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From mixed drinks to pastries to sauces and dressings, Perfect Puree will sweeten up your Summer! Strawberry: This is luscious ripe strawberry at its best - perfectly sweet fruit with just a hint of tartness. Our seedless Strawberry puree possesses a delightful fragrance, texture and deep berry red color. Key Lime: Key lime is truly a distinct citrus fruit. More aromatic than the more common Persian Lime, the fruit's popularity is attributable to its complex acidic flavor profile. Our Key Lime Concentrate captures these sublime flavor characteristics without added sugar or artificial ingredients. Papaya: This bright orange, full-bodied fruit is common in the tropical regions around the world. Its fragrant aroma is well balanced by the musky flavor that defines the delicious papaya. Kiwi: This fruit's emerald green pulp is its most outstanding feature. Sweet-tart in flavor, our Kiwi puree has both the fruit s appealing visual characteristics and distinctive clean flavor. Passion Colada: With the addition of passion fruit concentrate to luscious pineapple and coconut, the standard Piña Colada is taken to exotic heights.
Mushrooms & Truffles Feta Mother Nature is in charge here.and the only constant in life and produce is change.all mushroom pricing and info is subject to change at any given moment Fresh, Wild Mushrooms Porcini, North West Chanterelles, Imported Conica Morels, North West Lobster (coming soon) *NOTE: Lead time required. Order with you sales rep! Feta cheese, the most famous of the Greek cheeses, has a very colorful history. According to Classical Greek myth, it was first prepared by the Cyclops Polyfimos and there are cheese making artifacts in the Museum of Delphi that date back to the 6th century B.C. that reference the Feta making process. On the whole, Feta is a white, pickled, curd cheese that has a salty and tangy taste enhanced by the brine solution. The texture depends on the age, which can make it extremely creamy or crumbly dry. Feta is used as an appetizer, side dish, and as an ingredient in salads, filled pies, and pastries. Its use in preparing and serving Greek food is almost as imperative as the use of olive oil. Many countries in the Balkan and Mediterranean region have their own variation of Feta cheese. But, to be considered a true Feta, it must have a minimum 70% sheep s milk, with the rest being goat milk. The rest are Feta style white cheeses. A prime example is Danish Feta (also called Danish White) which is made from cow's milk. Though it isn't authentic, the Danish type of feta is sometimes preferred due to its mild flavor and ability to be cubed and sliced without crumbling. Danish Feta is well suited for salads and can also be served grilled. Produce Available carries Crumbled Feta in 5 lb. units and Domestic Feta Pails that are 9 lb. Danish Feta is also available as a pre-order in a 6/1 lb. case or by the pound. A Refreshing Summer Cheese! All Dried Mushrooms-Cultivated Mushrooms Organic Chef s Mix Truffles Fresh/Frozen Truffles/Oils Fresh Summer Truffles, Italy Black & White Truffle Oils Truffle Peelings Other Wild Things Finger Limes aka Caviar Limes
FRUIT Please know that the lists below are a forecast based on previous history/growing patterns. Enjoy the possibilities! Fun Fact: Early Explorers used watermelons as canteens. Watermelons are now grown in 96 countries now with over 1200 varieties. The familiar pink-fleshed watermelon is a source of the potent carotenoid antioxidant, lycopene. These powerful antioxidants travel through the body neutralizing free radicals. Stonefruit.Local, CA-Grown! Apricots CA varieties coming to an end with sizing on the small side, but good eating quality. We should fully transition to Northwestern Apricots in the next couple of weeks. CA Nectarines/Peaches Yellow & White coming on strong & likely available into September. The best of the eating fruit is here! Saturn Aka Donut Peaches also available. Plums: Black and Red Plums are available out of CA. Cherries The cherry market is steady with only 3 weeks at most left in the Washington deal. Rainiers look to be done even sooner. Melons Different areas of the California desert region are producing melons.canary, Galia, Hammi, Orange Honeydew, Gold Honeydew, Santa Claus & Yellow Watermelon available for the Summer. Ask about our Farmer s Market Melons! The market value of Watermelon will be high due to 4th of July festivities. Avocados California has been picking up the demand as Mexico s new crop is slow to start. It should pick up little bit mid-month. Berries CA Strawberries/Stemberries Mainly out of Salinas and Santa Maria now. You may see darker berries due to a heat wave to start the month. Raspberries Salinas is winding down as Watsonville and Santa Maria will increase production over the coming weeks. Blueberries California s recent heat has halted production in some areas and the anticipated transition up to the Pacific North West should happen in the next couple of weeks. Blackberries Baja, Santa Maria and Oxnard are the main growing regions and transitions are looking to happen for the next couple weeks. Citrus Grapefruit Currently coming from CA. Ventura Lemons are the main crop right now. Meyer Lemons coming in from New Zealand. Limes/Key Limes Blood Oranges This CA crop of Blood Oranges is finishing for the season and we have to wait until Australia produces which is projected in late August. Grapes New crop Mexico and CA grapes have started with red, green and black seedless. CA Black Mission and Brown Turkey Figs Available until September. We are likely to see other varieties soon. Pineapple We are seeing supplies from the tropics lighten. Look for lighter supplies to run through July and August as this is a planned lighter production period. Apples Washington is still in the peak of its red delicious, golden delicious, and Granny-smith apples seasons. Pears California is scheduled to start packing newcrop Bartlett and red pears the week of July 10. Exotics From Around the World Dragon Fruit/Pitaya (from Vietnam/Nicaragua), Passion Fruit (transitioning from New Zealand to USA), Caped Gooseberries (Columbia), Lychee (China then Mexico starts new crop), Rambutan (Guatamala), Jumbo Taiwan Star Fruit (winding down to start again until Sept.), Feijoas (done from New Zealand; CA end of July), Young Coconut out of Thailand (limited until August), South African Baby Pineapple, Quince (Chile).
