Celeriac is surprisingly tasty.

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My wife grows and I make. Most of the time.....
But tonight I made a tasty part of our supper; Celeriac & potato mash.
I was pleasantly surprised at the end result and for those who are starting out growing their own food this is a root crop that will reward even poor gardening skills.
Celeriac and potato mash with honey, French mustard and butter. Yum!
What's on the plate; Lentil, onion & herb pasties. Pole beans & carrots with celeriac & potato mash. Everything except the lentils, pastry and some of the herbs are from the garden. Hodmedods supplied the lentils and these are grown in the UK. The pastry came from the Co Op.
S
 

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Sadly, our celeriac failed this year :(
Ours too. I think like most roots, they thrive on even watering and ours bolted during a hot dry spell when I’d been a bit lacking in giving them attention. Stressed plants automatically look to reproduce quickly and go to seed. Once they’ve bolted, that’s it, the root puts it’s all into seed production.

Same with yours?

Off topic (;)) as it’s a bulb.

We have an ancient Amaryllis in an old sand castle bucket in the kitchen. It suffers almost total neglect to the point we nearly throw it out. But we can’t, because every year it does this. Not a root veg, it’s more on a timer to make seed. How do they know?

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And, after almost zero water in the last year, here we go again. :)

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Ours too. I think like most roots, they thrive on even watering and ours bolted during a hot dry spell when I’d been a bit lacking in giving them attention. Once they’ve bolted, that’s it, the root puts it’s all into seed production.

Same with yours?

No, ours just never got going - we were a bit late getting it in because I completely rebuilt the terrace that our veg patch is on. Hopefully we'll be a bit earlier this year!
 
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Never had celeriac.
What does it taste like?
Because of it's name I've always thought it would taste like celery, which is one of the Three Flavours of Satan*.

*the other two being garlic and fish.
 
Never had celeriac.
What does it taste like?
Because of it's name I've always thought it would taste like celery, which is one of the Three Flavours of Satan*.

*the other two being garlic and fish.
Hard to describe, but it cuts through everything, so use a small amount to start with! I use it cut into tiny cubes in vegetable soups, but usually don't use the whole root for a huge pot of soup.

I detest celery too and to me it doesn't taste the same at all. But as I said, it's very strong, so a little goes a long way.
 
I hate celery too, but celeriac chips are nice.
I grew some this last year under cover but produced no tuber. I'll try outside this year maybe.
 
Never had celeriac.
What does it taste like?
Because of it's name I've always thought it would taste like celery, which is one of the Three Flavours of Satan*.

*the other two being garlic and fish.
Hard to describe, but it cuts through everything, so use a small amount to start with! I use it cut into tiny cubes in vegetable soups, but usually don't use the whole root for a huge pot of soup.

I detest celery too and to me it doesn't taste the same at all. But as I said, it's very strong, so a little goes a long way.
I’m wondering if this is like a Coriander thing? Some love it and some say it’s like soapy water.

Celeriac to me tastes very like Celery, I’d say Celery has the stronger Umami type flavour and Celariac a softer version of it.
 
I’m wondering if this is like a Coriander thing? Some love it and some say it’s like soapy water.

Celeriac to me tastes very like Celery, I’d say Celery has the stronger Umami type flavour and Celariac a softer version of it.
Probably. I've now reached the point where I can eat food with tiny amounts of celery in it, but it used to be too unpleasant to eat for me. Not a fan of coriander either. :)
 
Finally remembered to take a picture of the celeriac bed. They were/are a good crop.
Netting is to stop the feral chickens who love their type of ‘gardening’!
S
 

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