The scientific definition of a fruit is ‘an organ that develops from the ovary of a flowering plant and contains one or more seeds.’ The culinary definition, however, limits fruits to those foods containing a high sugar content

Peppery-flavored radishes range in color from bright reds to pale cream, making them a good garnish.

• Root vegetables are plants that have a single, large edible root that extends down into the ground and provides nutrients to the part of the plant above ground.

• Root Vegetables...

• White onions have the sharpest, cleanest flavor, best for slicing

• Green onions, also called scallions, are common onions pulled when immature.

• Mild-flavored shallots are shaped like small bulb onions, but separate into cloves when broken apart.

• Leeks look like large green onions. They have the mildest flavor of all onions.

• on hamburgers. Flattened yellow onions are the most common and the least expensive. Use these for most recipes and for onion rings. Very round yellow, red, and white onions are less “hot”, somewhat sweeter and crisper. All varieties have a pungent flavor and aroma and are used as seasonings. Pearl onions have very small bulbs.

• Garlic is separated into cloves and peeled. Some believe garlic has medicinal qualities.

• Vidalia onions: sweet onions only from South Georgia

• Tuber Vegetables...

• Tubers are enlarged, bulbous roots capable of generating a new plant. They are actually fat, underground stems. Like several of the seed vegetables, these are high in starch.

• Sweet potatoes have a darker flesh than a white potato due to a higher sugar content. The thick skin is not usually eaten.
• Yams are similar to sweet potatoes, but not as sweet. Its flesh ranges in color from deep red to creamy white.

• Potatoes are the most popular vegetable and very versatile, able to be prepared by baking, boiling, frying, deep-frying, and microwaving.

• There are several varieties of potatoes, served daily in over 60% of U.S. households.

• Baking & Boiling

• Potatoes

• White oval-shaped potatoes, a variety called Russets, are grown for baking. As they become tender, the flesh of the potato becomes mealy. The skin is the only thing that helps this potato maintain its shape. They are the most expensive potato.

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