Vegetables

Snake beans are long and slender green pods with a sweet flavour and crunchy texture. Snake beans have a similar texture to that of green beans, but are slightly lighter green in colour. They are also known as yardlong beans, bora, long-podded cowpea, asparagus beans, pea beans or Chinese long beans.

Sorrel is a leafy green vegetable that is native to Europe. It has a sharp, lemony taste. It is a perennial herb also known as garden sorrel or common sorrel. Their color spectrum ranges from pale to dark green. They are arrow-headed somewhat like spinach leaves. They tend to taste more acidic as they mature. The strong flavored variety is called s...

Shakarkandi or sweet potato is a starchy, sweet tasting root vegetable. Its leaves and shoots both are edible though the starchy tuberous roots are most commonly consumed. It can be baked at home as a snack or as a dessert. They are mostly consumed by boiling and adding dome dressing. Shakarkandi can also be used to make into a vegetable dish. They...

It is a bright and vibrant green leafy vegetable which is native to central and southwest Asia. It is said to have originated in Persia. It is sold loose, bunched, canned or frozen. Fresh spinach is preferred over canned spinach due to loss of nutrients. It is mostly used to make savory dishes consumed for main course. It is considered to be one of...

Tiny onions called so because they are used a lot in South Indian cuisine. The flesh is thicker and it has a mild sweet taste. Madras onions, more commonly known everywhere else as shallots, are like baby red onions but have a sweeter, milder flavor as compared to onions. They grow as garlic does, in a cluster and usually grow in pairs of bulbs...

Also known as scallions in America, spring onion is a type of root vegetable. They have a white fleshy root bulb with light green leaves. The tiny white fleshy bulb has a long slender green top, which is also edible. Spring onions have a slightly milder taste than the regular onions which are delight to the taste buds. Welsh onion is a variety of s...

Shiitake mushroom is an edible mushroom native to East Asia. It is a type of Chinese mushroom and is heavily consumed in China. They are not just consumed as a delicacy, they are also considered a medicinal mushroom in some forms of traditional medicine. Usage In Chinese cuisine, they are often sauteed in vegetarian dishes and in Japan, they...