Category "vegetables"

How can I increase the shelf life of a cut onion? [closed]

While chopped onion is kept in deep freezers for a longer time and then kept at room temperature inside an airtight container it still remains

Cauliflower: mildew, or just darkening with age?

Unless the cauliflower in the market is extremely fresh, I usually see at least a couple specimens with tiny blackish freckles on the bumpy "flower" surface.

Grilling veggies & meat on same surface for vegetarian guests

If I grill veggies and then grill meats (or vice versa) on the same surface, is heating and brushing the grill an adequate method to assure I haven't offended a

How to stir fry frozen veggies?

There are various frozen veggie mixes available in my local grocery shops, that are meant to be used in stir fries (according to their description at least), bu

Should I get a thin, flat bottomed wok to stir fry large amounts of veggies on an electric stove?

Currently I stir fry veggies in a flat non-stick frying pan. It's OK but it doesn't have much volume so I can't cook a large amount of veggies unless I do so in

Why do frozen vegetable packets advise cooking from frozen, and should I follow that advice?

Packets of frozen vegetables often say "cook from frozen" or "do not defrost" in the cooking instructions. For stir frying at least, many people recommend the o

What are vegan ways to change or neutralize the taste of textured vegetable protein (TVP)?

I find the taste unappealing. For one cup of TVP I blend 3-4 onions, a head of garlic then add some spices, add carrots, then bake it as burgers and still I can

Temperature and Duration for Baking Sweet Potatoes

I am currently reading in literature about vegetables and came across a section describing how to best prepare sweet potatoes: Most sweet potato varieties s

What is this leaf vegetable? It tastes like cress but looks different

My girlfriend got this at a Turkish supermarket in Berlin. It's quite spicy and tastes like garden cress or a bit like radish. I looked up cress varieties but c

What can be added to veggie burgers to increase texture?

I add chopped onions, garlic, grated carrots, some flour and spices to pre-soaked TVP. Onions add a bit of texture but after baking tvp densifies becoming like

Why some vegetables are good to fry, and not others?

Is there a biological reason why some vegetables are "good" to fry on a pan while some others are not? I would readily fry onions (from "a little bit" up to "

Yellowish turnip

I got a turnip recently and it was a little yellowish and after cooking it was the same, a little yellowish and mushy. A couple of months ago I got a turnip an

Why does raw celery from a restaurant taste different than raw celery at home?

Say you go to a restaurant and order buffalo wings. The wings come with celery and bleu cheese. The celery tastes amazing. At home, you cut celery and store i

Using white vinegar in all types of cooking

I'm curious if I use white vinegar in almost all types of cooking is there any problem? Deodorising fish and meat can I use vinegar while they are on heat? Can

Do roasted and unroasted peppers taste different after slow cooking in soup all day?

I love red bell peppers. Is there a taste difference if I roast them before chopping and adding them to soup or beans that slow cook for 4-6 hours? Am I just co

What is this green, bulbous, leafy vegetable?

I recently received a vegetable, looking like a big green beet with a thick skin. As I don't know what it is, I can't look for appropriate recipes on the intern

Substitute for horseradish?

What are some good substitutes for horseradish? I've heard mustard is one, but I still struggle a bit to see how it would do a very good job... Anybody ever t

Is there a difference between a vegetable tray and a relish tray?

Are pickles, beets and olives-green and black,radishes part of a relish tray? Where as carrots, cauliflower, celery, broccoli,small tomatoes are part of a veget

How much vinegar should I use when making Salsa?

My wife's boss makes some absolutely great salsa, so we got the recipe from her so that we could try our hand at it with our fresh garden veggies. The recipe is

Getting veggies to go soft in the oven

A few times now I've been cooking vegetables like butternut squash, sweet potatoes or normal potatoes in the oven and it took ages to get them to soften up. Us