Florida Heritage Foods

Tag: Summer

African-American Collection

Gumbo

Gumbo Gumbo is a meat and seafood stew that originated in the Cajun and Creole communities in Louisiana and spread as far as the Florida peninsula. Gumbo is a West

Asian Collection

Turmeric

Turmeric Common name Turmeric Scientific Name Curcuma longa Other Common Names हल्दी (Haldee, Hindi), Safran des Indes (French), હળદર (Haḷadara,Gujrati),  Manjano (Swahili),  Huruud (Somali), كُركُم (kurkum, Arabic), 姜  (jiānghuáng, Mandarin)  

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African Collection

Celosia

Celosia Common name Celosia Scientific Name Celosia argantea Other Common Names Cockscomb, wool flower, or quail grass (English),  鸡冠花  (jī guān huā, Mandarin),  mfungu (Swahili),  soko yokoto (Nigeria) Celosia is

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African Collection

Black-Eyed Peas

Black-Eyed Peas Common name Black-eyed peas Scientific Name Vigna unguiculata Other Common Names Cowpea, southern pea or field pea (English), 眉豆 (méi dòu, Mandarin), imbumba (Zulu), pois à vache (French),