celeriac

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Wild celery (Apium graveolens), from which both celeriac and celery derive, originated in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin.{{citation |mode=cs2 |title=Apium graveolens L. |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:838067-1 |access-date=2024-05-28}} It was mentioned in the Iliad{{cite book

|title=The Iliad of Homer

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and Odyssey{{Cite news |last=Staub |first=Jack |date=2006-11-29 |title=The Vegetable World's Ugly Duckling: Celeriac |language=en |publisher=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6551175 |access-date=2022-07-09}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.eattheseasons.com/Archive/celery_root.htm

|year=2010

|title=eat celery root

|publisher=eattheseasons.com

|access-date=29 April 2014

|archive-date=6 October 2008

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006090000/http://www.eattheseasons.com/Archive/celery_root.htm

|url-status=dead

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as selinon.

Σέλινον has been translated by Lattimore as "the parsley that grows in wet places,"

by Murray as "parsley of the marsh,"

and by Butler as "wild celery."

Celeriac was grown as a medicinal crop in some early civilizations.{{Citation |last=Farooqi |first=A. A. |title=17 – Celeriac |date=2006-01-01 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9781845690175500178 |work=Handbook of Herbs and Spices |pages=313–316 |editor-last=Peter |editor-first=K. V. |series=Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition |publisher=Woodhead Publishing |language=en |isbn=978-1-84569-017-5 |access-date=2022-07-09 |last2=Kathiresan |first2=C. |last3=Srinivasappa |first3=K. N.}}

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Typically, celeriac is harvested when its hypocotyl is {{convert|10|to|14|cm|in|frac=2|abbr=off}} in diameter. This is white on the inside, and can be kept for months in winter. It often serves as a key ingredient in soup. It can also be shredded and used in salads. The leaves are used as seasoning; the small, fibrous stalks find only marginal use.

The shelf life of celeriac is approximately six to eight months if stored between {{convert|0|and|5|C|F}}, and not allowed to dry out.{{cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/x5403e/x5403e09.htm|date=March 1995|title=Small-scale postharvest handling practices – A manual for horticultural crops – 3rd edition|publisher=FAO Agriculture and Consumer protection|access-date=29 April 2014|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153219/http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/x5403e/x5403e09.htm|url-status=dead}} However, the vegetable will tend to rot through the centre if the finer stems surrounding the base are left attached. The centre of celeriac becomes hollow as it ages, though even freshly harvested celeriacs can have a small medial hollow. The freshness will also be obvious from the taste; the older it is, the weaker the celery flavour.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}

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{{Nutritional value

| name=Celeriac (raw)

| water=88 g

| kJ=176

| protein=1.5 g

| fat=0.3 g

| carbs=9.2 g

| fibre=1.8 g

| sugars=1.6 g

| calcium_mg=43

| iron_mg=0.7

| magnesium_mg=20

| phosphorus_mg=115

| potassium_mg=300

| sodium_mg=100

| zinc_mg=0.33

| manganese_mg=0.158

| vitC_mg=8

| thiamin_mg=0.05

| riboflavin_mg=0.06

| niacin_mg=0.7

| pantothenic_mg=0.352

| vitB6_mg=0.165

| vitK_ug=41

| source_usda=1

| note=[https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170400/nutrients Link to USDA Database entry]

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• [http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2395/2 Nutritional Summary for Celeriac , cooked, boiled, drained, without salt]
• {{cite web |url= http://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/Plant-trials-and-awards/Plant-awards/AGM-fruit-and-veg/AGM-asparagus_chard_pak_rhubarb_melon |title= RHS Award of Garden Merit: Asparagus, Celeriac , chard, Chinese cabbage, fennel, melon, pak choi, rhubarb 2011 |access-date= 31 January 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130708081936/http://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/Plant-trials-and-awards/Plant-awards/AGM-fruit-and-veg/AGM-asparagus_chard_pak_rhubarb_melon |archive-date= 8 July 2013 |url-status= dead }} {{small|(306 KB)}}

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