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Market season has finally arrived! Farmers have been working hard to bring us the fresh produce we expect...and a few unique items that you're not likely to find at the grocery store. Here are some of the more exotic items that are excellent candidates to become your next "secret ingredient."
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• Ramps: Also known as wild leeks, these foraged items can be found on the forest floor around April and May. Use them as you would onion or garlic; the taste is somewhere in between.
• Japanese Asparagus: This hollow asparagus is wonderfully crunchy, as if it were crossed with Bamboo shoots.
• Dryad Saddle: Don't miss the opportunity to use this wild polypore mushroom with a taste similar to watermelon rinds.
• Pokeberry shoots: The early springtime shoots are just ripening with an earthy green flavor.
• Mizuna: Cultivated, bitter lettuce with a great texture and sharp taste. |
