Anonymous
Post 12/11/2025 13:17     Subject: Sub for celery in soups and stews
Lovage for celery flavour, but I use things like bok choy to sub for celery because I actually hate the flavour. The whites chop up very similar to celery (use the greens too, just not for celery).
Anonymous
Post 12/11/2025 13:06     Subject: Sub for celery in soups and stews
Lovage is the herb that tastes most like celery. Not sure if it has similar compound that you might be allergic to. Or is it more like a pollen allergy?
Anonymous
Post 12/11/2025 12:31     Subject: Sub for celery in soups and stews
Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the recommendations! I'll try a few out to see how they work.

I also really like the idea of adding parsley at the end, along with a vegetable celery-sub earlier in the process. I think that might help the complexity a bit? Soups feel so flat sometimes!


Add some umami: MSG (Accent in the spice aisle), worcestershire, or anchovy paste are my go-tos
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 12:23     Subject: Sub for celery in soups and stews
Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the recommendations! I'll try a few out to see how they work.

I also really like the idea of adding parsley at the end, along with a vegetable celery-sub earlier in the process. I think that might help the complexity a bit? Soups feel so flat sometimes!


You're doing it wrong! Are you using a stock, or just water?
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 12:22     Subject: Sub for celery in soups and stews
Thanks for the recommendations! I'll try a few out to see how they work.

I also really like the idea of adding parsley at the end, along with a vegetable celery-sub earlier in the process. I think that might help the complexity a bit? Soups feel so flat sometimes!
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 09:54     Subject: Sub for celery in soups and stews
Fennel or leek is best.
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 09:30     Subject: Sub for celery in soups and stews
Leek, turnip, bok choy.
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 08:39     Subject: Re:Sub for celery in soups and stews
I’ve used French green beans in the past.
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 08:01     Subject: Sub for celery in soups and stews
Turnips?
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 03:44     Subject: Sub for celery in soups and stews
I would add in parsley (including stems) at the end of the cooking.
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 02:11     Subject: Sub for celery in soups and stews
So many vegetables are great in soup. Personally, I’d go with leeks, fennel or cabbage!
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 22:51     Subject: Sub for celery in soups and stews
I just skip it and add a bit more onion
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 19:17     Subject: Sub for celery in soups and stews
Fennel, carrots, leeks, bok choy, green bell pepper
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 19:17     Subject: Sub for celery in soups and stews
Parsnips!
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 19:15     Subject: Sub for celery in soups and stews
My oral allergy has worsened and can’t go near it anymore — even cooked.

Recs for what to sub in soup and stew recipes that will still give great flavor?