The Shallot is a hardy, bulbous perennial that is closely related to onion and garlic. The Shallot leaves are short, small, cylindrical, and hollow. The flowers are lavender or red, in a compact umbel. The bulbs are small, elongated, and angular and develop in clusters on a common base, much like the garlic plant. Shallots…
Any chef will tell you, if they don’t have onions on hand, they pretty much can’t cook anything. While we do know that is an exaggeration, onions are a kitchen essential. They are used as a base for everything; soups, stocks, saut_s or just caramelized and added to dishes. Onions can be used raw, or…
Any chef will tell you, if they don’t have onions on hand, they pretty much can’t cook anything. While we do know that is an exaggeration, onions are a kitchen essential. They are used as a base for everything; soups, stocks, saut_s or just caramelized and added to dishes. Onions can be used raw, or…
Sliced into a variety of shapes, the papaya can be cut and prepared ahead of serving time. It doesnÍt darken or discolor when exposed to air. Papayas can be served fresh, baked, stewed, saut_ed, barbecued or used as a garnish. Cook papaya chunks in meat, seafood and poultry dishes. Papayas contain the enzyme papain, which…
There are two main families of pears: European and Asian. European is the most common and what we think of when referring to a pear with their elongated neck and a rounded bulbous bell shape on the bottom half (pyriform). Asian pears, on the other hand, look more like apples and are sometimes sold as…
English Pea, garden pea, green pea. Whatever you like to call them, there is evidence that they were cultivated as long ago as 5,700 B.C. They are descended from the wild form, which is indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and to the Middle East. Only about 5 percent of the pea crop reaches the fresh…
Pods are edible and may be eaten fresh or cooked. Destringing pods is not necessary. Sugar Snap Peas are similar in appearance to regular pea pods, only smaller. Color will be a pale green, but, slightly darker than a snow pea. Pods are plump, edible, sweet and crunchy.
Snow peas are an excellent source of vitamin A, vitamin K, B complex vitamins and vitamin C. Most commonly available fresh pea. Flat green pods with small, immature peas inside. Pods are edible and may be eaten fresh or cooked. Destringing pods is not necessary.
Bell peppers or Sweet peppers – however you choose to call them; this mild mannered member of the capsicum family registers zero on the heat scale. Peppers are versatile and can be used raw or cooked. Herbaceous and grassy tasting, Green Bell peppers are great sauteed and served or stuffed and roasted. Essential to Creole…
Small, pointed pepper that ranges in color from bright green to greenish-black. These peppers are hot and should be used with caution. May be chopped and used in cooked or uncooked dishes. The heat scale for peppers is called the Scoville Scale. It was created by Wilbur Scoville in 1912 by using a solution of…
Sweet peppers are a fleshy-walled berry containing numerous whitish seeds in its inner cavity. The most popular variety is the bell peppers, which has four lobes and is somewhat square in shape. Certain varieties have three lobes, while others are more tapered in shape and have no lobes at all. Peppers date back to the…
Apricot is Latin for Precious, a label that this fruit has earned since it is ready to harvest earlier than other summer fruits. The Apricot is a relative of the almond and peach, and has a buttery sweet, intense flavor. It will give to gentle pressure once ripe and when halved, the pit will fall…
Although cherries most often are used in cold dishes and in breads, they are good when used as a garnish for meat dishes. Cherries also make tasty sauces or chutneys for pork, poultry, fish and beef. Do not overcook cherries. Add them during one of the last cooking steps.
Also known as a Donut Peach™, the Saturn Peach was named for its flat shape and sunken center. Descendants of the Chinese flat Peach (Peento), this variety is usually 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch tall with pale yellow skin tinged with a slight blush. The juicy white flesh boasts…
Indigenous to China, the Peach has made it’s journey through Persia to the Americas where it evolved into countless varieties. The peach’s characteristic fuzzy skin reveals a deep yellow flesh, sometimes speckled with red depending on variety. Known for it’s sweet flavor balanced perfectly by acidity, the peach is perfect to use in deserts and…
The Kadota is an old Fig with green to golden yellow skin and very sweet amber pulp. Kadotas are fragrant and floral, and our farmer is harvesting them when perfectly ripe. Figs that are smooth-skinned and firm are probably not tree-ripe and will likely have dry, vegetable pulp. Figs don’t ripen off the tree, so…
Our Red Chard is organically grown to provide the healthiest vitamins and minerals. It is one of the healthiest and most nutritious greens available. Originally from Sicily, Chard is common in many Mediterranean dishes. When storing, do not wash before refrigerating because it encourages spoilage and remove as much air as possible and place in…
These Plums have rich, red flesh and dark blue-black skin. They have tart flavor with a hint of sweetness to balance the flavor. We currently have the early ripening variety, Black Splendor. The red flesh is super juicy and will dye just about everything in its path. As the weather heats up try these plums…
When harvesting his Peaches, Mas and his workers go into each tree every time they harvest, gently pluck only the fruit that is truly tree ripe. Mas’s wife, daughter, and son carefully hand-pick every case of peaches destined for FreshPoint! No other Peach is as good as a Masumoto Peach! the Gold dust variety is…
A third-generation Japanese-American farmer, David “ Mas” Masumoto and his family live on their farm in central California and hand pick all of the Nectarines packed for us. The Rose Diamond is a large, firm Nectarine variety with blushing red skin. This variety has a soft texture with brilliant yellow flesh. It is deliciously sweet…
