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.
The season of a very tasty and healthy, native Russian root crop – turnips – has begun! Many people are familiar with potato gratin, but today I want to offer you to cook turnip gratin. This gratin is unlikely to leave anyone indifferent, even small turnip lovers. It turns out breathtakingly delicious! Tender, soft, creamy inside and crispy, ruddy outside. Lemon zest and cilantro add flavor to the dish, make it more fragrant and fresh.
Let’s say the environment makes a king… In this dish, ordinary carrots become the basis of a festive, original dish. Prepare this dish and feel like a queen next to the king.
It turns out that the French love potatoes as much as the Russians, if not more. Today there are about 3,000 varieties in France. There are also a lot of recipes for potato casserole. Share one of them.
A simple snack / side dish or an independent dish with juicy sweet cherry tomatoes that burst on the tongue, sprinkled with fragrant hot juice and delight the taste buds. A quick hot dish for tomato lovers and those who do not like to mess around in the kitchen for a long time.
In cold weather, you especially want home warmth and comfort. Treat your loved ones with a magnificent gratin! A good dinner will warm and cheer you up, and you will remember the taste of this dish for several days.