An A to Z guide to choosing, storing, preparing, and cooking fresh produce and recipe ingredients.

Ingredient: F

Fennel

Fennel

This bulb with feathery fronds and a mild licorice flavor is widely used in Italy, where it’s eaten raw and salted as well as cooked. It pairs especially well with fish.
Feta

Feta

Classified as a semi-firm, brined cheese, feta is the quintessential Greek cheese. Whether in a Greek salad or spanakopita (spinach pie), feta is the ingredient that adds that salty, briny bite. Originally, feta was made from sheep or goat’s milk; today, cow’s milk may also be used.
Fiddlehead Ferns

Fiddlehead Ferns

A delicate harbinger of spring, fiddlehead ferns show up in farmers’ markets and specialty produce stores for only a few weeks in Eastern states. With a unique flavor that evokes asparagus, artichokes, and green beans, they’re a surprisingly good source of omega-3 fatty acids and pack twice the antioxidant punch of blueberries. Seize and savor these earthy, ephemeral delicacies when you can.

what's in season

Fruits and vegetables at their peak right now.

   
  • Sunchokes/Jerusalem Artichokes
  • Leeks
  • Ramps
  • Sugar Snap Peas
  • Asparagus
  • Snow, Garden, and Sugar Snap Peas
  • Spinach
  • Pineapple
  • Horseradish
  • Grapefruit
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