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 is not necessary to cook meat dishes to have a delicious dinner or lunch! Today they want to treat you to baked vegetables! I really liked it, very fragrant, great recipe.
This very tasty recipe for cooking cabbage helps not only in fasting, but also on ordinary days. The recipe is quite budget-friendly, easy to prepare, and most importantly, it is delicious and satisfying.
A very simple and very tasty recipe. We will not open America, but perhaps it will be useful to someone. The dish turns out to be very light and rich. Without meat additives, it turns out an excellent side dish. And the addition of any leftover meat is the main dish.
When I want something delicious cheesy, I cook my favorite potato casserole. Potato-cheese souffle made of cream cheese Hohland. Cooking is very simple.
If you remove the seeds from the eggplant, no one will guess that it is an eggplant. So you can serve it with potatoes… like mushrooms. But I do not deceive my household and serve as a side dish. Be sure to try it!
Cooking is easy and relaxed! It turns out a fragrant, delicious, juicy dish. You can use any mushrooms, and if you still have stocks of mushrooms for the fall, you will get even more budget. The potatoes remain smooth on the dish, do not break, do not stick together. And the cooking process will please you, as it will take place almost without your participation.
Not everyone in my family eats cauliflower with pleasure. I will try to change this opinion about cabbage and cook it very tasty and appetizing. A hearty, juicy dish for any, the most demanding taste.
Zucchini dishes are something without which it is difficult to imagine summer! This vegetable is very versatile – you can cook first, second courses and snacks from zucchini. Zucchini turns out juicy, with an appetizing cheese crust. We cook them very often.
