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Yellow Yam is a versatile vegetable. It can be roasted fried, boiled and baked. You have to be very careful when peeling a yam. If the peeled yam touches your skin it itches a lot. Yams may be boiled like potatoes as a starch with meals. Origin: Jamaica Availability: Year-Round -
6 oz Goldenberries, more commonly known as Rasbhari in India, is a small orange berry fruit. The healing properties that are attributed to Goldenberries, validate the therapeutic use it is given. In some countries, infusion with the leaves and the juice of the fruit is used for treating asthma, cancer, malaria, rheumatism, or skin diseases such as dermatitis. Origin: Colombia Availability: Year Round -
1 LB/ Box The sweet tamarind is a tropical fruit native to Africa. It is used for desserts, and they can also be dried up in the sun and ground into a delicious spice that you can sprinkle into your food while cooking. It is a rich source of many essential nutrients, phytochemicals, and antioxidants. Origin: Thailand - USA Availability: Year-Round -
Malanga Lila is a root vegetable popular in the tropics and South America. It has more flavor than most other starchy tropical tubers, and its taste is earthy, and has been described as more like nuts than potatoes. Origin: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua Availability: Year-Round -
Green Coconut is the large, green seed of a coconut palm. This type produces more water. They're typically harvested for their high water content. It has a sweet, very clean, and refreshing taste. So after you drink it, you can scrape out the white tender meat Origin: Costa Rica, U.S. Availability: Year-Round -
8 oz Cachucha peppers look like a spicy habanero but without the heat. Sometimes this chile is called an aji dulce. But in South America aji dulce is quite hot. This pepper ripen from dark green to an orange-red when fully ripe. Origin: Dominican Republic Availability: Year Round -
Persian limes are good for Digestion, Boost immune system, Healthy skin, Help prevent formation of kidney stones, Heart health. It can be used interchangeably for the same purposes as Key limes and lemons and is often used as a substitute for vinegar. Origin: Colombia, Mexico Availability: Year-Round -
Breadfruit is a popular variant of mulberry enjoyed across the world. It is rich in starch and before being eaten they are roasted, baked, fried or boiled. When cooked the taste is described as potato-like, or similar to fresh-baked bread. Origin: Dominican Republic Availability: Year-Round -
The Indian Bitter Melon is a tropical vine that bears a distinctive fruit which is bumpy, green, and elongated. The fruit of the bitter melon contains large, flat seeds, a thin flesh layer and a thick rubbery skin. Asian cultures believe that bitter melon can prevent malaria, treat diabetes and fuel metabolism. Origin: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guatemala, USA Availability: Year-Round -
1 unit The only time plantains are eaten raw is when they have completely ripened to a blacken state. Only then are they sweet enough to eat raw. Some of the cooking methods used are baking, steaming, boiling, sautéing, and frying. Origin: Ecuador Availability: Year-Round -
Chinese Eggplant is set apart by its long, thin shape, and unique purple color. Additionally, its flesh is typically white, meaty, and nearly seedless. It has the sweetest flavor of all eggplant varieties; low in calories and a good source of fiber. Origin: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guatemala, USA Availability: Year-Round -
Culantro is a herb with long, glossy green, serrated leaves. The plant grows like lettuce. Its thin leaves grow in a rosette pattern around a small central stem. Additionally, it has a flavor similar to that of cilantro, but more intense. Origin: Costa Rica Availability: Year-Round
