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Baby Yellow Bunched Carrots

Inventory, 24 ct : 5.84
This item was last sold on : 09/24/20

• 39 Featured Restaurants

• 2 Recipe Ideas

• 3 Sharess

Description/Taste

Baby Yellow carrots are small in size, averaging 10-12 centimeters in length, and are conical and slender in shape, slightly tapering towards the non-stem end. The skin is smooth, firm, pale yellow to gold, and is lightly covered in fine root hairs. Underneath the surface, the flesh is dense, crisp, and yellow with a snap-like quality. When raw, Baby Yellow carrots are crunchy and mildly sweet without the earthiness commonly associated with other carrot varieties. When cooked, the flesh softens to develop a tender texture with a rich, sweet taste. The tops of Baby Yellow carrots are also edible, displaying grassy and earthy-sweet flavors with matching aromatics.

Seasons/Availability

Baby Yellow carrots are available year-round.

Current Facts

Baby Yellow carrots, botanically classified as Daucus carota subs. Sativus, are edible, underground roots that belong to the Apiaceae family along with parsnips, celery, and parsley. Baby Yellow carrots are regular yellow varieties that are harvested at an immature state, and there are also a few varieties developed intentionally for the baby carrot market. Baby Yellow carrots are typically sold in bunches at specialty grocers and farmer markets and are favored by consumers for their sweet taste and light crunch, utilized in savory applications.

Nutritional Value

Baby Yellow carrots contain vitamin A, potassium, vitamin B6, and some biotin. They also contain lutein, which is the yellow pigment found in the flesh that can help prevent macular degeneration and protect the overall health of the eyes.

Applications

Baby Yellow carrots are best suited for both raw and cooked applications such as sautéing, glazing, boiling, and roasting. The small roots can be utilized fresh, sliced and tossed into green salads, coleslaws, and grain bowls, pureed into sauces, or pickled for extended use as a condiment. Baby Yellow carrots can also be cooked in soups, stews, stocks, braised with cooked meats, mixed with celery and onions to make a mirepoix, or glazed with sugar and butter as a caramelized side dish. Baby Yellow carrots pair well with herbs such as parsley, tarragon, rosemary, basil, chervil, and coriander, meats such as poultry, beef, and pork, nuts such as pistachios and almonds, leeks, and potatoes. The roots will keep up to one month when stored loosely placed in a plastic bag with good air circulation in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator. Never store fruit along with carrots, as fruits expel ethylene gas that is readily absorbed by carrots. The carrots exposed to the ethylene gas will turn very bitter, making them not suitable for eating.

Ethnic/Cultural Info

California produces over eighty-seven percent of the carrots grown in the United States, and the roots can be cultivated multiple times per year due to the state’s mild and favorable climate. There is even an annual carrot festival held in February in Holtville, California that has been celebrating the root for over seventy-two years. During the week-long celebration, there is live music, food vendors, award ceremonies, and a carrot racing competition. Throughout the event, carrots are also sold fresh by the bunches, and Baby Yellow carrots are sometimes bundled in colored carrot bunches along with purple, red, and white varieties.

Geography/History

Yellow carrots originated over five thousand years ago in present-day Afghanistan in Central Asia. As the roots were domesticated, natural hybrids and mutants were developed and crossed with wild and cultivated varieties creating new cultivars varying in color, size, and flavor. Yellow carrots were then transported via seeds across Africa, Europe, and Eastern Asia and were sold during trade expeditions. Baby Yellow carrots have been around since ancient times but were not marketed commercially until the 20th century. Today Baby Yellow carrots can be found at local farmers markets, specialty grocers, and in home gardens in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Featured Restaurants

Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.

Chateau La Jolla	San Diego CA	858-459-4451
Cal A Vie	Vista CA	760-945-2055
Continental Catering Inc	La Mesa CA	619-698-3500
InterContinental Vistal Kitchen	San Diego CA	619-501-9400
InterContinental San Diego	San Diego CA	619-501-9400
Stake Chophouse & Bar	Coronado CA	619-522-0077
Del Mar Country Club	Rancho Santa Fe CA	858-759-5500 x207
Born & Raised	San Diego CA	619-550-5412
Tahona (Kitchen)	San Diego CA	619-573-0289
Shogun Sportfishing	San Diego CA	619-226-8030
Four Seasons Residence Club	Carlsbad CA	760-603-3700
Aztec Shop Catering	San Diego CA	619-594-3576
Dija Mara	Oceanside CA	760-231-5376
Park Hyatt Aviara	Carlsbad CA	760-448-1234
Saiko Sushi-North Park	San Diego CA	619-886-6656
The Bier Garden	Encinitas CA	760-632-2437
Lodge at Torrey Pines Main	San Diego CA	858-453-4420
Lodge at Torrey Pines Grill	San Diego CA	858-453-4420
The Glen at Scripps Ranch	San Diego CA	858-444-8500
UCSD Food & Nutrition Department Hillcrest	San Diego CA	619-543-2764

the other 19...

Carte Blanche Bistro & Bar	Oceanside CA	619-297-3100
Harney Sushi Oceanside 2019	Oceanside CA	760-967-1820
The Compass	Carlsbad CA	760-434-1900
Rancho Valencia	Del Mar CA	858-756-1123
La Jolla Country Club	San Diego CA	858-454-9601
Cloak and Petal	San Diego CA	619-501-5505
Rustic Root	San Diego CA	619-232-1747
Nolita Hall	San Diego CA	619-618-8820
Ballast Point Restaurant - Little Italy	San Diego CA	619-298-2337
Lucky Bolt	San Diego CA	917-969-9500
Harvest Kitchen	Vista CA	619-709-0938
Fort Oak	San Diego CA	619-795-6901
Curated Leu	Encinitas CA
Cardellino	San Diego CA	619-722-3398
Azuki Sushi Lounge	San Diego CA	619-238-4760
Georges at the Cove	San Diego CA	858-454-4244
Toast Catering	San Diego CA	858-208-9422
Catamaran	San Diego CA	858-488-1081
Kettner Exchange	San Diego CA	312-415-5455

Recipe Ideas

Recipes that include Baby Yellow Bunched Carrots. One

is easiest, three is harder.

Cravings in Amsterdam		Golden Beet & Yellow Carrot Soup with Feta & Pistachios
Ricardo		Cream of Yellow Carrot, Leek, and Saffron Soup

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Ballard Farmer's Market

One Leaf Farm
10801 Elliot Rd Snohomish WA 98296
206-366-5439
https://oneleaffarm.com/

Washington, United States
About 292 days ago, 12/08/19
Sharer's comments : Crazy sweet and awesome raw!

Issaquah Farmers Market

Steel Wheel Farm
Fall City, WA

Near NW Sammamish Rd & 11th Ave NW, Washington, United States
About 412 days ago, 8/10/19
Sharer's comments : Aromatic, sweet, and earthy :)

Ballard Farmer's Market

Growing Washington
Po Box 30282, Bellingham 98228

Near Seattle, Washington, United States
About 698 days ago, 10/28/18
Sharer's comments : Baby Yellow Carrots spotted at Ballard Farmer's Market. Golden, crunchy, a perfect and colorful dipping carrot!