Ingredients

The articles in this section cover ingredients that are relevant to cooking locally in the Pacific Northwest. This includes are wide range of plants, animals, and fungi: native plants, introduced crops, and even potential new crops.

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Shrimp

We have a number of true shrimp species in the Pacific Northwest. The most important of these are the pink shrimp and the spot shrimp.

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Spinach and blites

Spinach and the related blites are vegetables in the amaranth family.

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Sunflowers

The common sunflower is grown for its seeds and the sunchoke is grown for its tubers.

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Squid

Market squid are a growing fishery in the Pacific Northwest.

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Truffles

We have several species of native truffles as well as an emerging cultivated truffle industry in the Northwest Coast region.

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Trumpet mushrooms

We have two native species of trumpet mushrooms, which are closely related to chanterelles.

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Turnips

Turnips were domesticated and bred into many different crops that many people don’t realize are the same plant.

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Tuna

Albacore tuna is especially good in the Pacific Northwest.

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Wheat

The Pacific Northwest, especially the Inland Northwest, is famous for its wheat production.