Here is a growing listing of information gathered about hundreds of fruits, vegetables, spices, and nuts currently being grown in Hawaiʻi.
The heart of this database started in our hours of standing in farmers markets and listening to all the gems of information being shared between market goers and with the farmers themselves –
“How do you cook that?” “How do you know when it’s ripe?” “Can you eat the whole thing?”
We knew we had to come up with a way to keep that spirit of sharing food knowledge and stories alive, and a way to archive it too.
Another valuable tidbit we found was more information on how to prolong the life of a fruit or a vegetable once we got it home. The thing about locally grown things is that it already has a longer refrigerator life than what gets flown in – but how much money could we all save (and how much wasting of food could we avoid) if we knew the best way to keep that cucumber?
So far we have 100 items we are excited about writing about and listing here, we are only half way done and every day the list grows – so stay tuned for more!
Would you like to add information to this growing archive of how we eat in Hawaii? We are always interested in hearing how you and your grandma use this or that, or even if you had tips you’d like to share about selecting or storing so if you are up for sharing, let us know.
Zucchini, also known as courgette or summer squash, is a member of the squash family. It is officially an immature fruit though it is mainly thought of as a vegetable.0 [ read more ]