Vegetables
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Bulb Vegetables
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Cabbages
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Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts grow on large stalks and ressemble miniature cabbages. They are only eaten cooked and are often boiled, steamed, braised, roasted, stir-fried, or puréed. Choose Brussels sprouts that... more
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Green Cabbage
Green cabbage is a member of the Brassica family and is related to kale, broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts. This cruciferous vegetable is large and round with crisp, tightly compacted leaves... more
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Napa Cabbage
Napa cabbage is a member of the Brassica family and is related to kale, broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts. This cruciferous vegetable is oblong shaped with loose, ruffled leaves that are gen... more
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Red Cabbage
Red cabbage is a member of the Brassica family and is related to kale, broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts. This cruciferous vegetable is large and round with crisp, tightly compacted leaves t... more
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Savoy Cabbage
Savoy cabbage is a member of the Brassica family and is related to kale, broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts. This cruciferous vegetable has tender, loose, crinkled leaves. Its color ranges fr... more
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Inflorescent Vegetables
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Artichokes
The artichoke is a flower bud from the thistle family, which is edible prior to blossoming. Artichokes are vegetables. The bud contains the heart, which is the meaty core, and is topped by a fuzzy cen... more
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Cauliflower
Cauliflower is classified in the same species as cabbage, broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, savoy, and kohlrabi. In addition to white cauliflower, it also comes in purple, green, and y... more
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Mushrooms
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Mushrooms, Chanterelles
Chanterelles refer to a family of edible wild mushrooms. Varieties include the golden, yellow foot, and white chanterelle and the black trumpet mushroom. Depending on the variety, its color ranges fro... more
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Mushrooms, Cremini
The cremini mushroom has a similar appearance to the common white mushroom but is brown colored and slightly more flavorful. They can be eaten raw or cooked. Large, mature cremini mushrooms are called... more
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Mushrooms, Morels
The morel is an edible wild mushroom with an earthy, smoky, and nutty flavor and spongy texture. It has a white stem and brown colored cap that is cone shaped with a distinctive honeycombed surface an... more
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Mushrooms, Oysters
Oyster mushrooms are fan-shaped with grayish-white stems and cap colors ranging from gray to brownish-gray. They are smooth in texture with a subtle seafood-like flavor reminiscent of oysters. When co... more
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Mushrooms, Porcini
Porcini are edible wild mushrooms that are highly prized for their woodsy flavor and smooth, meaty texture. They have large, round, brown caps and bulbous stems. They are available fresh or dried, bot... more
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Mushrooms, Portobello
Portobello mushrooms are large cremini mushrooms with flat, dark brown colored caps. They have a dense, chewy, meaty texture and are more flavorful than smaller, younger creminis. Portobellos can be e... more
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Mushrooms, Shiitake
Shiitakes are medium-sized, umbrella-shaped mushrooms with tan or brown colored caps. The edges of the cap roll inwards. They have a savory, smoky flavor and firm, meaty flesh that becomes slippery wh... more
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Mushrooms, White
The white mushroom has a white stem and fleshy, white cap. It has a mild flavor and can be eaten raw or cooked. When cooked, its flavor intensifies.Select mushrooms that are firm without discoloration... more
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Root Vegetables
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Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are tuberous roots that are considered root vegetables. Despite its name, the sweet potato is not related to the potato. The thin skin of the sweet potato might be smooth or rough in te... more
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Water Chestnuts
Water chestnuts are edible tubers with a dark brown exterior and white flesh that is crisp, juicy, and slightly sweet. To eat water chesnuts, their exterior shell must be removed. Water chestnuts can ... more
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Salad Greens
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Belgian Endive
Belgian endive is a vegetable that has overlapping white leaves with yellow or reddish-purple tips. It is juicy and crisp and has a slightly bitter taste. Belgian endive can be eaten raw or cooked.Sel... more
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Butter Lettuce
Butter, or butterhead, lettuces are small head lettuces with loosely-packed leaves that are tender, soft, smooth, and slightly sweet. Its leaves are fairly evenly colored green or reddish purple. Two ... more
