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PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2016 7:29 am    Post subject: Celery Reply with quote
When eating celery what part of the plant do you eat??
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PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2016 7:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Surely, it's the stem that most people eat but the tops are perfectly edible too.
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PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2016 4:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
All of it.
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PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2016 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not keen on the outside stem. I usually cut that up and freeze for stews etc. I love the heart and stems' in the middle.
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PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2016 8:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well well, You actually eat the petiole, This is the bottom part of the leaf which is fleshy,
Bet you didnt know you also eat the petiole of Rhubarb..
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