Vegetables are the edible part of various plants, which can be either a fruit, a tuber, a stem, or leaves.
In cooking, it is customary to call vegetables even the fruits of those plants that in the terminology of botany are called nothing else than berries or fruits. Example: a cucumber is a vegetable in cooking, and a berry in botany. Another example: a tomato is a vegetable in cooking, and a fruit in botany.
Vegetables are divided into categories that have the following form:
Vegetables are root vegetables, such as: carrots, turnips, horseradish, radishes, celery.
Vegetables, tubers, such as: sweet potato, Jerusalem artichoke.
Cabbage vegetables, such as: all kinds of cabbage.
Pumpkin vegetables, such as cucumbers, zucchini, pumpkin, squash.
Spicy vegetables, such as basil, dill, marjoram, tarragon.
Grain vegetables, such as: sugar corn.
Legume vegetables, such as: beans, peas.
Dessert vegetables, such as: rhubarb, artichoke, asparagus.
Vegetables are part of almost all dishes of any national cuisine. The exceptions are, perhaps, desserts and pastries. Vegetable dishes always contain a large amount of vitamins and trace elements. Dishes with vegetables are good for health and are recommended for people on diets. Also, dishes with vegetables are indispensable during religious fasts. In addition, it is much easier to prepare a vegetable dish than a meat one, because cooking vegetables does not take much time.
Many vegetables are usually subjected to heat treatment before use. However, some vegetables are also eaten raw. For example, carrots, radishes, tomatoes, cucumbers. Frozen vegetables retain most of the nutrients, including vitamins. Frozen vegetables are good because they can appear on our tables, even when it is “not the season” for them in nature. All vegetable dishes, recipes of which can be found in this section, have been verified by users.
Vegetable salads seasoned with vegetable oil are very tasty and healthy. If you are interested in how to cook vegetable stew, then it is stewed vegetables that form the basis of these stews, as well as goulash, roast, casseroles. In Chinese cuisine, rice with vegetables is widely used as a side dish for meat dishes. On our website you can find vegetable dishes with photos that make it easy to evaluate the whole cooking process.
It so happened that cabbage became my main side dish. I am constantly looking for recipes that will allow me to diversify cabbage dishes. Here is one of them. Cabbage turns out to be extremely tender, airy, and it is prepared simply and quickly.
The recipe is from the correspondence of an official of the Nizhny Novgorod province with the authorities for 1756. The correspondence reported about the unusually delicious dumplings that merchant Agafonov treated this official in his tavern. The official described in detail the recipe and the cooking process, which shows that you can cook dumplings in your home kitchen. I decided to cook these dumplings.
Friends, I want to introduce you to a delicious potato breakfast that many people love. It is prepared quickly, ideal for weekdays and simply irreplaceable on weekends when you want to soak up in bed and, at the same time, feed your family or just yourself (-wow)!!!
I am a big fan of stuffed peppers, I tried many different recipes from the Internet, but they all lacked depth of taste and juiciness (not to say that they are sour, salty or sweet, rather saturated), so I spent years trying to verify my own recipe to the smallest detail. None of those who tried these peppers remained indifferent. Try it yourself, and I assure you, you will never cook pepper in the same way again. In addition, there is nothing harmful or fried in these peppers.
These simple baked vegetables will delight you with their taste, aroma and are cooked in a few minutes. It is not a shame to put this dish on the festive table by increasing the portion. Pickled cucumbers of delicacy cooking and Bulgarian lecho will be an excellent addition.
The dish consists of only three ingredients, is quickly prepared and looks decent. And this is very important when there is very little time left for everything.
Sometimes you can cook a very tasty dish from the simplest ingredients. Here I have a regular recipe for baked vegetables for many years, I pay attention to it only when guests ask for a recipe. One nuance can completely change the usual taste. Try it?
If you like potato pancakes and meat pancakes, then this recipe may be useful and will appeal to both you and my family. Very tasty and juicy pancakes are obtained!
A delicious budget dish with a crispy crust and a bright taste. Adding finely chopped baked brisket to the pancakes makes the taste of the dish even more intense and festive, and pancakes with a side dish turn into a completely self-sufficient dish. Serve the pancakes with sour cream and spicy herbs, lightly sprinkle them with parmesan and surprise your guests with this dish, who will be satisfied.