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Vegetables

The roots, stems, leaves, buds and immature fruits eaten as the body of a savoury dish.

What belongs here Carrot, beetroot, artichoke, garlic and the onion family, squashes, brassicas, leaves and stalks.

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6 ingredients

  1. A bunch of freshly pulled beetroot with red-veined leaves, soil still on the roots, held beside carrots

    Vegetables

    Beetroot

    Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

    An earthy, deeply coloured root that roasts sweet, pickles well and stains everything it touches.

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  2. Two pale butternut squashes forming on a trailing vine in a garden bed, large rough leaves around them

    Vegetables

    Butternut squash

    Cucurbita moschata

    A pale, bell-shaped winter squash with dense orange flesh that roasts sweet and keeps for months in a cool room.

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  3. Freshly pulled carrots with their feathery green tops, soil still on them, held with a bunch of beetroot

    Vegetables

    Carrot

    Daucus carota subsp. sativus

    The sweet orange root at the base of stocks, braises and roasting trays, at its best pulled young from loose soil.

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  4. Young garlic plants with flat strap-like leaves growing in a garden bed

    Vegetables

    Garlic

    Allium sativum

    The bulb that starts most savoury cooking: pungent and sharp raw, sweet and mellow when roasted, and stored dry for months.

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  5. Globe artichoke plants with arching grey-green lobed leaves and buds forming on tall stems

    Vegetables

    Globe artichoke

    Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus

    The unopened flower bud of a giant silver thistle, eaten leaf by leaf down to the heart, and the vegetable most tied to the Roman and Venetian spring.

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  6. Yellow patty pan squashes with scalloped edges growing at the base of a plant with large leaves

    Vegetables

    Patty pan squash

    Cucurbita pepo

    A small, scalloped summer squash, picked young and tender, with the mild sweetness of a courgette and a prettier shape.

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