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Red Rice, Licorice Chocolate, and Violet Mustard: Zingerman's Great Unknowns

Last week we blogged Zingerman's, a deli and purveyor of fine foods in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We really like their homegrown approach and locally-owned flavor, but we also love their excellent taste for unusual foods. Zingerman's has a frequently updated list of rare and exotic foods that they think we should try. They call their list The Great Unknowns and we are giving you a few of our favorites below the jump

• Camargue Rice - Rare red rice from France. We've never had rice from France, let alone red rice. This is supposed to be nutty and fresh.

• Licorice Chocolate Bar - Figs, hot pepper and licorice are apparently the three cornerstones of Calabrian food. This licorice chocolate is from Calabria, then, with dark chocolate and that licorice flavor we love.

• Violet Mustard - Along with walnut mustard and cognac mustard, a trio of flavored mustards from France. What would you do with violet mustard?

• See entire list of The Great Unknowns - Old favorites, new stars, and a few things that defy classification.

Related: Web Resource: Zingerman's

(Images: Zingerman's)

Comments (5)

I've been looking for violet mustard locally for a while now. I had in France and should've brought back more! It goes especially well with rabbit, and should not be heated at all or the flavor will be destroyed. I can't really afford to order from online sources now, but if you can, you should buy some!

posted by sjbreeze on June 11th 2008 at 3:20pm
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We use violet mustard at the restaurant where I work. It's delicious and goes well with anything normal dijon would. Charcuterie...salads...even turkey sandwiches. :)

posted by Dvizzl on June 11th 2008 at 6:52pm
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I've linked Zingerman's on my blog...well, I feel obligated. I do live around the corner from them!!

www.thebitterfoodie.blogspot.com

posted by thebitterfoodie on June 12th 2008 at 7:29am
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if you live in NYC I think you can get red rice if you eat at Rice. They have all sorts of kinds of rice there (as you might imagine.)

posted by Eliza on June 12th 2008 at 12:14pm
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I grew up in Ann Arbor- Zingerman's is a unique and amazing establishment. They do mail orders!

posted by orgalnic on June 10th 2009 at 6:04pm
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