
Pomegranate
₡2,550.00
Scientific name: Punica granatum
Family: Lythraceae
Origin: Mediterranean
Medicinal use: Pomegranate can be consumed fresh as a main ingredient or as a companion ingredient in many dishes: in salads, in drinks (the most famous being grenadine), juices, jams, sauces for roasts, jams or ice cream. Regarding its interior, one of its main characteristics is that it is made up of many red seeds covered by a juicy pulp with a bittersweet flavor.
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SKU: 0460 Category: Culinary GardenScientific name: Tropaeolum majus
Family: Tropeolaceae
Origin: S America
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Family: Poaceae
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SKU: 0232 Category: Culinary GardenScientific name: Eruca vesicaria
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Origin: Mediterranean, China and Arabian Peninsula
Medicinal use: It is often added to a pizza at the end of or just after baking. It is also used cooked in Apulia, in southern Italy, to make the pasta dish cavatiéddi, “in which large amounts of coarsely chopped rocket are added to pasta seasoned with a homemade reduced tomato sauce and pecorino”,as well as in “many unpretentious recipes in which it is added, chopped, to sauces and cooked dishes” or in a sauce (made by frying it in olive oil and garlic) used as a condiment for cold meats and fish.
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