry with onion or shallot and steam a little with the lid on it. In Burma,(and here)Amy stir fries it with dry shrimp and water as well as onion. For me she uses chicken broth rather than the shrimp. And of course, serve it with rice.
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Buthi is a type of vining gourd common in Burma. This is the leaf and vine tips. Break the vine ... more

Small, dark green leaves. Quickly stir fry with soy or tamari sauce and a little sauteed ginger and garlic and enjoy.
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Small, dark green leaves. Quickly stir fry with soy or tamari sauce and a little sauteed ginger and garlic and ... more

Stringless and tender beans. Sweet with great flavor.
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Stringless and tender beans. Sweet with great flavor. more

Bitter Melon or Bitter Gourd health benefits includes managing blood sugar and treating diabetes, enhancing body immunity, hemorrhoid relief, help sharpen vision, relieving asthma, enhance skin and treat skin conditions, plays role in cancer prevention and helps treat HIV and herpes. Other benefits includes reducing cholesterol levels, promoting bone health and promoting weight loss and good digestion.
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Bitter Melon or Bitter Gourd health benefits includes managing blood sugar and treating diabetes, enhancing body immunity, hemorrhoid relief, help ... more

Chayote may not be as popular as other vegetables, but it actually has a very good track record when it comes to its health benefits. For starters, chayote contains no cholesterol and unhealthy fats, and is usually recommended for controlling bad cholesterol levels and reducing weight.7 Furthermore, chayote is a rich source of dietary fiber, antioxidants, iron, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, copper and vitamins B1, B2, B6 and C. Another strong suit of this vegetable is its folate content, which is helpful for cell division and DNA synthesis. Pregnant women can benefit from folate as well, as it helps inhibit neural tube defects among babies. Chayote also has small amounts of aglycone flavonoid polyphonic antioxidants in apigenin and luteolin. These are crucial in helping combat free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the body that both play a role in aging and cancer development.
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Chayote may not be as popular as other vegetables, but it actually has a very good track record when it ... more

Kale is so 2013. Cauliflower has had its day in the sun. The new vegetable that has people and Pinterest buzzing is chayote squash, pronounced "chah-yo-tay." Chayote squash is a good source of vitamin C, vitamin B-6, folate, dietary fiber, and potassium. Although it can be eaten raw and is sometimes shredded to put into salads and slaws, it's more often cooked. It's popular in Cajun, Hispanic, Indian and Filipino cuisines, but it's becoming increasingly common to see it in other cuisines as well as farmers markets and in the produce section of grocery stores.
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Kale is so 2013. Cauliflower has had its day in the sun. The new vegetable that has people and Pinterest ... more

Baby corn is finger size sweet and juicy. Great to shuck and eat raw like candy or add to salad. We like it in stir fry also. To make the most of it we cook in the Burmese style which is to cut off the excess silk end, then peel off shuck leaving the innermost wrapper(or maybe two wrappers) on the corn. Silks that remain in the wrapper are good to eat. Then cut the corn in pieces like a carrot and saute in butter or oil. Don't cut off the butt end as this part is crunchy and sweet also.
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Baby corn is finger size sweet and juicy. Great to shuck and eat raw like candy or add to salad. ... more

Not a true cucumber but a member of the melon family

Tasty southern slicing cucumber.
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Tasty southern slicing cucumber. more

Sweet crunchy pickling cucumber.4-6".
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Sweet crunchy pickling cucumber.4-6". more

Asian variety 4"to 8" long pink and purple fruit.
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Asian variety 4"to 8" long pink and purple fruit. more

Dark purple plump fruit.

Beautiful purple and pink fruit, long and slender. Excellent grilled or stir-fried. Thin bitter-free skin.

Long serrated leaves with red stems and veins. Good addition to a salad or cooked as a potherb.

Great garlic flavor. Hot raw but mellows quickly. Large easy peel cloves wrapped in deep red skins. Excellent baked or roasted. A Standard Purple Stripe garlic from Shvelisi, Republic of Georgia.
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Great garlic flavor. Hot raw but mellows quickly. Large easy peel cloves wrapped in deep red skins. Excellent baked or ... more

An outstanding Purple Stripe garlic. Easy peel and excellent for baking.

Great tasting Creole variety, sweet and flavorful. Also known as 'Ajo de Castro'.

Large bulbs, A top rated Artichoke type garlic. Discovered on the Colville Indian Reservation in north-central Washington State, the original source is unknown.
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Large bulbs, A top rated Artichoke type garlic. Discovered on the Colville Indian Reservation in north-central Washington State, the original ... more

Great tasting variety, with a high oil content.

Fresh new garlic. Probably the best garlic in the world. A touch of heat fading quickly to its renowned smooth delicate flavor with no bitterness makes Red of Sulmona the key ingredient for your authentic Italian recipes. If your recipe calls for one clove of garlic then use only one clove as this will privide the flavor without adding extra. Typically, Red of Sulmona has some of the highest Allistatin concentrates (a natural antibiotic)found in the garlic and onion family.
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Fresh new garlic. Probably the best garlic in the world. A touch of heat fading quickly to its renowned smooth ... more

Large tasty bulbs. Bulbs are 3oz.+
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Large tasty bulbs. Bulbs are 3oz.+ more

A Artichoke-type garlic variety from the Mediterranean. Strong and flavorful.