What is Celery?
Celery is a green vegetable commonly used in soups and salads.
Zohary and Hopf note that celery leaves and inflorences were part of the garlands found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, pharaoh of ancient Egypt, and celery mericarps dated to the 7th century BC were recovered in the Heraion of Samos. However, they note "since A. graveolens grows wild in these areas it is hard to decide whether these remains represent wild or cultivated forms." Only by classical times is it certain that celery was cultivated. [1]
M. Fragiska mentions another archeological find of celery, dating to the 9th century BC, at Kastanas; however, the literary evidence for ancient Greece is far more abundant. In Homer's Iliad, the horses of Myrmidons graze on wild celery that grows in the marshes of Troy, and in Odyssey there is mention of the meadows of violet and wild celery surrounding the cave of Calypso. [1]
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Celery Extract Celery Flakes Celery Juice Celery Juice Concentrate Celery Juice Powder Celery Leaves Celery Powder Celery Puree Celery Root Celery Root Juice Concentrate Cultured Celery Cultured Celery Juice Dehydrated Celery Dried Celery Extractives Of Celery Ground Celery Color Key - (Click/Tap to View)
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| Ingredient added | UPC Food Search | January 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM |
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