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Borage
Delicate blue stars with a fresh cucumber taste.
Borage flower is recognisable by its five-petalled star shape, an intense blue sometimes tinged with pink. Its fresh flavour recalls cucumber, with a light iodine note. It brings a rare touch of colour to salads, fish, cold soups and drinks.
- Origins
Spain, France, South Africa- Availability
- All year round
- Flavour
- Fresh, cucumber, lightly briny
- Botanical name
- Borago officinalis
In the kitchen
- On a gazpacho or a cold soup
- In a baby leaf salad
- Frozen in an ice cube for a cocktail
Origins, sizes and packaging vary with the seasons: our sales team will confirm current availability.
Seasons and origins
- Early season
- Peak season
- Late season
- Available but scarce
| Origin | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| South Africa |
Indicative calendar based on our sales over the last two years. Our sales team will confirm current availability.
Packaging
- PunnetSpain, France
- Punnet × 6South Africa
Netherlands
