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The world of cooking has many legends, rumors and myths. We are trying to gather all the facts and present them to you.
Some produce items and there various names because, often fruits and vegetables acquire regional names.
Arugula - a.k.a. - Rocket Asian Pears - a.k.a. - Apple Pears Bok Choy - a.k.a. - Chinese White Cabbage Broccoflower - a.k.a. - Green Cauliflower Broccoli Rabe - a.k.a. - Rapini Bonita - a.k.a. - White Sweet Potato Blood Orange - a.k.a. - Pigmented Orange Chayote - a.k.a. - Vegetable Pear Cardoon - a.k.a. - Cardoni Cactus Pear - a.k.a. - Prickly Pear Cherimoya - a.k.a. - Custard Apple Carambola - a.k.a. - Star Fruit Celery Root - a.k.a. - Celeriac Chard - a.k.a. - Swiss Chard Cilantro - a.k.a. - Chinese Parsley Chick Peas - a.k.a. - Garbanzo Beans Chinese Squash - a.k.a. - Kabocha Daikon - a.k.a. - Oriental Radish Delicata Squash - a.k.a. - Sweet Potato Squash Enoki Mushroom - a.k.a. - Golden Mushroom Fava Beans - a.k.a. - Broad Beans Fennel - a.k.a. - Anise Green Beans - a.k.a. - String Beans Hazelnuts - a.k.a. - Filberts Jerusalem Artichokes - a.k.a. - Sunchokes Jicama - a.k.a. - Mexican Potato Kiwifruit - a.k.a. - Chinese Gooseberry Okra - a.k.a. - Lady finger Pine Nuts - a.k.a. - Pignoli Pomelo - a.k.a. - Chinese Grapefruit Squash, Italian - a.k.a. - Zucchini Squash, Yellow - a.k.a. - Crook Neck Tomatilo - a.k.a. - Green Tomato |