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List of vegetables
Here is a list of edible vegetables in cuisine. Note that some herbs and vegetables which are botanically fruits are considered to be vegetables in the culinary sense. This is why they appear in this article.
- Alfalfa sprouts
- Arugula (US) == Rocket (UK and Australia)
- Aubergine (UK) == Eggplant (US and Australia)
- Beans and Peas
- Azuki beans, adzuki beans
- Bean sprouts
- Black beans
- Black-eyed peas = Black-eyed beans (UK and Australia)
- Borlotti beans
- Broad beans
- Chickpeas = Garbanzo beans
- Green beans
- Kidney beans
- Lentils
- Lima bean (US) or Butter bean (UK and Australia)
- Mung beans
- Navy beans
- Runner beans
- Soybeans
- Sugar snap peas
- Peas
- Mangetout (UK) or Snow peas (US and Australia)
- Bok choy (US and Australia) == Chinese leaves (UK)
- Breadfruit (Actually a fruit)
- Broccoflower (a hybrid)
- Christoferine
- Collard greens (US)
- Coriander (UK and Australia) == Cilantro (US)
- Fiddlehead (young coiled fern leaves)
- Lettuce Lactuca sativa
- Onion family
- Peppers (actually fruits, but treated as vegetables) Capsicum
- Green pepper and Red pepper == bell pepper == pimento == Capsicum (Australia)
- Chile pepper == Chilli (Australia)
- Salsify (usually Purple Salsify or Oyster Plant)
- Spring greens
- Squashes (actually fruits, but treated as vegetables)
- Acorn squash
- Bitter melon
- Butternut squash
- Courgette (UK and New Zealand) == Zucchini (US and Australia)
- Cucumber
- Gem squash
- Marrow (UK and New Zealand) == Squash (US and Australia) Cucurbita maxima
- Patty pans
- Pumpkin
- Spaghetti squash
- Winter melon
- Tat soi
- Tomato (actually a fruit, but treated as a vegetable)
- Tubers
- Jicama
- Jerusalem artichoke
- Potato
- Sweet potato (known as Kumara in New Zealand)
- Taro
- Yam
See also
Food | List of fruits | List of vegetables
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