WHAT IS THE BEST VEGETABLE: nomination thread

yeah, i can see that nv - i didn't each much veg as a kid cuz my mum usually boiled the shit out of them, took me a while to realise that veg is actually pretty good if it's not served in the least appealing manner imaginable

are potatoes being excluded for some reason or is everyone itt just fronting?

potatoes aren't a vegetable in the sense of this poll imo

i dunno, i've put potatoes in salad before, which would put them in line with my clarification upthread

ye mad puffin mentioned small red potatoes too

Are bacon bits a vegetable y/n

bacon bits are a fruit iirc

Do ILX lovers of mushy peas leave dried peas out all night in sodium bicarb or just get it from tins or from the chippy?

three foodstuffs of the apocalypse = rhubarb, pineapple and gooseberry

Mooshy peas ftw

I can remember being served rhubarb and custard at an Auntie's house when I was a nipper, and feeling like it was a severe punishment trying to force that hot vomit down. And that my brother told me dogs piss on rhubarb at an early age has always stuck in my mind.

Roberto otm, the noble potato is the winner here

spinach probably second best

I have never had these 'mushy peas' y'all speak of. Fresh and firm peas are the bomb, though.

also gotta nominate the sweet potato, it speaks ill of this thread that it's taken two hours for somebody to get around to it

Just the smell of rhubarb is enough to send me in the other direction. It's a deep and primal loathing.

We might as well open a can of worms and get started on the pepper nominations.

Roasted red peppers are maybe king of all vegetables.

learning a lot of troubling stuff about ilxors itt tbrr

Roasted red peppers are maybe king of all vegetables.

this is the kind of content i can support tho, also jclc's stanning for sweet potatoes

let me also throw butternut squash into the mix here

Being of 90% Mick 10% Spanish heritage - I'd definitely vote potato. But some obscure reason it is being discouraged by the threadstarters! And sweet potatoes are also divine, and quicker to cook! And Butternut squash with pasta or in soup is beautiful.

But some obscure reason it is being discouraged by the threadstarters!

lies! potatoes are allowed imo

Potatoes are hard to argue with.

... against...

You've got to eat rhubarb raw, dog's piss an' all.

for clarity's sake, let me be clear that dog's piss is not a vegetable for the purposes of this nominations thread

Aye, we used to just pick a stick of rhubarb to eat. We'd have a little bit of sugar to dip it in, and it only stuck to the wet bits. (Normally just the end, but in the case of dog piss the whole thing.)

All of you going on about peas are insane

Mushrooms should count imo

fuck it, i'll let mushrooms in

even although they are vile

the only good mushroom is a psychoactive one imo

Gah, I was hoping no one would raise the dread spectre of fungi (aka nature's garbage).

bizarro OTMFM

How can you make a nice spag bol without mushrooms? Or have have a good hangover fryup? They are very important.

Love 'em.

Yes, I can see where mushrooms would be helpful as a post-hangover emetic.

brussel sprouts ftw

How can you make a nice spag bol without mushrooms? Or have have a good hangover fryup?

pretty simple really, just skip the part where you might be tempted to add mushrooms to either

How does one make a decent lasagna without dumping an ashtray between the noodle layers and sneezing all over the finished product?

mushrooms are fantastic and have the advantage of diversity - spinach means exactly spinach, there's many kinds of potatoes but let's be real they all taste like potato, mushrooms are like wine - so many different flavors - an excellent vegetable, the mushroom

also super good sauteed in butter then reduced with red wine & stock

broccoli (steamed is my #1 green veggie, so quickly made and so good)
turnip greens, mustard greens, collard greens
pole beans (real heads know these are the only true green beans)
summer squash
carrots, parsnips
radishes, turnips
spinach, arugula
onions get cooked into everything esp in the winter. see also scallions
okra!
eggplant

if we're talking starchy vegetables (unfair to the other veggies imo): POTATOES, sweet potatoes, winter squash

mushrooms are freaking gross

Big portabellos are the best non-animal thing for grilling unless you're a corn on the cob freak

xxpost I guess the problem could be my palate, because my reaction to drinking different varieties of wine is basically 'yep, tastes like wine'.

I consider myself a corn on the cob freak, unfortunately it's a grain & not eligible for nomination here if my understanding of this poll is correct

"mushrooms are freaking gross"

A bit of a shiitake imo

I just had a salad with corn in it last week so I think it's up for consideration.

Toadstool is apropos name for fungus why because it tastes like something that came out of a frog's butt that's why

ye mad puffin nominated corn upthread, i'm okay with including it in the poll

Does garlic count as a vegetable? Because y'all. Garlic.

garlic is aces but i dunno, strikes me more as an ingredient than a standalone foodstuff

You clearly have not indulged in the joy of scarfing an entire head of garlic and then watching everyone in your life maintain a wide berth from your reeking corpus for weeks afterward.

i don't need garlic for that tbh

mustardy greens - collards, kale, broccoli rabe

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

I think of it as "that gross thing people do to celery to ruin it"

i will flag each and every one of you broccoli lovers

terrorists

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.

― calzino, Wednesday, August 2, 2017 12:38 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Maillard reaction FTW.

Winner: Asparagus.
Runners-up: Broccoli (must be fresh and no more than lightly cooked); sugar snap peas.

Radishes tbrr

Wait, no mention of beetroot yet? Apart from classic roadside cafe sandwich fodder & roast veg stainer, been liking them julienned & steamed w/desiccated coconut & methi, vaguely Sri Lankan style.

o yum!

never had but would try

if greens as a broad category are acceptable I would go with that cuz spinach, collards, chard, kale, etc are the best

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, August 2, 2017 9:26 AM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i'd probably go with this too. just give me the greens, it's all good

beets are #1. roasted non-red beets with vinaigrette, salt, tarragon, mint, etc.

has to be potatoes

http://media.mercola.com/assets/images/foodfacts/wasabi-nutrition-facts.jpg

Wasabi has not been mentioned.

We already votin yo

Pickled Okra