Apium graveolens
 

Uses:
Culinary/Medicinal

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 

Celery

 

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It is used as a seasoning, cocktails, notably to enhance the flavor of Bloody Mary cocktails, the Chicago-style hot dog, and Old Bay Seasoning.

Celery is one of three vegetables considered the holy trinity (along with onions and bell peppers) of Louisiana Creole and Cajun cuisine.

It is also one of the three vegetables (together with onions and carrots) that constitute the French mirepoix, which is often used as a base for sauces and soups

Matches well with: almonds, bechamel sauce, blue cheese, butter, celery seeds, cream, curry, dill, fennel, hollandaise sauce, lemon, nutmeg, parsley, peanut butter, walnuts

Long used as a mild diuretic and urinary antiseptic.
The volatile oil in Apium has been shown to have antifungal activity, and it is active against many bacteria including some strains of Staphylococcus and Streptococcus.

Caution: Should be avoided by pregnant women or anyone with kidney disorders.

 

   
 
     

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