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.
If you still have yesterday’s pasta and you do not know what sauce they are being fed to the family today, then perhaps this recipe will be useful to you. And open to all pepper lovers.
Everyone knows that lobio is a hearty and very tasty dish that many will like! And most importantly, they can be eaten in the post. And in combination with baked Bulgarian pepper, lobio acquires an unusual taste that relatives and friends will surely appreciate.
My beloved mother-in-law observes all fasts, and it often happens that holidays also fall on these periods. So I imperceptibly find such recipes so that they do not contain meat, but at the same time they are hearty and beautiful, suitable for a festive table. And, after all, there are days when you don’t want meat, well, absolutely nothing…
In my family, everyone loves stuffed peppers, and of course, like everyone else, there are secrets, subtleties and wisdom. I want to share a recipe that our guests really like. Stuffed peppers are a lifesaver for all occasions – they can be prepared in advance and put in the freezer, and when you need a quick and delicious lunch – put in a frying pan, season and after 45-60 minutes – a delicious and healthy dish is ready!
A delicious and satisfying dish! The name speaks for itself. The aromas coming from the kitchen will wake up the household before all the alarm clocks ring! Checked!!! ))) Try this!
Here is a very amazing composition of the insides of bright red peppers! My family respects Pepper. I cook often, almost daily in the fall. In order not to be bored, we come up with different fillings all the time. Couscous in the filling is a great thing! Try this option, see for yourself.
Very tasty stuffed peppers! It is not heavy, satisfying, without meat… A good alternative to a bachelorette party or a fast, if you replace mozzarella with soy cheese tofu.
Who among you has not tried stuffed peppers? I think there are very few such people. I want to offer you a lean version of this pepper, instead of minced meat there would be mushrooms, instead of rice porridge with an interesting name quinoa. For the upcoming hot period, this is a wonderful, light and delicious dish.