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Celeriac (Apium graveolens Rapaceum Group, synonyms Apium graveolens Celeriac Group and Apium graveolens var. rapaceum), [1] also called celery root, [2] knob celery, [3] and turnip-rooted celery [4] (although it is not a close relative of the turnip), is a group of cultivars of Apium graveolens cultivated for their edible bulb-like hypocotyl, and shoots.
Root beer is a sweet North American soft drink traditionally made using the root bark of the sassafras tree Sassafras albidum or the vine of Smilax ornata (known as sarsaparilla; also used to make a soft drink called sarsaparilla) as the primary flavor. Root beer is typically, but not exclusively, non-alcoholic, caffeine-free, sweet, and ...
This is a list of plants that have a culinary role as vegetables. "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.
Soda and pop are the most common terms for soft drinks nationally, although other terms are used, such as, in the South, coke (a genericized name for Coca-Cola). Since individual names tend to dominate regionally, the use of a particular term can be an act of geographic identity.
1941: Cheerios. One of America's most ubiquitous breakfast cereals first appeared on grocery shelves not as Cheerios but "Cheerioats." General Mills aimed to highlight the cereal's main ingredient ...
Kombucha. If, on the other hand, you’re a yoga-enjoying, Whole Foods-shopping yuppie, then you might be more open to kombucha. The fermented and slightly sweet tea drink has exploded in ...
The name Brassicaceae comes to international scientific vocabulary from Neo-Latin, from Brassica, the type genus, + -aceae, [16] a standardized suffix for plant family names in modern taxonomy. The genus name comes from the Classical Latin word brassica , referring to cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables .
Coca-Cola used to use sucrose (from beet or cane sugar) in their American Coke recipe, but since the '80s, they've used high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). So if you're a fan of the highly-coveted ...