WHAT IS THE BEST VEGETABLE: nomination thread

parsnips also the worst

cosign this I have never found a decent way to prepare these that isn't specifically designed to completely obscure the taste and texture

100% true potato-related anecdote:

A few years ago I was seated on a Mayan pyramid, about to see a light show projected onto said Mayan pyramid. My wife and I were discussing the Columbian exchange(you know, as one does) and marveling that tomatoes are now considered a staple of Italian cuisine, yet are not a native food there. Ditto potatoes in Ireland, which are a non-native American import.

ANYWAY.

My wife asked, "What did Irish people eat before they had potatoes?"

At that time I thought I was very clever when I answered, "Leprechauns. They ate leprechauns, and that's why you almost never see them."

Unfortunately, the couple sitting next to us was from Actual Ireland. The guy turned to us and said, "Barley, mainly. Barley and oats."

Meanwhile I'm like "Fuck you Irish guy, did you really just fly 4,000 miles to ruin an offhand joke?"

BRUSSEL SPROUTS

damn that shit is good

celery hasn't been mentioned yet, because it is The Worst

my current fave is fresh sweet corn on the cob

*~CORN~*

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overcooking wasn't my problem w broccoli as a kid - it was taste ie gross, and the texture ie a mouthful of tiny insects

Corn is good. Hominy, on the other hand, is garmonbozia (pain and sorrow).

love that insect mouthfeel

I always add celery to tomato based sauces, but am not entirely convinced with what it brings to the party. Probably need more research before trashing celery.

This will sound disgusting, but I cooked some oiled/seasoned veg in the oven last week as a late snack. I left it on a bit too long and the cabbage was all burnt, crispy and dark. But I especially enjoyed the burnt cabbage and was thinking: this is better than fugging crisps, is this burnt cabbage.

celery is part of the holy trinity of cajun/creole cooking so um no

and by "no" I mean ergo it is essential

I've always added the ol' celery to my Chilli Con Carne dishes, so have never done one without to know the difference.

can't have mirepoix w/o celery, therefore it is essential

otm

celery also gr8 in chicken salad, egg salad etc

celery works as an ingredient sure but for clarity's sake I'm approaching this in the spirit of 'in isolation, perhaps with mild seasoning'

What, why

cucumber

I'm not fond of the very green celery I've getting recently. It doesn't soften up as much as lighter celery and has an unpleasant taste sometimes. But, otherwise I respect the mofo for not pretending to be a fruit like those lying fake fucks, tomatoes and bell peppers!

eggplant is the most delicious and sensual vegetable. Maybe that's a fruit, though.

All vegetables pretty great.

broccoli number two
or spinach

yeah OK that approach is stupid

cucumber is a good answer but it lacks something - you don't really cook it

the probable answer btw is ROUND YELLOW COURGETTES and their flowers

aubergine also great yes

Aubergine is technically a fruit but who cares, these terms are meaningless. I agree with brimsteads post, they are all good

I tend to bung celery into most of my stir fries alongside about 20 other things.
Got told that celery was good for gou some time back.

Tend to have a load of stuff in every stir fry and maybe need to think about cutting down since chopping time is really oong.
Constants seem to be

garlic
ginger
aubergine
courgettes
onions
leeks
scallions
shallots
pak choy
spinach
Kale
mustard greens
choy sum
turmeric
chillies
red pepper
bean sprouts
tomatoes
cashew nuts
celery
broccoli
cabbage (possibly about 3 types)
chayote or Kolrabi
mushrooms (possibly 2 different varieties)
mange touts
Green beans
chinese radish
western radish
& some variety of meat.

and
lotus root when i get it.
can also include carrots and a few other things if I see them.

I think eggplant is a marsupial. Technically.

all nightshades are fruits you bastards

All fruits are vegetables, except fruits

bitter melon

cough candy

all nightshades are fruits you bastards

― -_- (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, August 2, 2017 10:23 AM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

are eggplants "nightshades", i don't know about this stuff

signed, a bastard

eggplants are a sandwich iirc

raw celery is delicious and was a staple snack of my childhood, along with carrots

celery is wonderful

So, regarding celery. What do you think of as "ants on a log":

- Celery filled with cream cheese and dotted with raisins

- Celery filled with peanut butter and dotted with raisins

- Celery filled with something else and dotted with something else

No idea, raisins are not my friends though

I've been really getting into cabbage lately, I need more cabbage in my life

celery is a fine snack and contributes a little flavor to soups and stews but as the best vegetable ..... pfffft get the fuck out

cassava

Not all nightshades are fruits. Spuds are nightshades

Radishes though

brussel sprouts ftw

― sacral intercourse conducive to vegetal luxuriance (askance johnson), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 11:52 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Seconded however consideration must also be given to

Broccoli
Brocolini
Cima di rape
Huang Hua
Choi Sum
Parsnips
Swede
Red cabbage
Cavalo Nero
Radicchio

My greatest achievement of his winter ha sheen working out how to cook Kale so I actually like it.

I didnt even read the thread. has basically every veg in the world been listed at this point

Probably not even close

lotta fruit iirc

Anyway the answer is "vegetables"

Broad beans please.

Seaweed
Taro
Kumara (guess these could be folded under sweet potatoes?)
Oka
Yams
Bamboo shoots
Water chestnut (root, not a nut)

Not really any bad vegetables though I find bitter melon hard going depending on the prep. Mushrooms for range (enoki! shiitake! oyster!), aubergine for depth.

Anyone want to argue for avocados or peanuts as vegetables?

Would anyone ever think of peanut as a veg? Might as well say chickpeas are.

I'm going to vote for broccoli a dozen times to even out otehr peoples hatred and to make VG mad at me =)

Outdoor miner potatoes are the sweetest fruit of all