In the earliest days of farming in the Salinas Valley, wheat and barley dominated the landscape. As the agricultural industry unfolded, grains were replaced by potatoes, beans, sugar beets, and lettuce, which made its first appearance in the fields in 1916. As row crops became the agricultural norm, farmers planted onions, cauliflower, tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, […]
Sausage has come along way since the since the first salsicus, saucisse or sawsyge was made in ancient Europe, a blend of salted meat parts stuffed into a casing and then cooked. Today, the creation of these tasty cylindrical meats has been elevated to an art form. While the process is unchanged, the ingredients and […]