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The name arracacha (or racacha) was borrowed into Spanish from Quechua raqacha, [2] and is used in the Andean region. The plant is also called apio or apio criollo (" Creole celery ") in Venezuela, apio in Puerto Rico , zanahoria blanca ("white carrot") in Ecuador , and virraca in Peru .
Celery (Apium graveolens Dulce Group or Apium graveolens var. dulce) [1] is a cultivated plant belonging to the species Apium graveolens in the family Apiaceae that has been used as a vegetable since ancient times. Celery has a long fibrous stalk tapering into leaves. Celery seed powder is used as a spice.
In Cajun and Creole cuisine, a mirepoix or (jocularly so-called) "holy trinity" is a combination of onions, celery, and bell peppers. [citation needed] Traditionally, the weight ratio for mirepoix is 2:1:1 of onions, celery, and carrots; [1] the ratio for bones to mirepoix for stock is 10:1.
Angelica archangelica, commonly known as angelica, [3] garden angelica, wild celery, and Norwegian angelica, is a biennial plant from the family Apiaceae, ...
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Apiaceae (/ eɪ p iː ˈ eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /) or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus Apium, and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers.
Apium graveolens, known in English as wild celery, [2] [3] is an Old World species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae.It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.. The species is widely naturalised outside of its natural range and is used as a vegetable; modern cultivars have been selected for their leaf stalks (), a large bulb-like hypocotyl (), and their leaves (leaf celery).
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