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.
This dish is remarkable because it practically does not require attention to itself. You do not need to watch and stir. And the result is a delicious taste and healthy dish. The lower part of the cabbage is stewed in tomato sauce, and the upper part is steamed!
My favorite way of cooking zucchini is that they are delicious both hot and cold; and as an independent dish, and as a side dish to meat. They are easy to prepare and require a minimum of ingredients.
Potatoes in Italian are a very tasty and flavorful side dish. Lemon, garlic and basil are perfectly combined with each other and give the dish a firework of flavors and aromas! The potatoes are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside.
I offer you a recipe for a very flavorful and incredibly delicious potato. It is prepared quickly and easily. This dish can be put on a festive table, as well as take with you on a picnic.
This dinner is prepared very simply and from such products that are most often available to every hostess. To taste, it turns out very satisfying and delicious.
I offer you a simple dietary recipe for stewed vegetables without their additional frying. This dish is filled with fiber and a lot of useful substances from carrots, eggplant and tomatoes. Mostly potatoes give this dish some calories. The main thing is that this recipe does not contain oxidized oils. If you use low-fat chicken legs, the fat will not appear from the meat. You can enjoy this dish at any time of the day. You can also serve it with baked salmon.
This snack will be a great help for fasting, as well as just like fans to diversify their diet with healthy and high-quality products. From yellow split peas, we are used to making mashed soup, and the Greeks prefer just mashed potatoes, which is called fava. This delicious and hearty dish is often prepared during lent.