Prickly Pear

Description: The Prickly Pear is classified into the group of vegetables called buds, along with the artichoke. It's green. Only the tenderest buds are consumed. Freshness: It is observed in…

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Asparagus

Purchase: Studs are catalogued within the stem group. They are long and with a flower of the same color at one end. They can be green or white. Freshness: It…

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SQUASH

Purchase: The SQUASH or GUATILA, is a vegetable of green color, medium size and hard to touch. It has on its skin (sometimes) a few small thorns and a transverse…

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Ginger

Description: Ginger or KION, is a root of oriental origin, mainly from China and India. It's beige. It has thick, knotted ramifications. Freshness: It is appreciated in its firm and…

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Eggplant

Description: Eggplant is a fruit vegetable (with seed inside). It's dark purple. Freshness: It can be seen in non-soft firm texture, smooth (unwrinkled) skin, shiny and without brown spots. When…

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Cassava

Purchase: It is a coarse-skinned, dark, rough and rough tuber. Its pulp is white and lasts to the touch. Freshness: It can be seen in the white color of its…

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Chives

Purchase: The chives, is classified within the group of the onions. They are thin and short branches, of intense green color (similar to grass or grass), with a soft and…

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