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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.
The carrot ( Daucus carota subsp. sativus) is a root vegetable, typically orange in color, though heirloom variants including purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, [ 2][ 3][ 4] all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, Daucus carota, native to Europe and Southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Iran and ...
Cultivar group members. Many; see text. The beetroot ( British English) or beet ( North American English) is the taproot portion of a Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris plant in the Conditiva Group. [ 1] The plant is also known as the table beet, garden beet, red beet, dinner beet or golden beet. Beetroot can be eaten raw, roasted, or boiled.
Broccoli is an annual plant which can grow up to 60–90 cm (20–40 in) tall. [ 11] Broccoli is very similar to cauliflower, but unlike it, its floral buds are well-formed and clearly visible. [further explanation needed] The inflorescence grows at the end of a central, thick stem and is dark green. Violet, yellow or even white heads have been ...
Vegetable. Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, leaves, roots, and seeds. An alternative definition of the term is applied somewhat ...
Labuyo chili. Leaves used in Filipino cuisine, notably in the soup tinola [ 57] Capparis spinosa. Caper. Caper leaves are part of the Greek cuisine [ 58][ 59] Carica papaya. Papaya. The leaves are part of Lalab in Sundanese cuisine, Buntil in Javanese cuisine or sauteed with slices of chilis in Indonesian cuisine.
Brussels sprouts. Like their cruciferous cousins, Brussels sprouts are loaded with anti-cancer compounds, including vitamin C, fiber, carotenoids, and sulforaphane. Cruciferous veggies, including ...
Cauliflower plants growing in a nursery. Cauliflower is one of several vegetables cultivated from the species Brassica oleracea in the genus Brassica, which is in the Brassicaceae (or mustard) family. An annual plant that reproduces by seed, the cauliflower head is composed of a (generally) white inflorescence meristem.