What veg could you not live without?

Grandson and granddaughter would normally eat a whole pepper each if I let them, as they like them so much. Just shows how bad it was; from M&S, too.

You did say that the whole family 'complained', which I thought wasn't very polite. Yes, a comment about the lack of flavour compared to previous offerings would be fair enough.

Do your family always say everything is delicious, Ana? I'd rather they told me the truth.
It didn't taste as good as it normally did, which was true. People say that there is no difference between organic and other food, but they are obviously wrong.
I used the pepper in soup!

As most frozen veg is now frozen on site as it is picked, yes it can be better vitamin-wise than buying veg that has been hanging about in cold stores for three weeks waiting for a buyer. When you grow your own veg, it's truly amazing how long veg lasts compared to what you buy as fresh from the supermarket. It's best cooked from frozen though. Soup is an ideal way to use it.

granjura as I recall, asafoetida in French is known as devil's shit. . Merde du diable.

Actually, its proper name is pretty much the same. L'asa fetida, sorry don't know how to do accents on this computer.

Rather rude of them to complain about the food you'd provided anyway to my mind, durhamjen!

My son and his family were complaining about the red pepper I had put out for them when they came for dinner last Friday. I then realised that it was the first non-organic one that I had given them for months, possibly years.
So I would have to say I cannot do without organic veg.

oznan - and others! Yes, tomatoes are technically fruit, so presumably we are allowed them as well as a vegetable!
And beans, peas, avocado, pumpkin, peppers etc

I will still go for potatoes then.

Peas, peas, peas!

Peas, peas, peas!

Fennel - yuck!

Would have to be tomatoes-for their multiple uses and juiciness.However,as tomatoes are strictly classed as fruit,my fave veg would be cabbage-white,green or red and also peas.

Thanks Riverwalk- never heard of it. Perhaps it has another name in French? Will have to look next time I go, but as you may know my local supermarkets are in France. Best thing, I'll go to bed tonight a bit less stupid ;)

Thank you for the asafoetida tip, janerowena will give that a try!

on the subject of "veg" I love my fresh veg, but if I cant get to the the shops etc or haven't the funds for fresh vey,,, is "Frozen" as beneficial? I have google etc but not really come up with an answer, the frozen veg is more economical and apparently is frozen "asap" the fresh veg looses nutrients and is often picked before it is ripe, does anyone use frozen veg? I think the trouble as well is when you cook it, it does tend to go mushy and I don't like using the microwave too much.

Thanks Riverwalk, I thought it was some exotic vegetable I'd missed!
Doh!

Celeriac.... remoulade, mash, pureee, chips, soup... yum yum. It's the new potato.

we never had broccili when young used to have purple sprouting socheap and now very expensive Parsnips are the only veg I think

Available in all good supermarkets!

Asafoetida

'Devil's dung'? Really entices you to try it (not) feetlebaum, what on earth does it look like and where do you buy it?

Potatoes are perfectly heathy! I could do without them, but would prefer not to.

Nina, what's unhealthy about a potato. They contain more vitamin c than oranges!

Carrots. I couldn't manage without them. I put them in almost everything, and carrot cake is my favourite. I nearly made one this afternoon but changed my mind and made ginger biscuits instead.

I avoided saying spuds as I thought I would be lambasted as they are regarded as unhealthy.

If I can't have potatoes, it would have to be carrots.

Are we only allowed one?

I said potatoes, but as I am having pasta tonight perhaps I will change it to onions!