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Bibb Lettuce
Bibb lettuce is a small head lettuce with loosely-packed leaves that are tender, soft, smooth, and flavorful. Its leaves are fairly evenly colored green. Bibb lettuce has slightly smaller leaves than ... more
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Boston Lettuce
Boston lettuce is a small head lettuce with loosely-packed leaves that are tender, soft, smooth, and flavorful. Its leaves are fairly evenly colored green. Boston lettuce has larger, wider leaves than... more
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Curly Endive (frisée)
Curly endive is a member of the chicory family and is related to Belgian endive, escarole, and raddichio. It has narrow, prickly, green outer leaves and inner leaves that are paler in color and less b... more
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Dandelion Greens
Dandelion greens refer to the jagged-edged, green leaves of the dandelion plant. They taste bitter and slightly tangy. Younger leaves are more mild in flavor. They can be eaten raw or cooked. When eat... more
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Greens, Collard
Collard greens have large, broad, dark green leaves that are smooth and veined along with tough, white central ribs. This relative of kale has a strong, pronounced flavor. It can be eaten raw or cooke... more
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Iceberg Lettuce
Iceberg lettuce is round with densely packed leaves. It is a type of crisphead lettuce whose outer leaves are green while its inner leaves are whitish or yellowish. It is reknowned for its crisp textu... more
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Lettuce, Green Leaf
Green leaf lettuce is a form of loose leaf lettuce, which has loosely-packed, long, broad, green leaves joined at a stem. It is tender and flavorful. Lettuce is most often eaten raw although it may be... more
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Lettuce, Red Leaf
Red leaf lettuce is a form of loose leaf lettuce, which has loosely-packed, long, broad, red leaves joined at a stem. It is tender and flavorful. Lettuce is most often eaten raw although it may be coo... more
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Romaine Lettuce
Romaine lettuce is oblong-shaped with long, narrow, stiff, crisp leaves all of which have a distinctive rib. Its outer leaves are dark green and taste slightly bitter while its inner leaves are paler ... more
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Watercress
Watercress is an aquatic plant that is a member of the mustard family. It is commonly eaten as a salad green but can also be steamed and eaten as a vegetable or added to soups or sandwiches. It has a ... more
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Stalk Vegetables
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Bamboo Shoots
Bamboo shoots are the tender shoots of the bamboo plant, which are served as a vegetable. They are crisp with a mild flavor. Bamboo shoots can be purchased fresh, dried, canned, pickled, or salted. Fr... more
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Vegetable-fruit
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Bell Peppers, Green
A bell pepper, also known as a sweet pepper, bullnose pepper or capsicum, is mild in flavor and never spicy. Green peppers are harvested before they are ripe. Green peppers are often cheaper than oran... more
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Bell Peppers, Orange
A bell pepper, also known as a sweet pepper, bullnose pepper or capsicum, is mild in flavor and never spicy. Orange peppers are often more expensive than green peppers because they are ripened on the ... more
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Bell Peppers, Red
A bell pepper, also known as a sweet pepper, bullnose pepper or capsicum, is mild in flavor and never spicy. A pepper is first green and then typically yellow/orange before ripening to red. Given red ... more
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Bell Peppers, Yellow
A bell pepper, also known as a sweet pepper, bullnose pepper or capsicum, is mild in flavor and never spicy. A yellow pepper is a ripened green pepper. Yellow peppers are often more expensive than gre... more
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Squash, Acorn
Acorn squash is a dark green colored winter squash with smooth, hard skin and wide vertical ridges that make it difficult to peel. This acorn shaped squash has tender, orange yellow flesh that tastes ... more
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Squash, Butternut
Butternut squash is a pear-shaped, lightly orange colored, smooth skinned winter squash. Its flesh is slightly sweet and vibrantly orange due to high carotene content. Select firm, dull colored butter... more
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Squash, Spaghetti
Spaghetti squash is oval shaped with pale yellow skin and bright yellow flesh. Unlike other squash, when cooked, its flesh separates into spaghetti-like strands. The larger the squash, the thicker the... more
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Tomatillos
Tomatillos are actually berries. They are a member of the nightshade family, which means it is related to the tomato, eggplant, pepper, and potato. Tomatillos are usually harvested when the color gree... more
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Yellow Squash
Yellow squash generally refers to yellow straightneck and yellow crookneck squashes. These summer squashes have tender, yellow skin, which may be smooth or bumpy, and watery, yellow flesh that tastes ... more