November 16, 2009
With the first hard freeze clearly just around the corner, it's time to start thinking about some of the hardier vegetables. This is one of those vegetables that is ...
Other Names: 防风 (Chinese), الجزر الأبيض (Arabic), Panais (French), Chirivía (Spanish), Пастернак (Russian) All Translations
Edited by: Melissa Peterman
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The parsnip (''Pastinaca sativa'') is a root vegetable related to the carrot. Parsnips resemble carrots, but are paler than most of them and have a stronger flavor. Like carrots, parsnips are native to Eurasia and have been eaten there since ancient times. Zohary and Hopf note that the archeological evidence for the cultivation of the parsnip is “still rather limited,” and that Greek and Roman literary sources are a major source about its early use, but warn "there are some difficulties in distinguishing between parsnip and carrot (which, in Roman times, were white or purple) in classical writings since both vegetables seem to have been sometimes called ''pastinaca'' yet each vegetable appears to be well under cultivation in Roman times."Daniel Zohary and Maria Hopf, ''Domestication of plants in the Old World'', third edition (Oxford: University Press, 2000), p. 203 As ''pastinache comuni'' the "common" ''pastinaca'' figures in the long list of comestibles enjoyed by the Milanese given by Bonvesin de la Riva in his "Marvels of Milan" (1288).Noted by John Dickie, ''Delizia! The Epic History of Italians and Their Food'' (New York, 2008), p. 38 (where they are identified as parsnips).
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[edit] About Parsnip
Related to the carrot, the parsnip is a root vegetable that is native to Eurasia. Parsnips can be either roasted and boiled. They can be used in soups, stews and casseroles. Parsnips are at their peak in the U.S. in the fall and winter. Often mashed like potatoes or pureed in soups.
Recipes With Parsnip
Parsnips and Carrots With Orange Butter
Carrot, Orange, Orange Juice, Parsnip, Salt
Carrot, Orange, Orange Juice, Parsnip, Salt
Parsnips With Maple Syrup and Nutmeg
Butter, Maple Syrup, Nutmeg, Parsnip
Butter, Maple Syrup, Nutmeg, Parsnip
Maple Glazed Root Vegetables
Butter, Cardamom Seed, Carrots, Leeks, Maple Syrup
Butter, Cardamom Seed, Carrots, Leeks, Maple Syrup
Parsnips In Maple Mustard Sauce
Maple Syrup, Mustard, Parsnip, Unsalted Butter
Maple Syrup, Mustard, Parsnip, Unsalted Butter
Party Parsnips and Carrots
Carrot, Olive Oil, Parsnip
Carrot, Olive Oil, Parsnip
