Fennel is crunchy and slightly sweet, with an anise-like flavor. It is composed of a white or pale green bulb from which closely superimposed stalks are arranged.
Sierra Nevada offers an excellent version of this traditional Mediterranean brine cured cheese. The cheese is semi-firm and compact and not as salty as most other European and American versions.
The most familiar variety with purple-black skin, contains jelly-like flesh that ranges from pale to dark pink with good flavor, often cracking near the stem end upon ripeness.
Finger limes are a micro-citrus originally discovered growing wild in Australia. The interior pulp can best be described as citrus pearls, or citrus caviar.
Known for their rich, buttery taste, yellow skin and flesh, the popular Russian Banana fingerling potato is typically measures about two and one-half inches long and one inch in diameter, but also harvested when it is four to five inches long.
