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Long squash or "Bottle Gourd" is often considered to be of African decent but it is also common in Europe and Asia. The long squash is very similar to zucchini and it is grown in warm climates. The outer skin can go from yellow to green while the inner flesh is firm textured, white in color and contains seeds Origin: Dominican Republic, Honduras, USA Availability: Year-Round -
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Pack of 5 Garlic comes in its own individual wrapper. It is rich in vitamin C, phosphorus, and manganese. Garlic can be consumed raw or cooked. Origin: Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Spain Availability: Year-Round -
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Yellow Squash (summer squash), is a hot weather vegetable. Its picked in its immature stage. As a result, the squash has a thin, edible skin and sweet, soft flesh. It typically ranges in size from 6 to 8 inches long. Although, it can be smaller, depending on when you pick the fruit. Origin: Dominican Republic, USA Availability: Year-Round -
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Long Beans are grown in the tropics throughout Southeast Asia and they are green or white in color. These beans taste best when they are young and slender. The pods may be eaten both fresh and cooked. Origin: U.S. Availability: May – September -
8 oz Baby Zucchini is similar to the mature version, only smaller. However, its flesh is more tender and the flavor is milder than the larger one. It serves a great source of vitamins and nutrients.Origin: GuatemalaAvailability: Year-Round -
The Boniato (also called Batata) may be pink, purple, cream, or red. However, its flesh is dry, white, and smooth in texture. It can be baked or roasted and can be served whole or mashed just like a regular baked potato. Origin: USA Availability: Year-Round -
Chayote is a pear shaped, light green squash. It has a creamy white flesh, that becomes cottony as it matures. It is crunchy and very mild with a sweet taste, similar to cucumber. Additionally, it can be consumed raw or cooked. Origin: Costa Rica Availability: Year-Round -
Ginger is the underground root of the ginger plant. It has a firm, striated texture. Its flesh may be yellow, white or red in color and its skin may be thick or thin depending on the plant’s harvesting time. Origin: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, China 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 -
Malanga White is considered the true Malanga. It is a root vegetable. The interior has a crisp texture and its color varies from cream to yellow to pink. Origin: Costa Rica, Ecuador Availability: Year-Round -
Malanga Coco is similar to a yam in appearance and a potato in flavor. This root is commonly used in tropical countries. Malanga is also similar to Taro in texture and appearance but has a woodsy taste with a hint of black walnut. Origin: Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua Availability: Year-Round -
Malanga Eddoe Also called Eddoe, this species is native to China and Japan. It can grow in cooler and drier climates, which makes it a suitable crop in parts of North America. The corms are generally smaller and rounder resembling a striped, hairy potato. Origin: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador Availability: Year-Round -
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Malanga Isleña is similar to a Taro or Cassava, round with horizontal scale like texture. It is typically deep-fried as fritters or chips. It can also be mashed, baked, boiled, or sautéed. Origin: Costa Rica Availability: Year-Round -
Arjuna Pumpkin is suitable for harvesting either immature green or fully mature red-brown fruit depending on what the market requires. It has proven to be an extremely high yielder with well-developed plants producing three to four fruits. Its flesh is firm, sticky, yellowish orange in color, and tastes excellent. Origin: Dominican Republic, Honduras Availability: November – March -
8 oz Turmeric Yellow grows wild in the forests of South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the key ingredients in many Asian dishes. Indian traditional medicine, called Siddha, has recommended turmeric for medicine. Its use as a coloring agent is not of primary value in South Asian cuisine. Origin: Jamaica Availability: Year-Round -
Ghana Yams are closely related to lilies and grasses. Native to Africa and Asia, yams vary in size from that of a small potato to a record 130 pounds Origin: Ghana - Africa Availability: Year-Round -
Jicama (yam bean), is a Mexican root vegetable. Commonly eaten raw, seasoned with lime and chili powder. Additionally, it has a sweet and starchy flavor. As a result, it can be eaten raw or cooked -
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 -
The Yuca root is an excellent source of fiber and vitamins. Yuca may help prevent arthritis in both humans and animals. It may treat particular intestinal infections as well. Origin: Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua Availability: Year-Round -
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Avocado Green is a lush fruit with bright green flesh from the tropics. They’re irresistibly rich in flavor and also provide vital nutrients. Origin: Dominican Republic, Florida Availability: April – January -
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The Avocado Hass is one of the most delicious varieties of avocado, with a rich creamy flesh and superior taste. Additionally, they have a pebbly skin that ripens from green to deep purple or nearly black. Origin: Dominican Republic, Florida Availability: Year Round -
1 Unit Banana Green are most often eaten raw on their own, except for plantains. 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. Origin: Costa Rica, Guatemala 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 -
Dry Coconut is the most common type of Coconut in the market. Characterized by a hard brown shell with a hairy appearance surrounding the flesh. Coconut can be considered a complete food as it’s incredibly rich in vitamin E, antioxidants, and natural sugars. Origin: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic Availability: Year-Round -
Thai or White Coconut is the younger version of the brown one. Producing more water and with a gelatinous and not very flavorful meat. Its meat can be turned into coconut milk if put through a juicer. Origin: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic 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 -
Dragon Fruit Golden, also known as Pitahaya. It has a faint, sweet taste, much like an earthy watermelon. The health benefits of this fruit are plentiful, with high concentrations of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Origin: Colombia, Ecuador Availability: Year Round -
Red Dragon Fruit looks almost identical to the white-fleshed variety. It sets apart by the color of its flesh and flavor. Having a pink to red meat, due to a compound called betacyanin present in beets. Origin: Nicaragua, Vietnam, U.S. Availability: May – November -
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Guava is native to the Caribbean. Its skin is thin, light yellow and blushed with pink. A ripe guava softens when you touch it. They emit a strong and sweet fragrance. It is a nutrient dense fruit with a long history of medicinal uses. Origin: U.S. Availability: Year-Round -
Origin: Ecuador, Vietnam, U.S. Availability: Year Round -
Thai Guava is generally the size of a softball with green skin. Its flesh is white with pale yellow seeds and tend to be drier than pink guavas. Additionally, they have a mild sweet taste and little fragrance. Origin: U.S. Availability: Year-Round -
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Jackfruit is one of its own kind of tropical fruits, recognized for its unique shape, size, and fruity flavor of its bulbs that can be appreciated from a distance. The fruit is deliciously sweet in taste. Origin: Brazil, Mexico Availability: Year-Round -
Mamey is large with brown, thick skin. Its flesh is a combination of orange-red, with a sweet, berry flavor. Because of its interesting taste and texture, the Mamey is rapidly gaining popularity. Mamey is usually eaten fresh and used in salads or drinks. Origin: U.S. Availability: March – December -
Green Papaya has a smooth green skin instead of the regular yellow-orange exterior. Its flesh is mildly similar to melon’s flesh. It is versatile since it can be enjoyed raw, boiled, baked, or sautéed. Origin: Guatemala, Panama Availability: Year-Round -
The Papaya solo is a melon like fruit with a thin skin ranging from green to orange enclosing a yellow-orange flesh. Papayas are a good source of vitamin A and C. The Papaya Solo enzyme is called Papain and it is used to break down tough meat fibers. Origin: Brazil Availability: Year-Round -
Tainung Papaya is sweet and reddish-orange with a center cavity filled with slippery black seeds. Tainung are often eaten raw with a squeeze of lime juice and a dusting of chili powder, but their mild flavor is also good in cooked dishes. Origin: Guatemala Availability: Year-Round
