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Mint Tops
Inventory, clamshell : 24.95
This item was last sold on : 12/02/23
Description/Taste
Common mint is grown for its aromatic and flavorful leaves. The oval serrated leaves are indented with veins and come to a point. They impart a fresh clean scent and a strong mint flavor with sweet overtones.
Seasons/Availability
Mint tops are available year-round.
Current Facts
Mint is the most common mint of the Mentha genus. It is also known as garden mint. Its genera covers the most aromatic herbs and flowering plants that also happen to have an abundance of culinary purposes.
Applications
Mint tops should be used as an addition to salads, beverages, desserts or as a garnish to both sweet and savory dishes. Mint bruises easily; it is recommended to tear the leaves gently instead. Keep mint cool and dry until ready to use.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Mint is primarily cultivated for its menthol, which is used in food, cosmetics, hygienics and medicine. Its oils are extracted through distillation to make a myriad of things, including toothpaste, candy, chewing gum and therapeutic compounds.
Geography/History
There are two significant mint species, Mentha spicata L. (spearmint) and Mentha piperita L. (peppermint). These are the most widely used mints throughout the world.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Brigantine Del Mar Bar | Del Mar CA | 858-481-1166 |
| Saint Mark Golf and Resort, LLC | San Marcos CA | 508-320-6644 |
| Blue Whale | La Jolla CA | 808-868-8639 |
| Matsu | Oceanside CA | 760-717-5899 |
| Beach Terrance Inn | Carlsbad CA | 760-729-5951 |
| Paradisaea Restaurant | La Jolla CA | 732-915-6669 |
| Miguel's Cocina Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-437-4237 |
| Noble Experiment | San Diego CA | 619-446-0002 |
| Brigantine Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-435-4166 |
| Hotel Indigo | San Diego CA | 619-295-3172 |
| Understory | San Diego CA | 516-507-0101 |
| The Islander (Bar) | Coronado CA | 619-522-6890 |
| Pina (Encinitas) - Bar | Encinitas CA | 562-371-5919 |
| Savory Moment (1) | El Cajon CA | 619-633-8863 |
| Nobu | San Diego CA | 619-814-4124 |
| The Farm Golf Club | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-5585 |
| Brigantine La Mesa (Bar) | La Mesa CA | 619-465-1935 |
| Gossip Grill (Bar) | San Diego CA | 619-260-8023 |
| Vista Valley | Vista CA | 760-758-2800 |
| 264 Fresco (Bar) | Carlsbad CA | 760-720-3737 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Kappa Delta | San Diego CA | 510-512-2213 |
| USS Midway Museum | San Diego CA | 619-544-9600 |
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