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Habanero Mixed

$2.49 /bag

8 oz

Habanero Mixed is the combination of green, orange, and red varieties. They're a hot variety of chili pepper that goes through several maturity stages. Additionally, they pack quite a bunch of heat and flavor varying in each color.

Origin: Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, USA

Availability: Year-Round

Boniato

$2.49 each

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

Yellow Squash

$2.49 /pound

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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Guar Bean

$2.49 /bag

8 oz Guar Bean is small to medium in size. Its pods are green with a slimy, soft texture. They have a slightly bitter taste. Additionally, they are high in fiber and vitamins. Great for soups, stir-fries, and salads. Origin: Dominican Republic Availability: Year-Round

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Yu Choy Sum

$2.19 bunch

Yu Choy Sum is made of dark green leaves with a lighter stalk. When ripe, it can be very tender and past this stage, it can become less desirable ad more fibrous. Origin: USA Availability: Year-Round

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Galanga

$2.19 each

1 unit Galanga is a root similar to ginger. They have similar taste and smell; being spicy, peppery, and aromatic. As a result, it's typically used as a flavoring spice in Asian cuisine. Its flesh is ivory to yellow in tone depending on its maturity. Additionally, it aids nausea and stomach cramps. Origin: Dominican Republic, USA Availability: Year-Round

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Fresh and vibrant Arjuna pumpkin, a versatile and nutritious squash variety for your culinary creations.

Pumpkin Arjuna

$2.19 /two pounds

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

Malanga White

$2.09 each

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

Anaheim Pepper

$1.99 /bag

8oz

Anaheim Peppers are a mild variety of chili peppers. Therefore, the more heat it gets, the hotter it will be. This pepper gives extra flavor to any dish.

Origin: USA

Thai Eggplant

$1.99 /bag

8 oz Thai Eggplant may be stir-fried, grilled, cooked as tempura or used in creamy Asian soups and curries. It is seedy but its flesh softens rather quickly and absorbs flavors well. There is no need to peel the skin before cooking. Origin: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guatemala Availability: Year-Round

Malanga Isleña

$1.99 each

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

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Malanga Eddoe

$1.99 each

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

Ginger

$1.19 – $1.99 each

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

Radicchio

$1.99 each

Radicchio has deep red to purple leaves with bright white veins. The edges of the leaves are fairly thick and crisp. I It is eaten raw with just a bit of olive oil and salt, as well as mixed into a variety of salads. Origin: Guatemala Availability: Year-Round

Green Zucchini

$0.94 – $1.99 /Bag

8 oz Green Zucchini is the essential summer squash. Its flesh is crisp and creamy with an underdeveloped seed cavity due to its youth. Its flavor is peppery and complex with grassy undertones. Cooking mellows the flavor and the color. Origin: Guatemala Availability: Year-Round

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Long Hot Pepper

$1.99 /bag

8 oz Long hot pepper has a taste similar to, but hotter than, that of its close relative Piper nigrum. Used fresh, roasted, filled, and pickled. Italian Long Hots are generally fried while still green, or roasted with olive oil, garlic, and salt. Served whole, skin, and seeds intact. Origin: Dominican Republic, Florida Availability: Year-Round

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Cubanelle

$1.95 /bag

8oz The Cubanelle, also known as "Cuban pepper", is a variety of sweet pepper of the species Capsicum Annuum. When unripe, it is light yellowish-green in color, but will turn bright red if allowed to ripen.

Origin: Mexico, U.S.

Availability: Year-Round

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Serrano Pepper

$0.09 – $1.95 /bag

8oz Serrano Chile Peppers have thin walls. They don’t need to be peeled or steamed before using, making it the easiest chile pepper to use for salsas. Serrano peppers are said to be about 5 times hotter than the Jalapeño. Origin: Mexico, U.S. Availability: Year-Round

Jalapeño Pepper

$0.29 – $1.95 /Bag

8oz The Jalapeno Pepper are medium-sized chili peppers with a mild to moderate heat. One of the most common types of chili peppers. They can be dried and smoked, turning into chipotle. Origen: Mexico Availability: Year Round

Lemon Grass

$1.89 /pound

Lemon Grass is a stalk that grows in bunches. Consists of a pink base, a green outer layer, and a white core. In the same vein, characterized by a mild citrus flavor. A common ingredient in soups, meat, and seafood dishes. Most importantly, filled with nutrients that keeps the body healthy.

