Grocery Guides
Learn all things grocery from picking produce at its freshest to finding what’s in season. Know the difference between alfalfa and clover sprouts? Or when to get yams vs sweet potatoes? Get answers here.
Grocery Guides
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Looking for information on produce, drinks, or other things on your grocery shopping list? Instacart’s new grocery guides explore everything from how to identify the freshest fruit to how to cut and store your favorite vegetable. Explore tips & tricks on the easiest way to cook quinoa to how to preserve nutrients in your fresh produce. Why? Here at Instacart, we believe that the meaning…
Aug 26, 2021
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Fennel Bulb – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are fennel bulbs? Fennel bulbs are a type of root vegetable topped with feathery fronds and a bulbous bottom. The fennel family consists of 3 common varieties you’ve probably heard of: wild fennel, bronze…
Feb 25, 2022
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Fiddlehead Ferns – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are fiddlehead ferns? Fiddlehead ferns are a whimsical vegetable that features curled-up ferns at the tips of their spear shape. They look similar to asparagus and share their sweetness. They snap like a green…
Feb 25, 2022
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Fingerling Potatoes – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are fingerling potatoes? Unlike conventional spuds, fingerling potatoes are heralded for their petite size, tender skins, heirloom origins, and superb flavor. These root vegetables are elongated in appearance, resembling misshapen fingers, hence the name…
Feb 25, 2022
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Fresno Peppers – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are Fresno peppers? What looks like a jalapeño but isn’t a jalapeño? The answer: Fresno peppers. In fact, these 2 varieties are so much alike in appearance that even grocery stores often mislabel them…
Feb 25, 2022
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Garlic – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is garlic? A plant in the onion (Allium) family, garlic is similar to leeks, shallots, chives, and onions. It comes in a bulb, which is called a garlic clove. Each bulb is comprised of…
Feb 25, 2022
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Garlic Scapes – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are garlic scapes? Garlic scapes are the stems of the hardneck garlic plant and have buds on their ends. These seasonal vegetables are long, curly green stalks that resemble green beans and are often…
Feb 25, 2022
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Ghost Pepper – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is a ghost pepper? When looking to add spice and heat to a recipe, a ghost pepper will certainly do the trick. The ghost pepper is also commonly called Bhut Jolokia. It originated in India…
Feb 25, 2022
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Ginger – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is ginger? Ginger is a root widely used as a spice for its sweet and spicy flavor. It is wildly popular in cooking due to its versatile and broad applications and many health benefits…
Feb 25, 2022
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Ginseng – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is ginseng? Ginseng is a perennial root vegetable that usually dies in the fall and reemerges from its root system in the spring. The part we use in medicine and food comes from the fleshy root of…
Feb 25, 2022