Celeriac

Celeriac

Taxobox
name = Celeriac


regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Apiales
familia = Apiaceae
genus = "Apium"
species = "A. graveolens"
subdivision_ranks = Cultivar Group
subdivision = "Apium graveolens" Rapaceum Group

Celeriac ("Apium graveolens" Rapaceum Group) is also known as 'celery root,' 'turnip-rooted celery' or 'knob celery'. It is a kind of celery, grown as a root vegetable for its large and well-developed taproot rather than for its stem and leaves. The taproot is typically used when it is about 10–12 cm in diameter; about the size of a large potato. Unlike other root vegetables, which store a large amount of starch, celery root is only about 5-6% starch by weight.

Celeriac may be used raw or cooked. It has a tough, furrowed, outer surface which is usually sliced off before use because it is too rough to peel. Celeriac has a celery flavour, and is often used as a flavouring in soups and stews; it can also be used on its own, usually mashed, or used in casseroles, gratins and baked dishes.

The hollow stalk of the upper plant is sometimes cut into drinking straw lengths, rinsed, and used in the serving of tomato-based drinks such as the Bloody Mary cocktail. The tomato juice is lightly flavoured with celery as it passes through the stalk.

Celeriac is not as widely used as some other root vegetables, perhaps because it is harder to prepare and clean: it has been described as "a vegetable octopus" Fact|date=March 2008or "Rastafarian turnip" Fact|date=March 2008 in reference to the tangle of rootlets that grow at the base.Celeriac can leave quite an unpleasant taste in the moutha little while after eating.

There are a number of cultivars available, especially in Europe. Among them are 'Prinz', 'Diamant', 'Ibis', and 'Kojak', which all received Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit designation in the trial in 2000.

Celeriac normally keeps well and should last three to four months if stored between 0°C and 5°C and not allowed to dry out.

Allergies from celery and celeriac

:dablink|see Celery

See also

* Root vegetable
* List of culinary vegetables

External links

* [http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-B00001-01c20cd.html Nutritional Summary for Celeriac, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt]
* [http://www.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/ingredients/celeriac.php Recipes for cooking celeriac]


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  • celeriac — [sə ler′ē ak΄] n. [altered < CELERY + ? obs. ache, an umbelliferous plant, wild celery, parsley < ME < OFr < L apium; prob. < apis, bee] a variety of celery (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum) grown for its edible, fleshy, white root …   English World dictionary

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  • celeriac — noun Etymology: irregular from celery Date: 1743 a celery (Apium graveolens rapaceum) grown for its knobby edible root …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • celeriac — /seuh ler ee ak , lear /, n. a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, of the parsley family, having a large, edible, turniplike root. Also called knob celery, turnip rooted celery. [1735 45; CELERY + AC] * * * or celery root Type of celery …   Universalium

  • celeriac — noun A form of celery, Apium graveolens, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable …   Wiktionary

  • celeriac — ce|ler|i|ac [səˈleriæk] n [U] a large white root vegetable which is a type of ↑celery …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • celeriac — ce·ler·i·ac || sɪ lerɪæk n. celery root, type of celery having an edible root that looks like an asymmetrically shaped turnip …   English contemporary dictionary

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