Holiday - Sysco Seattle

STORAGE TIPS…
And Other Fun Facts
EGGPLANT: Is very susceptible to chill
damage. Eggplant loves the heat, which
is why the BEST Eggplant is harvested
during summer months. Store in the
warmest part of your walk-in. The longer
Eggplant is refrigerated, the more
susceptible to chill damage. By the way…
“Eggplant Caviar” (baba ghanoush) is a
popular Greek spread. The largest serving
of baba ghanoush was prepared in Dubai,
Greece on June 28, 2001. The recipe began:
“Take 5,500 pounds of Eggplant…”
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FIGS: Will ripen best at room temperature.
If you must store them, arrange in
a single layer on a paper-towel-lined tray,
covered with plastic wrap. By the way…
Every inhabitant of Athens, Greece, including
Plato, was a “philosykos.”
Literally translated, “a friend of the fig.”
As a token of honor, the early Olympic
athletes used figs as a training food, and
figs were also presented as laurels to the
winners as the first Olympic “medal.”
SPINACH: Will lose moisture very quickly,
particularly the larger leaves, so store
them in the coldest part of your walk-in.
Keep the box closed and out of direct airflow
from the fan. The larger leaves will
yellow first as well, so look at those during
preparation. By the way… When he
was a boy in Austria, “I grew up eating a
lot of Spinach. It’s still my favorite today.”
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
BARTLETT PEARS: Will store really well
in the coldest part of your walk-in. The
early season Bartletts will take longer to
ripen, so pull them into the coolest part
of your backroom, out of direct sunlight,
and keep the lid on the carton to keep
the Pears from dehydrating. By the way…
The Bartlett Pear was originally called a
“Williams” Pear in England, where it is
still called today. When the first trees arrived
in the new colonies, the name tags
of the tree fell off, so importer Enoch Bartlett
renamed the pear after himself.
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