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This is a list of plants that have a culinary role as [[vegetable]]s. "Vegetable" can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. This list includes botanical [[fruit]]s such as pumpkins, and does not include [[herb]]s, [[spice]]s, [[cereal]]s and most [[List of fruits|culinary fruits]] and [[Nut (fruit)|culinary nuts]]. Currently, [[Edible mushroom|edible fungi]] are not included on this list. Legal vegetables are defined for regulatory, tax and other purposes. Examples include [[tomato]]es, which are a botanical berry, but a culinary vegetable for US tax purposes, and even tomato sauce as found on [[pizza]], which is considered a vegetable for use in [[school lunch]]es in the US.<ref>{{cite news
This is a list of plants that have a culinary role as [[vegetable]]s. "Vegetable can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. This list includes botanical [[fruitnot include [[herb]]s, [[spice]]s, [[cereal]]s and most [[List of fruits|culinary fruits]] and [[Nut (fruit)|culinary nuts]]. Currently, [[Edible mushroom|edible fungi]] are not included on this list. Legal vegetables are defined for regulatory, tax and other purposes. Examples include [[tomato]]es, which are a botanical berry, but a culinary vegetable for US tax purposes, anmato sauce as found on [[pizza]], which is considered a vegetable for use in [[school lunch]]es in the US.<ref>{{cite news
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This is a list of plants that have a culinary role as vegetables. "Vegetable can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. This list includes botanical [[fruitnot include herbs, spices, cereals and most culinary fruits and culinary nuts. Currently, edible fungi are not included on this list. Legal vegetables are defined for regulatory, tax and other purposes. Examples include tomatoes, which are a botanical berry, but a culinary vegetable for US tax purposes, anmato sauce as found on pizza, which is considered a vegetable for use in school lunches in the US.[1]

Some culinary vegetables (like laver) are not even members of the plant kingdom, although mushrooms and other fungi are kept off the list for this reason.

Leafy and salad vegetables

Main article: List of leaf vegetables
Garden Cress
Iceberg lettuce field in Northern Santa Barbara County
Spinach in flower
Miner's lettuce

Fruits

See also: List of gourds and squashes
Pumpkins

Flowers and flower buds

Main article: Edible flowers
Globe artichokes being cooked

Podded vegetables (Legumes)

See also: Types of beans
Diversity in dry common beans
Varieties of soybeans are used for many purposes.

Bulb and stem vegetables

Garlic bulbs and individual cloves, one peeled

Root and tuberous vegetables

Main article: List of root vegetables
Carrots come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, and also vary in color, including orange, white and purple.
Potatoes are one of the most used staple foods.

Sea vegetables

Caulerpa is a genus of edible seaweed.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tomato sauce on pizza is a vegetable, says Congress; GOP says healthier school lunches are too expensive". Daily News. New York. November 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  2. ^ "Everyday Mysteries: Yam". Library of Congress, United States of America. 2011.
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