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Celery Root – Who knew? (well, you probably did, but I didn’t)




I love the show ‘Lidia’s Kitchen’ and have it set to record on DVR. Last week it recorded an episode that included a Celery Root dish. Now, I may be behind the times, but I had no idea that one could eat the root of a celery plant. Since I can grow celery in my sun-challenged vegetable garden, you can imagine how excited I am about this new development!

However, it turns out that Lidia is mistaken (shocking, I know…). The stalks of the celery root are not celery. The good news is, celeriac prefers the same growing conditions as celery.

According to an article in the The San Francisco Chronicle the natural habitat of celery root, also known as celeriac, is the cool and damp marshes of Europe. It requires consistent moisture, lots of nourishment and…….here’s the best part…..only four hours of sunlight. This sounds like a vegetable after my own heart.

Here’s a link to Johnny Seeds celeriac offerings which is now on my list of things to purchase for the 2007 growing season.

Here are some intriguing recipes I’ve found for celery root:

FENNEL AND CELERY ROOT CASSEROLE
BAKED CELERY ROOT WITH PARMESAN

BEET AND CELERY ROOT SOUP

Thanks,

Ebinla

Posted by ebinla on Friday, September 29, 2006 at 8:44 AM |