Latin Cuisine
Indulge in the vibrant world of Latin Cuisine with our hand-picked assortment of vegetables and fruits. From the guava to the luscious sweetness of plantains, our collection captures the true essence of Latin flavors. Elevate your culinary endeavors with these essential ingredients that have graced Latin kitchens for generations. Whether you’re a skilled chef or an enthusiastic home cook, our Latin American products are your gateway to a world of delectable possibilities. Immerse yourself in the rich tastes and cultural traditions of Latin America, right in your own kitchen. Discover the worldwide flavors with us, received directly at your door!
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8 oz Quenepas are a small, round, and green fruit with a thin, rough skin. They grow in bunches and are known by many different names, including Spanish lime. After removing the skin, the creamy, soft pulp is revealed. Origin: Dominican Republic Availability: June - September -
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 -
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1 unit Plantain Maqueño is a special variety of plantain that is softer than the regular “barraganete” and “curare” variety. It also cooks tender and remains soft and fresh through time. Origin: Ecuador, Nicaragua. Availability: Year-Round -
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Sweet limes are generally round and smooth, and depending on the climate where they are grown, their skin may remain green when ripe or mature to a golden-yellow color. The highly aromatic rind is thin and easy to peel. Origin: Mexico 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 -
Sour Oranges have a deep orange color and are very juicy. They have both a sour taste and an astringent or bitter taste. They are used to make orange marmalade, sauces, chutney, candied fruit, pies, flavorings, and liqueurs such as Grand Marnier, curaçao, and Cointreau. Origin: Dominican Republic, U.S.A. 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
12- 14 in It's greenish-yellow bark encases its flesh. The pulp, itself, is yellow in color and extremely fibrous. Sugar cane can be chewed to extract the juice. Origin: USA Availability: Year-Round -
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Keitt or Green mangoes are one of the most juicy, thin-seeded, and largest type available. They turn from orange-green to bright green when ripe and have a golden-orange flesh. Origin: Nicaragua Availability: February – July -
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 -
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 -
8 ozGreen habanero is a type of chili pepper; characteristically lantern-shaped. The immature pod of what will ripen to orange and lastly red. Great source of vitamins, iron, and magnesium. Primarily used in salsas and marinades.Origin: Dominican Republic, USAAvailability: Year-Round -
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Passion Fruit is an egg-shaped tropical fruit. It has a brittle, wrinkled dark purple skin surrounding flesh-covered seeds. The seeds are edible, so you can eat the pulp straight from the shell. Origin: U.S. Availability: May – January -
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 -
16 oz Bag Soursops grow on evergreen trees that reach up to 9 meters tall with large, glossy, green leaves. The fruit are irregularly shaped ranging from oval to heart or kidney-shaped and are covered in small spiny protrusions. Origin: Colombia Availability: Year-Round -
Pepino Melons are oval and have an elongated shape that tapers to a point at the end. When fully ripe, the flesh of a Pepino Melon is dark yellow to pale orange with a juicy, melon-like texture and sweet, honeyed aroma and flavor.Origin: EcuadorAvailability: Year-Round
