How to buy Stevia the Natural Sugar
Stevia is an wonderful alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners. I started to research sugar substitutes in 2003 after my mother had been diagnosed with Diabetes. She loves to add…
How to buy Garlic Stems “Scapes”
In 1997 just days before the British Colony of Hong Kong was handed back to China, I was walking through the streets of Hong Kong taking in the wonderful and…
How to buy Rambutan
Maybe you’ve seen Rambutan before and wondered what it was… it looks a little bit creepy like a hairy spider or some type of cactus. It’s actually a delicious fruit…
How to buy Gai Lon & Yu Choy (Chinese Broccoli & Greens)
Fresh Chinese Broccoli “Gai Lon” Gai Lan also know as “chinese broccoli” is the most popular chinese vegetable in the world. Possessing the flavor of North American broccoli stalks and…
How to buy Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe is one of the easiest fruit to pick whether ripe or unripe. I suggest buying ripe since you can refrigerate cantaloupe for a week. The terminology for picking cantaloupe…
How to buy Kumquats
Kumquats are a unique fruit with a wonderfully sweet, citrus flavour. Most people are wary of popping the first one into their mouth, expecting a backlash of sourness and are…
The Gac Fruit a curiosity
Gac Fruit Plants My wife Kim used to eat this unusual gourd as a child in Vietnam. Discussing Gac fruit brings back fond memories for her. We have travelled through…
Picking Great Corn on the Cob
When I started out in the produce business 25 years ago, a customer asked me for Peaches n’ Cream and I didn’t know what he was talking about till months…
How to buy Dinosaur Egg Plums
One of my favorite fruits is the super sweet and flavorful “Dapple Dandy” pluot. Also referred to as the “Dinosaur Egg” plum, coined by the Jackson Family of Kingsburg Orchards…