Zucchini is an edible vegetable also known as courgette from the French or baby marrow in the British Isles regions. It is of the family of squash and pumpkins. It bears several names based on the region …
A Quick Look at the Tomato Vegetable
The tomato is an edible savory fruit usually eaten as a vegetable. It is usually red in color when ripe and can be eaten raw or cooked. The name is derived from the Spanish “tomate”. The fruit berries …
Overview of Arugula the Salad Rocket
The Arugula also known as the garden rocket or salad rocket is a vegetable of the cabbage family of edible plants. This plant which is popular as a salad vegetable also goes by the names of rucola, …
Overview of the Brussels sprout
The Brussels sprout is a small member of the cabbage family best known for its savory and delicious edible buds that look like miniature cabbages. As its name suggests it has been popular for a …
Culinary Facts About Broccoli
Broccoli from the cabbage family is a vegetable best grown for nutritious and tasty flower heads. The heads are usually green or purple in color. This vegetable belongs to the family which includes other members such as cauliflower, Brussels …
What You Need to Know About Leek
The leek is a tall, slim, biennial vegetable grown for its leafy stem and sweet onion flavor. It is related to the onion family of vegetables which also includes garlic and shallots. Leeks differ from these in that they do not form …
Kale as Seen in the Kitchen
Kale, also known as leaf cabbage or borecole is a vegetable with green or purple leaves and does not form a head its leaves are either plain or curly. It belongs to the cabbage family and most resembles collard …
Sage, Another Essential Herb for Your Kitchen
Sage, also known as garden sage, or common sage is an aromatic, perennial, evergreen shrub. It is cultivated for its aromatic grayish-green leaves. It comes with purplish to blue flowers, has a woody, branching stems, …
An Overview of Celeriac the Root Celery Vegetable
Celeriac is a biennial root vegetable that also goes by the name turnip-rooted celery or knob celery or simply root celery. It is closely related to the common celery variety. It is normally grown for its fleshy …
Know Your Celery and Find out if it’s a Herb or Veggie
Celery is a strongly flavored plant that has been cultivated and eaten as a vegetable for centuries. This highly aromatic plant blurs the lines between the distinctions of what a vegetable, herb, and spice are. It is a small …