In recent years, having become an ally in the fight against cardiovascular and bone diseases and a source of vitamins A, C, B1, B2, and B6, phosphorus, and potassium, it's gaining ever more interest among health-conscious people. It began appearing on local shelves about 10 years ago and over the years has settled into the familiar range of greens and vegetables. The quickly spreading recipes for dishes with celery have proven that with it you can cook wholesome, tasty, and quite varied meals.
Celery is most often found in recipes with these five products:
This vegetable can be boiled, fried, baked, or stewed, added to other ingredients, and even eaten as a dish in its own right. It's used to make salads, soups, smoothies, juices, fresh-pressed drinks, purees, cocktails, caponata, vegetable caviar, chowder, appetizers, sauce, casserole, and much more. Knowing that it's an aphrodisiac, women don't miss the chance to feed it to their beloved man: it works better than love spells and charms. Not only its greens are eaten, but also the stalk with the roots. Stalks and leaves can be eaten raw; the roots are boiled, and when dried they're used as a seasoning.