Categories starting with A

Items starting with A

Almond - Green

Green almonds are unripe almonds, picked before the shell has a chance to harden.

Angel Hair

Angel hair is a very thin variety of Italian pasta. Like spaghetti, it is rod-shaped in the form of long strands. As a very light pasta, it pairs well with seafood, seasonal vegetables and other light sauces.

Apple - Fuji

The coloring is usually yellow-green with red highlights, but will sometimes have either a pinkish blush or be nearly all red

Apple - Gala

Gala apples ripen in August and are the first variety harvested by Larsen Apple Barn in Placerville. Their dense flesh is creamy yellow and crisp, offering a mildly sweet flavor and flora aroma with red stripes over a pale yellow background.

Apple - Golden Delicious

Golden-yellow in color with firm white flesh, balanced sweetness and acidity.

Apple - Granny Smith

Granny Smith apples are most often used in baking preparations because of their high acidity and ability to hold their shape under cooking.

Apple - Jonathan

A good-quality Jonathan apple will be firm with smooth, clean skin and have good color for the variety.

Apple - Mutsu

Mutsu apples are an offspring of the Golden Delicious from Japan but more commonly known as a Crispin apple in the U.S.

Apple - Pink Lady

Great color, texture and sugar/acid balance creates great flavor for eating out of hand and in salads.  It has a distinctive pink hue mixed with a green background. 

Apple - Pippin

Light green with yellow tinge, russeted skin, firm,  crisp yellow flesh, tart and fragrantly juicy, a delicious apple.

Apple - Red Delicious

Deep red color with smooth skin.

Apple - Rome Beauty

aka, Red Rome, Rome

Glossy, thick crimson red skin, juicy and slightly tart.  Flavor is subdued when eaten raw.  When cooked, the flavor develops and awakens, the flesh is creamy and rich with beautiful pink hue, holds shape well.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Made from Sonoma County Gravenstein apples grown in Sebastopol, California with intense apple flavor and a fresh zing.

Apple Juice

Premium fresh pressed juice from a blend of at least three varieties including Golden Delicious, Fuji and Granny Smith.

Apricot

Relatives to peaches, apricots are small, golden orange fruits with soft velvety skin varying in color from pale yellow to deep orange with a hint of pink blush.

Armenian Cucumber

A true summer heirloom variety, these cucumbers are also known as Snake Melons, because botanically they are more closely related to a melon than a cucumber.

Artichoke

Artichokes are the edible, immature flower of a cultivated thistle plant.  The artichoke’s quality varies dramatically during the growing season.

Arugula aka rocket, rucola

This delicious leafy plant enhances any salad with its peppery, spicy and tangy taste. Arugula's light to dark green, fleshy leaves resemble elongated oak leaves.

Asparagus

Asparagus is a perennial vegetable native to the Eastern Mediterranean. The name asparagus comes from the Greek language meaning 'sprout' or 'shoot'.

Avocado - Hass

The Hass avocado is known for its quintessentially tumbled leathery fairly thick skin that turns near black when fully mature. The Hass avocado is an ideal avocado; it ripens evenly, it peels easily, its pit is easy to remove and it has a rich, nutty flavor with a creamy texture.