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Eaten in dry regions of Africa like Chad as a vegetable. Considered as famine food in some areas [351] [352] [353] Sesamum indicum: Sesame [354] [355] Sesamum radiatum: Benniseed: Fresh leaves and young shoots are a popular leafy vegetable in Africa [356] [357] [358] Sesbania grandiflora: West Indian pea [359] [360] [361] Sesbania sesban ...
Leafy greens can be used to wrap other ingredients into an edible package like a tortilla. Many green leafy vegetables, such as lettuce or spinach, can also be eaten raw, for example, in sandwiches or salads. A green smoothie enables large quantities of raw leafy greens to be consumed by blending the leaves with fruit and water.
Non-leafy vegetables. Assamese name English name Scientific name Image Bondha-Kobi, Bondhakobi Cabbage: Brassica oleracea Capitata Group Ful-Kobi, Phulkobi
Articles relating to leaf vegetables, plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots. Although they come from a very wide variety of plants, most share a great deal with other leaf vegetables in nutrition and cooking methods.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is an annual plant of the family Asteraceae mostly grown as a leaf vegetable.The leaves are most often used raw in green salads, although lettuce is also seen in other kinds of food, such as sandwiches, wraps and soups; it can also be grilled. [3]
This species is valued as a leafy vegetable throughout South and Southeast Asia and also in Africa. [2] It may be eaten raw in thoran or cooked in curry [ 3 ] and bhajis . [ 4 ] In Uganda , it is commonly cooked with onions, tomatoes and peanut sauce.
Many dictionaries trace the word cos to the name of the Greek island of Cos, from which the lettuce was presumably introduced. [3] Other authorities trace cos to the Arabic word for lettuce, khus خس. [4] The first mention of cos lettuce in English dates from the late 17th century in John Evelyn's 1699 work Acetaria. A discourse of sallets. [5]
"Vegetable" can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. This list includes botanical fruits such as pumpkins, and does not include herbs, spices, cereals and most culinary fruits and culinary nuts. Edible fungi are not included in this list. Legal vegetables are defined for regulatory, tax and other purposes.