Which Veg is nice to eat raw?

[OzMike]

I love sprouts but have never tried them raw, I will have a go this week.

 

[Tokyohands]

Cold cabbage with miso paste to dip.

 

[OzMike]

Can't do celery, or rhubarb, tried but urrrgh !

 

[The Clamp]

Raw leek, thinly sliced and served with a very, very mature cheddar and a savoury pickle are delicious. Leek being very oniony in flavour.

Raw veg is great for you in small quantities but too much will have your stomach giving you some right gip.

 

[TheJasperCo]

Agree with carrots and peas.

 

[Blue3]

Corn on the cob straight off the plant Lovley raw

 

[desprateseagull]

Raw veg is pretty good for you, I read somewhere that you can/should eat broccoli raw, can't say I understand that.

But it got me thinking about which veg is genuinely a pleasure to eat raw.

My favs are spring onions, radishes, cucumber, tomato, red onion in small amounts. Not a great fan or raw carrot, but that can probably be counted as being reasonably nice raw.

What did I miss?

What veg do you like to eat raw?

Tomato is a fruit. You're welcome.

My faves are celery (with a dab of salt), or spanish onion.

 

[FatSuperman]

Jesus. I love veg but I'm obviously very dull in my consumption habits. Some of you lot are just insane.

Who looked at some mushrooms and thought 'yeah, I'll pop those in a sandwich, lovely'

And then you've got [MENTION=10856]1066familyman[/MENTION] in the corner there, 'sweetcorn milk' all over his face.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Swede

 

[BBassic]

Not quite raw but if you grate a cauliflower and fry it alongside a steak or something you get awesome tasting cauliflower rice.

 

[Exile]

But nothing beats your own sweetcorn and peas raw, straight from the plant.

What about BACON?

 

[sydney]

**** raw broccoli florets, steam that shit and toss in butter. Broccoli stalk raw is where it's at, shaved into salad. BOSH.

broccoli salad....a summer favourite... marinate the well chopped broccoli in olive oil ,mayo , yoghurt .....refrigerate over night add garlic , pistachio, red onion ..........add crispy bacon bits whilst still hot if you like a bit of meat.

 

[looney]

Tomato is a fruit. You're welcome.

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Fruit is a botanical term, its a berry. Vegetable is a culinary term. Tomato is both and he used it in the right context.

Therefor you and the other posters are technically wrong.

 

[The Clamp]

Fruit is a botanical term, its a berry. Vegetable is a culinary term. Tomato is both and he used it in the right context.

Therefor you and the other posters are technically wrong.

Genuinely interested to read that. I always hoped the "tomato is a fruit" claim was not really correct, just because of the smugness with which people declare it.

 

[1066familyman]

What about BACON?

I don't do dead pig myself, but each to their own.

 

[OzMike]

Fruit is a botanical term, its a berry. Vegetable is a culinary term. Tomato is both and he used it in the right context.

Therefor you and the other posters are technically wrong.

Is a cucumber a berry ? it grows on a vine.

 

[The Clamp]

Is a cucumber a berry ? it grows on a vine.

A gourd.

 

[Trufflehound]

Is a cucumber a berry ? it grows on a vine.

Yep. So are bananas and aubergines.

They are all also fruit...

...and also vegetables...

 

[dingodan]

Fruit is a botanical term, its a berry. Vegetable is a culinary term. Tomato is both and he used it in the right context.

Therefor you and the other posters are technically wrong.

Genuinely interested to read that. I always hoped the "tomato is a fruit" claim was not really correct, just because of the smugness with which people declare it.

 

[Trufflehound]

Just to add a bit of extra controversy, botanically speaking, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries are not berries.