 
 | The root of the matter - underground vegetables.
ROOT vegetables come from plants that store food in their roots.The roots become fat and swollen, forming the vegetables which we eat. TUBERS are the special underground stems where plants store food, these are dug up and eaten. Potatoes, yams and Jerusalem Artichokes are all examples of tubers. Also to be found below the ground are bulb vegetables such as garlic and onions. Garlic is believed to have originated in Asia and it is not used simply as a vegetable, but compounds the taste of a range of savoury dishes. For example the french dish of hare, 'lievre a la royale' calls for some 30 cloves of garlic. |
