Florida Heritage Foods

Tag: Spring and Summer

African-American Collection

Hoppin’ John

Hoppin John Hoppin’ John is a Southern American peas and rice dish traditionally served on New Year’s Day. It was originally created by the Gullah people, an African-American ethnic group

chaya
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Chaya

Chaya Common name Chaya Scientific Name Cnidoscolus aconitifolius Other Common Names Chaya col, chaykeken, or kikilchay (Mayan, Central America), Mayan tree spinach (English) Chaya is a highly nutritious leafy green

Nopal
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Nopal

Nopal Common name Nopal Scientific Name Opuntia sp. Other Common Names Prickly pear cactus (English), sabra (Hebrew), cactus du figue barbarie (French, Haiti), Kāṇṭādāra pi’ara (કાંટાદાર પિઅર) (Gujarati)   Nopal

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Asian Collection

Malabar

Malabar Common name Malabar Scientific Name Basella alba Other Common Names Ceylon spinach or Indian spinach (English),  锡兰菠  (xī lán bō cài, Mandarin), મલબાર પાલક (Malabāra pālaka, Gujarati) Malabar Spinach

African Collection

Pigeon Peas

Pigeon Peas Common name Pigeon Peas  Scientific Name Cajanus cajan Other Common Names Gandul (Spanish), तूर (toor, Hindi), 印度的)木豆 (yìn dù de, (Mandarin), કબૂતર વટાણા (Kabūtara vaṭāṇā, Gujarati), mbaazi ya

molokhiya
African Collection

Molokhia

Molokhia Common name Molokhia, Egyptian spinach or Jew’s Mallow (English), 埃及菠菜 (āi jíbō cài, Mandarin), corète potagère or chanvre du bengale (French), kren-kre (Sierra Leone), ewedu (Yoruba), Ademe ewe or Ayoyo

African Collection

Okra

Okra Common name Okra Scientific Name Abelmoschus esculentus Other Common Names Gumbo (Wolof, West Africa), ladyfingers (English), 秋葵, 羊角豆 (yáng jiǎo dòu, Mandarin), भिंडी (Bhindi, Hindi), Bamia (Swahili and Arabic),