Speciality vegetables
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Cime di rapa
Italian turnip tops, bitter and flavourful, for orecchiette.
Cime di rapa covers the stems, leaves and small flower buds of a turnip variety grown for its shoots. Its flavour, between broccoli and mustard, offers a pleasant bitterness. It is blanched then sautéed with garlic and chilli, and traditionally accompanies orecchiette.
- Availability
- Peak season: December → March
- Flavour
- Bitter, vegetal, mustard note
In the kitchen
- With orecchiette, garlic and chilli
- Sautéed to accompany a sausage
- On a pizza or a focaccia
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
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| Availability |
Indicative calendar based on our sales over the last two years. Our sales team will confirm current availability.
Packaging
- Loose
Spain
Guatemala, Morocco