Vegetables Bell peppers are sometimes grouped with less pungent pepper varieties as sweet peppers". Peppers are native to Mexico, Central America and northern South America. Pepper seeds were later carried to Spain in 1493 and from there spread to other European, African and Asian countries. Today, China is the world's largest pepper producer, followed by Mexico and Indonesia. Green bell peppers are the most popular type of pepper in the United States. Artichokes Certain sizes continue to be very short. Artichokes are available year-round; however, they flourish in the Spring. Asparagus California is winding down. A traditionally stronger market this time of year. White Asparagus is available year-round with some gaps. Beans Green, Yellow Wax, French, Purple, Romano, & Fresh Favas all CA-grown. Bell Peppers Coachella is finishing with Bakersfield and Fresno just starting. More fields and regions will be producing as we move into July. Broccoli Rabe (Rapini) Peaks in late Fall through early Spring. Brussels Sprouts Peak season is late Fall/Winter. We are seeing some with intermittent gapping with less product available to choose from. Corn White, Yellow, and Bi-color corn available. Cauliflower Large White, Orange & Purple cauliflower available. Baby variety available with some gaps. Romanesco Large & baby with some gaps. Celery Root (Celeric) Local product available. Chards Green, Red, Yellow and Rainbow are CAgrown. Cucumbers Persian and Japanese available along with your standard cucumber varieties. Hot House Cucumbers are coming in from a local farm. Eggplant Graffiti and White are available in the Summer months sporadically. Italian, Japanese & Indian available as well, along with your standard purple eggplant. Fresh Herbs & Flowering Herb Sorrel, Marjoram, Lemon Thyme, Bay, Dill, Sage, Cilantro, Lemon Verbena, Mint, Parsley, Rosemary, Thyme Kale Lacinato, Purple Flowering, Red Boar and Kale Sprouts (Lollipops) available. Lettuces & Baby Lettuces Available, but Summer heat can affect delicate CA lettuces. Micro Green & Flowers A variety of Micros are available to garnish your favorite summer dish. How about a Micro Orchid or Pansies! Okra Peaks in the Summer. Peas English Peas (some gapping), Snap Peas, Snow Peas, & Pea Tendrils available. Potatoes Bakersfield potatoes have been affected by the heat-wave hitting the west and there are some quality issues out there. It could cut some time off of their season but we'll have to wait and see. Radishes All of the wonderful Babe Farm varieties, i.e., French Breakfast, Purple Plum, Rosas, Sparkler, Black and Watermelon Radishes. Summer Squash Varieties include: Baby Summer Squash, Patty Pan, Sunburst, and Baby Zucchini. Squash Blossoms Picked at its peak and available locally. Pre-order these delicate delights for best availability. Tomatoes Summer favorites include Heirloom varieties. Locally-grown and great additions to your summertime menu. Summer Vegetables: Mixed Fingerlings, Baby Colored Cauliflower, Corn, Baby Squash, Fennel, Radicchio.
Mark Your Calendars July 4: Independence Day (4th of July) July 13-15: California Wine Festival - Santa Barbara July 15 & 16: Santa Barbara French Festival, Santa Barbara July 29 & 30: Oxnard Salsa Festival July 1 The 24th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival will be held on July 29 and 30. Spicy food, hot music and Oxnard's cool ocean breezes are on the menu. Plaza Park is the place for a two-day celebration of everything salsa -- the food, the music, and the dance. You can taste it, you can dance it, and you can even take it home! Free admission and parking... it's one of Southern California's Hottest Summer Events. Bring the whole family! For more info visit: http://www.oxnardsalsafestival.com