I think eggplant is a marsupial. Technically.
― okapi paste (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 17:13 (six years ago) link
all nightshades are fruits you bastards
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 17:23 (six years ago) link
All fruits are vegetables, except fruits
― blog haus aka the scene raver (wins), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 17:25 (six years ago) link
bitter melon
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 17:27 (six years ago) link
cough candy
― imago, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 17:34 (six years ago) link
― -_- (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
― brimstead, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 19:34 (six years ago) link
eggplants are a sandwich iirc
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 19:37 (six years ago) link
raw celery is delicious and was a staple snack of my childhood, along with carrots
― this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 19:41 (six years ago) link
celery is wonderful
― nomar, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 19:43 (six years ago) link
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
― okapi paste (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 22:35 (six years ago) link
No idea, raisins are not my friends though
I've been really getting into cabbage lately, I need more cabbage in my life
― brimstead, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 23:32 (six years ago) link
celery is a fine snack and contributes a little flavor to soups and stews but as the best vegetable ..... pfffft get the fuck out
― marcos, Thursday, 3 August 2017 00:02 (six years ago) link
cassava
― Neanderthal, Thursday, 3 August 2017 00:05 (six years ago) link
Not all nightshades are fruits. Spuds are nightshades
― freedom is not having to measure life with a ruler (outdoor_miner), Thursday, 3 August 2017 00:40 (six years ago) link
Radishes though
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 3 August 2017 02:58 (six years ago) link
brussel sprouts ftw― sacral intercourse conducive to vegetal luxuriance (askance johnson), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 11:52 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― 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 BrocoliniCima di rapeHuang HuaChoi SumParsnipsSwedeRed cabbageCavalo NeroRadicchio
My greatest achievement of his winter ha sheen working out how to cook Kale so I actually like it.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 3 August 2017 05:03 (six years ago) link
I didnt even read the thread. has basically every veg in the world been listed at this point
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 3 August 2017 05:27 (six years ago) link
Probably not even close
― blog haus aka the scene raver (wins), Thursday, 3 August 2017 05:32 (six years ago) link
lotta fruit iirc
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 3 August 2017 05:36 (six years ago) link
Anyway the answer is "vegetables"
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 3 August 2017 05:38 (six years ago) link
Broad beans please.
― Alba, Thursday, 3 August 2017 05:39 (six years ago) link
SeaweedTaroKumara (guess these could be folded under sweet potatoes?)OkaYamsBamboo shootsWater 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?
― etc, Thursday, 3 August 2017 06:58 (six years ago) link
Would anyone ever think of peanut as a veg? Might as well say chickpeas are.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 3 August 2017 07:22 (six years ago) link
I'm going to vote for broccoli a dozen times to even out otehr peoples hatred and to make VG mad at me =)
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 3 August 2017 07:24 (six years ago) link
Outdoor miner potatoes are the sweetest fruit of all
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 3 August 2017 07:36 (six years ago) link
Tobacco also a hell of a fruit.
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 3 August 2017 07:37 (six years ago) link
i stand with trayce
― the shape of a hot willie lumpkin (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 3 August 2017 08:21 (six years ago) link
If mushrooms (fungi) are going to be permitted under the term "vegetables," then you can't be snobbish about admitting tomatoes or avocados or chickpeas to the party.
We can't get clarity if we can't focus on whether the biological categories need to rule, or the culinary/use-based definitions.
Peanuts are a bridge too far in any case.
― okapi paste (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 3 August 2017 10:38 (six years ago) link
It's a vegetable if it could be in a "meat and 3 veg" meal and it's not the meat.
― attention vampire (MatthewK), Thursday, 3 August 2017 12:18 (six years ago) link
xpostwhy are peanuts out but chickpeas in? this is really cornfusing.shout out to the glorious sunflower sprout then
― freedom is not having to measure life with a ruler (outdoor_miner), Thursday, 3 August 2017 14:37 (six years ago) link
Yeah!!!! Broccoli rules!
― brimstead, Thursday, 3 August 2017 15:16 (six years ago) link
Great, mac and cheese for the win.
― smug dinner-jazz atrocity (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 3 August 2017 15:21 (six years ago) link
are potatoes being excluded for some reason or is everyone itt just fronting?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
― just1n3, Thursday, 3 August 2017 15:46 (six years ago) link
I think of it as "that gross thing people do to celery to ruin it"
― this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Thursday, 3 August 2017 15:48 (six years ago) link
i will flag each and every one of you broccoli lovers
terrorists
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 3 August 2017 16:22 (six years ago) link
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
― 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.
― Diana Fire (j.lu), Thursday, 3 August 2017 18:50 (six years ago) link
Radishes tbrr
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 3 August 2017 23:29 (six years ago) link
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.
― etc, Friday, 4 August 2017 00:12 (six years ago) link
o yum!
― freedom is not having to measure life with a ruler (outdoor_miner), Friday, 4 August 2017 00:15 (six years ago) link
never had but would try
― brimstead, Friday, 4 August 2017 00:29 (six years ago) link
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
― brimstead, Friday, 4 August 2017 00:30 (six years ago) link
beets are #1. roasted non-red beets with vinaigrette, salt, tarragon, mint, etc.
― Gaspard de la Nuit: III. ScarJost (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 4 August 2017 00:34 (six years ago) link
has to be potatoes
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Monday, 14 August 2017 00:16 (six years ago) link
http://media.mercola.com/assets/images/foodfacts/wasabi-nutrition-facts.jpg
Wasabi has not been mentioned.
― tactical piñata (Sanpaku), Monday, 14 August 2017 00:23 (six years ago) link
We already votin yo
― Neanderthal, Monday, 14 August 2017 00:23 (six years ago) link
Pickled Okra
― Frobisher, Thursday, 17 August 2017 20:09 (six years ago) link