| Layers of Flavor: Farmers Market Guide to Alliums |
| When you visit the farmers market in spring, you’re greeted by a variety of tender shoots, like crisp chives, fresh green garlic, and budding spring onions, all newly emerged from the soil after a long winter. After bringing them home, the mouthwatering aromatics of garlic and onions on the stovetop build the base of a delicious meal. These flavor-boosting bulbs are known broadly as alliums. Here’s a brief guide to ones you’ll find at the farmers market, as well as some tips on how to use them. |
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| | | Tomorrow! Foodwise Demo: Elianna Elianna Friedman & Alicia Faris |
| Alicia Farris and Elianna Friedman of Joyful Family Cooking are family food coaches on a mission to help families make healthy habits come to life in tangible and sustainable ways. Join us at the Foodwise Classroom tomorrow at 11 am for a green garlic dip cooking demo and samples. |
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| | | Asparagus and Green Garlic Soup |
| This recipe combines spring alliums and asparagus in a delicious soup. Created for the Foodwise Kids program, this is a kid-friendly recipe that the whole family can prepare together. |
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| Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Featured Vendors |
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La Cocina Pop-Up: Clandestina Cocina
Chef Lilian Duran learned to cook Cuban food from her mother and grandmother. At La Cocina's tent on Saturdays in April, she'll have a delicious menu of sweet and savory pastries, guava sauces, frozen proteins, and refreshing guava limeade. |
| New! Rize Up Bakery Reinvents Traditional Sourdough
Founder Azikewee Anderson does sourdough differently through his San Francisco-based micro bakery. New on Saturdays, visit Rize Up Bakery in the back plaza for bold flavors like the purple ube loaf and the “K-pop” gochujang loaf. |
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| Mission Community Market: Featured Vendors |
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Papa's Dumpling Shares Northern Chinese Flavors
Jojo Zhu started Papa’s Dumpling in 2019 after she found a lack of representation of Northern Chinese cuisine in the Bay Area. At her stand, find freshly made and frozen dumplings and buns, including vegetarian options, all stuffed with local ingredients. |
| Yerena Farms' First Strawberries of the Season
Yerena Farms' first strawberries of the are a sure sign that spring is in swing! After a field-drenching winter, Poli and Sylvia Yerena are back at the Mission Community on Thursdays and Ferry Plaza on Tuesdays and Saturdays. |
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