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Turnips are nutritious root vegetables popularly sought after in variety of cuisines across Europe, Asia, and Eastern American regions. This cool season veggie belongs to the broad Brassicaceae family that also includes cabbage, kale, brussels sprout...

Turnips are nutritious root vegetables popularly s...

Watercress is nutrient rich perennial herb found in abundance near springs and alongside slow running water ways. This aquatic plant has been in cultivation since ancient times for its food and medicinal uses in Europe, Central Asia and America. Bota...

Watercress is nutrient rich perennial herb found i...

Succulent swiss chard, also known as spinach chard or silverbeet, is a popular green leafy vegetable of European origin. Botanically, it belongs to the beet family, the same family, which also includes table beets, sugar beets, garden beets etc. Scie...

Succulent swiss chard, also known as spinach chard...

Sweet corn is a special maize variety in which its sweet kernels eaten as vegetable. In contrast to traditional field corn, sugar corn variety is harvested when the ears just reach milk stage and used fresh as the sugars in the kernels convert quickl...

Sweet corn is a special maize variety in which its...

Sweet potato, not only is just sweet to your taste buds but also good for your cardiovascular health. This starchy root vegetable is rich source of flavonoid anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber that are essential for optimal health. ...

Sweet potato, not only is just sweet to your taste...

Shallots or eschalots are long slender bulbs in the Allium family of root vegetables. In general, they differ from onions in being smaller, and grow in clusters of bulbs from each plant root system. The bulbs have less sharp in pungency than that of ...

Shallots or eschalots are long slender bulbs in th...

Radish is one of the nutritious root vegetable featured in both salads as well as in main recipes. This widely used root vegetable belongs to the family of brassicaceae. The sharp pungent flavor of radishes ranges from crispy red globe radishes to th...

Radish is one of the nutritious root vegetable fea...

Wonderful green leafy vegetable spinach is often recognized as one of the functional food for its nutritional, antioxidants and anti-cancer constituents. Its tender, crispy, dark green leaves are favorite ingredients of chefs all around the planet. B...

Wonderful green leafy vegetable spinach is often r...

Soft, succulent Purslane or "Pusley" has more omega-3 fatty acids than in some of fish oils. If you are a vegetarian and want to avoid all forms of animal products, then here is the answer! Go for this healthy dark green leafy vegetable and soon you ...

Soft, succulent Purslane or "Pusley" has more omeg...

Parsnips are closely related to carrots family of vegetables; grown for their sweet, succulent underground taproots. The root vegetable has similar appearance and growth characteristics as other apiaceae family members like carrots, parsley, celery, ...

Parsnips are closely related to carrots family of ...

Pumpkin is incredibly rich in vital anti-oxidants and vitamins. This humble backyard vegetable is very low in calories yet good source of vitamin A, flavonoid poly-phenolic antioxidants like leutin, xanthins and carotenes. The plant is a "vine", cree...

Pumpkin is incredibly rich in vital anti-oxidants ...

Potato, nutritionally rich tuberous root vegetable, is a good source of starch and fiber. It is one of the most widely grown perennial crops and is one of the low cost staple food items of the poor population all over the world. Botanically, it belon...

Potato, nutritionally rich tuberous root vegetable...

Starchy, sweet and succulent green peas or garden peas are one of the ancient cultivated vegetable grown for their nutritious green pods. Peas are probably originated in the sub-Himalayan plains of north-west India. Now, they are one of larger commer...

Starchy, sweet and succulent green peas or garden ...

Okra, also known as "lady finger" or "gumbo", is a highly nutritious green edible pod vegetable. Botanically, this perennial flowering plant belongs to the mallow family and named scientifically as Abelmoschus esculentus. The plant is cultivated thro...

Okra, also known as "lady finger" or "gumbo", is a...

Can you imagine a recipe without the Onions? This wonderful bulb vegetable, one of the oldest edible source known to humankind, is found in a bewildering array of recipes and preparations, be it your favorite salad, or mouth-watering gravy or curries...

Can you imagine a recipe without the Onions? This ...

Spicy, crunchy mustard greens or leafy mustard is indeed one of the most nutritious green leafy vegetables. The greens actually have more vitamin A, carotenes, vitamin K, and flavonoid anti-oxidants than many commonly consumed fruits and vegetables. ...

Spicy, crunchy mustard greens or leafy mustard is ...

Delicate flavored leeks are cylindrical, leafy stalks obtained from the onion-like plant in the Allium family. They are biennial, tall, slender plants with long cylindrical stem composed of overlapping leaves. They are commonly used as vegetables in ...

Delicate flavored leeks are cylindrical, leafy sta...

Kohlrabi or knol-khol or German Turnip is a stout, round "tuber" like vegetable of the brassica family; same as that of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, collard greens, and brussels sprouts belongs to. This stem vegetable is native to Europe. Sc...

Kohlrabi or knol-khol or German Turnip is a stout,...

Kale or borecole is rich in numerous health benefiting polyphenolic flavonoid compounds such as lutein, zeaxanthin, and beta-carotene, and vitamins than found in any other green leafy vegetables. It is widely cultivated across Europe, Japan, and the ...

Kale or borecole is rich in numerous health benefi...

Crispy green/crimson-red colored lettuce is the most sought after leafy vegetable; be it your crunchy green salad or healthy vegetable sandwiches! Botanically this marvelous, nutrition rich leafy green belongs to the daisy family of Asteraceae. Scien...

Crispy green/crimson-red colored lettuce is the mo...

Jicama is a round, fleshy taproot vegetable of bean family plant. Its underground starchy root is one of the popular edible root vegetable grown in many parts of Central American, South Asian, Caribbean, and some Andean South American regions. Its re...

Jicama is a round, fleshy taproot vegetable of bea...