Vegetable
Peach Palm
S tier
Peach palm heart is the farmed product of pejibaye/peach palm plantations—fresh or jarred cylinders with clean flavour and consistent diameter. Fruit of the same palm is also eaten, but heart harvest focuses on young stems. Mildness suits both raw salads and cooked dishes without dominating. Prefer peach palm labeled hearts for sustainability. Sear cut rounds for smoky edges; marinate in citrus and chili. The everyday ethical heart of palm.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Citrus MarinadePasta TossPizza TopSaladSear Rounds
Traits
Clean Mild FlavourConsistentConsistent CylinderEthical DefaultFarmedFarmed PejibayeMildSustainable
History
CR
Costa Rican and Brazilian projects commercialised peach palm hearts.
BR
Brazilian agroforestry expanded pejibaye heart production.
Retail cans increasingly specified peach palm origin.
Peach palm remained the default sustainable heart-of-palm crop.