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Celeriac
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I received a celeriac in my veg box and have no idea what to do with it...
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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some people love it though...
You can mash it though, my mum replaced mash potato with celeriac in a sunday roast once, was horrible
At least i think it was celeriac
Treat it in much the same way as you would a potato. You can mash it or chop it up and roast it.
Off topic slightly: We got one of those veg box leaflets through this morning. I'm tempted, but I'm wondering if they're value for money or just a calculated stab at the wallets of the middle-classes? How much are you paying for yours, if you don't mind me asking? And would you get a fuck load more veg for the money if you went to the local greengrocers?
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1145/celeriac-oven-chips
i'm going to have to try this saleriac
I was gunna say that. My dad mashes it with butter.
i'm not really sure,
some kind of potato substitute?
:yuck:
i originally thought it was some kind of drug until i read this thread.
it just sounds like it could have been
The root of a type of celery.
yuck.
well i now have a new word to look in google and get information on.
I guess it depends on:
A. How much you consider a lot of money
B. How you cook
I was getting a veg box when I was struggling for money... This was because I could make soups which lasted a long time and they tasted better... However, I'm vegan and I try to cook everything from fresh, so it suits my lifestyle...
I normally spend under £20 a week shopping and that's including buying treats for myself such as Trek bars (which I have pre-workout and which cost around a quid), smoothies and the occasional soy product.
I don't think that having a veg box has to be middle class... Think how much people spend on alcohol, expensive phone contracts or cigarettes. It just depends on your priorities.
It is good healthy food, you can taste the difference and you know that you are supporting local farmers...
The only shops I can think of, where I can get more for cheaper is some Asian greengrocers... However, the food quality is not high.
ETA: Just noticed you live in Brighton... What are prices like around there?
My flatmate said Abel and Cole always delivered dodgy produce... I use a smaller local company.
It’s not the amount, per se, that I’m really concerned about; I’m interested whether it’s value for money, on any level.
I’m a keen cook and almost exclusively prepare my food from base ingredients, so potentially it could be a savvy investment.
I don’t think it has to be middle-class, bit living in Brighton I’ve come to be a bit sceptical of such things – in a greasy spoon yesterday I heard a fella asking “do you have any herbal infusions” before loudly announcing “and a cup of hot water, as it aids digestion”. I want to make sure I'm not being suckered into buying a product aimed at him.
A big part of what peaks my interest is getting vegetables as soon after they’ve been picked as possible, and I don’t mind paying a bit of a premium for that. My hesitation is I know that I can pop into the local market at lunch-time and fill up on good produce from any of the greengrocers for very little money.
Everything costs a bit more than it should in Brighton. I think the leaflet that came through had 8-9 items prices at about £12.50.
chortles
I love Borscht... very healthy...
About Celeraic, i would compare it more to a Parsnip than a Patatoe, you can peel, grate, and boil it.
Its lovely in soups, especially a nice creamy soup, you can grate it in a salad, for example Pinnapple, Sweetcorn, Chedder Cheese, Mayo, Ham... MMMmmm Yummy (no im not 6)
:thumb:
Our local grocer does their own veg box. It's only a fiver and you get a whole crapton of local, seasonal stuff.
Cheaper and fresher than the ones we've tried from elsewhere