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Finger Hot Pepper

$1.89 /bag

8oz Finger Hot Pepper, is a small, thin chili variety. They start out light green and ripen to red, and can be used fresh or dried. It's very hot. As a result, it adds great flavor and spice to many dishes. Perfect for those who love eye-watering hot food. Origin: Dominican Republic, Florida Availability: Year- Round

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Thai White Eggplant

$1.69 /bag

8 oz White eggplant's outer skin is smooth and bright white with one bulbous end that tapers slightly to a green calyx. Its cream-colored inner flesh is dense with edible white seeds. When cooked, they're creamy and mild, with a light sweet flavor. Origin: Honduras Availability: Year-Round

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Dosakai

$1.69 each

Dosakai is a type of melon, small in size and round in shape. As it matures, its skin goes from green to yellow. It has a firm, watery, white flesh. Additionally, it can be consumed both raw and cooked. Origin: Dominican Republic Availability: Year-Round

Aloe Vera

$1.59 – $2.89 each

Aloe leaves are botanically and commonly known as Aloe Vera. Most recipes suggest rinsing or soaking it. Raw Aloe can be blended with water, resulting in smoothies or other beverages. Origin: USA Availability: Year-Round

Indian Bitter Melon

$1.59 /Each

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

Chinese Bitter Melon

$1.59 each

Chinese Bitter Melon is a green, cucumber-shaped vegetable with a unique bitter taste. Typically grows in countries with a tropical climate. Very popular in Asian cooking . Similarly, famous for its effects on obesity and diabetes. Origin: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guatemala, U.S. Availability: Year-Round

Mustard Greens

$1.49 bunch

Mustard Greens is a species of the mustard plant. It resembles headless cabbage such as kale, but with a mustard flavor. The taste is peppery and somewhat bitter which deepens when cooked. It pairs very well with beef, chicken, and pork. Origin: USA Availability: Year-Round

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Wawa Choy

$1.39 bunch

Wawa Choy in Mandarin refers to "baby," which refers to the baby form of Napa Cabbage. It has greener outer leaves with white stalks. It has a sweet flavor and can replace Napa Cabbage in most recipes. Origin: USA Availability: Year-Round

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Bok Choy

$1.39 /bunch

In the American markets it's commonly known as Baby Bok Choy, but unlike the Baby Bok Choy, the Shanghai Choy is completely green with a lighter stem. It has great flavor, can be very versatile, and has incredible health benefits. Origin: USA Availability: Year-Round

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Fuzzy Squash

$1.39 each

Fuzzy Squash has a thick skin covered in small white hairs. The skin is edible but the hairs should be removed, most people peel the skin away. It may be sliced, cubed for stir frying or used in soups. Origin: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guatemala Availability: Year-Round

Snake Gourd

$1.29 each

1 unit Snake Gourd is a tropical vegetable that thrives in hot temperatures. It grows on a climbing vine. Snake Gourd tend to curl as they grow, and must be trellised and weighted at the end of the fruit, in order for them to grow straight. Origin: Honduras Availability: Year-Round

Chinese Okra

$1.29 each

Chinese Okra is similar to regular okra in color and shape. It is long with a ridged green skin and thin ends. It also has a spongy, slightly fibrous creamy white flesh. Its flesh is tender and similar to zucchini in flavor. Origin: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guatemala Availability: Year-Round

Chinese Eggplant

$1.29 each

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

Turmeric White

$1.19 /bag

8 oz White Turmeric root resembles ginger in its shape and size. Each rhizome, or underground stem, is multi-branched with nearly transparent, pale-brown skin that will darken with maturity. Origin: Jamaica Availability: Year-Round

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Yucca

$1.19 each

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