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🕵️‍♀️ The Mystery Items of the Week: Can You Help Identify These?

Every kitchen has its secrets — odd-shaped spices, forgotten ingredients tucked behind pantry doors, or mysterious produce that arrived in the latest CSA box. This week, we’re sharing a fun culinary challenge with you: Can you help us identify these mystery ingredients?

Whether you’re a seasoned chef, a home cook, or just someone who loves a good food puzzle, this is your chance to weigh in!

🥄 Mystery Item #1: The Wrinkled Green Pod

It’s about the size of a snap pea, but the skin is rougher and more fibrous. When opened, it reveals small black seeds and has a citrusy, herbal scent. Some say it looks like something from an ancient apothecary. Is it a rare spice pod? A forgotten cousin of the pea family?

Clues:

• Grows in tropical climates
• Often used dried
• Might be found in Indian or Middle Eastern dishes

🍠 Mystery Item #2: Purple, But Not a Potato?

This root vegetable has the color of a beet but the shape of a sweet potato. The skin is tough and patchy, but inside? A vibrant magenta flesh that smells faintly floral. We tried roasting it — the result was somewhere between a yam and a radish!

Clues:

• Common in Southeast Asian markets
• Naturally sweet
• Used in desserts and teas

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