Big Vegetable is taking us for a ride

[Anonymous]

I know it's a legume, and not techincally a vegetable but I have to nominate -

Lima beans. They taste like dry wall. Yes, you can add butter, salt and garlic, but then you simply have buttery, salty, garlicky drywall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Carrots are filler food. Cheap and orange and in everything, but would you miss them if they weren’t there?

Nope! You never miss carrots!

WUT. Then how would I have my favorite cake with cream cheese icing? This thread is losing the plot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know it's a legume, and not techincally a vegetable but I have to nominate -

Lima beans. They taste like dry wall. Yes, you can add butter, salt and garlic, but then you simply have buttery, salty, garlicky drywall.

I love lima beans so much my mom makes it every time I come home to visit her.

[Anonymous]

Tapioca! Who figured out that if you boil the sh*t out of this poisonous plant you can turn it in to a mediocre pudding.

[Anonymous]

First, I think all of you touting mashed turnips are actually fond of mashed rutabagas. Orangey mash, right? We are talking mashed rutabagas. Delicious, yes. Turnips, no.
The green pepper haters can pass their peppers over my way. I love green peppers. Stuffed, sautéed, raw in salads. Bring them on.
Leeks are fabulous. They are so buttery, mild, yet rich. Love me some leeks.
Now, to answer the question: zucchini. Total waste of space. Yes, you can make zucchini bread, but the point is to pretend they aren’t there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At some point in history, someone had a bunch of these vegetables they found in their uncle's plot or they had seeds for and then tried to "market" them and pretend they were "edible". Julia Child added them to recipes. They somehow become not only acceptable but required for some recipes? People! these are just vegetables nobody knew what to do with and they tried it on before feeding it to the pigs.

Am I missing any?

Turnips
Leeks
Fennel

Iprefer leeks to onions. How do you feel about the onion family?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe no one has mentioned beets

We call them dirtroots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kale

I was going to post the same thing. So bitter. I don't know how anyone enjoys it. So many better choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Turnips are delicious. One of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving.

+100 My late mother cooked them every Thanksgiving and I have carried on that tradition. I look forward to my turnips just as much as I do the mac and cheese!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First, I think all of you touting mashed turnips are actually fond of mashed rutabagas. Orangey mash, right? We are talking mashed rutabagas. Delicious, yes. Turnips, no.
The green pepper haters can pass their peppers over my way. I love green peppers. Stuffed, sautéed, raw in salads. Bring them on.
Leeks are fabulous. They are so buttery, mild, yet rich. Love me some leeks.
Now, to answer the question: zucchini. Total waste of space. Yes, you can make zucchini bread, but the point is to pretend they aren’t there.

People also mash white turnips.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know it's a legume, and not techincally a vegetable but I have to nominate -

Lima beans. They taste like dry wall. Yes, you can add butter, salt and garlic, but then you simply have buttery, salty, garlicky drywall.

I agree with this. They are one vegetable I cannot get behind. And fava beans aren’t much better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First, I think all of you touting mashed turnips are actually fond of mashed rutabagas. Orangey mash, right? We are talking mashed rutabagas. Delicious, yes. Turnips, no.
The green pepper haters can pass their peppers over my way. I love green peppers. Stuffed, sautéed, raw in salads. Bring them on.
Leeks are fabulous. They are so buttery, mild, yet rich. Love me some leeks.
Now, to answer the question: zucchini. Total waste of space. Yes, you can make zucchini bread, but the point is to pretend they aren’t there.

I use turnips on soups and stews instead of potatoes.

I love lima beans, too.

[Anonymous]

Celery has no redeeming quality besides its lack of calories. I hate the taste, the stringiness, how it goes limp in the fridge.

Maybe only in a bloody mary/caeser but that's even pushing it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Turnips are delicious. One of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving.

How are they prepped?

Slice it like French fries and air-fry them. Serve with a sprinkling of salt and pepper, you can add a dash of lemon juice on top.

I stir-fry cubes of them with daikon. Amazing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cucumbers.

Make raita. Simple, fast, delicious!