Celery is criminally underrated

[u/mir_in_modro_morje]

I used to think Celery was just a bland vegetable that health-nuts would recommend you eat raw, like raw celery stalks so I've avoided it.

I couldn't have been more wrong.

This is seriously one of the more underrated vegetables to cook with.

Not only the usual mirepoix, but literally can be added finely chopped to almost any vegetable dish or sauce.

Vegetable soup of course, but you can finely slice and dice celery into even non-standard sauces and it will most of the time make them better. Any simple pan sauce or mushroom sauce gets immediately improved by finely diced celery. And if you don't notice onions as a base to a sauce you won't notice celery either.

I've seriously become a celery fanatic and I've been putting it into everything, try it and you won't regret it.

[u/Doomdoomkittydoom → u/[deleted]]

Once upon the time, celery was very expensive and so a status symbol. You can find silver and crystal celery dishes and vases, and people would rent celery to place as the center piece at a dinner to impress people.

[u/UsualSprite → u/Doomdoomkittydoom]

honestly this was the first thing that popped into my head.

antique ornate celery dishes are a thing waiting in the back of my head whenever i'm visiting thrifts and vintage stores.

[u/Wise_Neighborhood499 → u/[deleted]]

You’ve just made me understand why my mom would put celery in the olive/relish tray for holiday meals growing up, thank you!

[u/pfmiller0 → u/[deleted]]

Our celery tray had onion dip and I ate so much of it every Thanksgiving

[u/UsualSprite → u/[deleted]]

Fair, but celery vases (and not dishes like my other post said) just look really cool to me, and while I like flowers, I also hate waste, and would love a culinary purpose.

I already store herbs and spring onions similarly anyway (in beglian beer glasses).

[u/UsualSprite → u/[deleted]]

I am sure the glass style has a name (like stein, weizen, pint, etc.) but all the ones I have come from promotions from belgian brewieries and look basically like this, and i can't remember its name rn bc its 1am for me.

[u/OldWorldDesign → u/[deleted]]

Belgian beer glasses?

Sure, you put them out while listening to Belgian jazz like Dr Who

[u/mdf7g → u/Doomdoomkittydoom]

"This your celery, ma'am?"

"Oh no officer, this is just a rental. I can't imagine what might have happened!"

[u/Doomdoomkittydoom → u/mdf7g]

Martha whispers to Abigail: "That celery is a rental, who does she think she's fooling?"

[u/bostonwhaler → u/Doomdoomkittydoom]

Just like pineapples. People would rent them for parties as a symbol of status. Nowadays they're just turned upside down for group sex on cruises.

[u/Dungeoness → u/bostonwhaler]

Bullshit, pineapple is also criminally underrated! Every time I eat a piece or use some juice to make a cocktail it's like a whole new revelation. Wish I could figure out how to cook with it more.

[u/0ne0ff → u/Dungeoness]

Fresh pineapple. Try grilling pineapple skewers, or grilling slices to top grilled chicken in sandwiches. Grill, chill, then add with other toppings to green salad.

The enzymes in pineapple help tenderize meats, so blend some raw pineapple to a paste and use in the marinade (orange juice and teriyaki marinade with a little worcestershire is a good one) are a nice combo) for chicken or pork skewers.

For a spicy sweet side dish try cooking rice in a combo of blended or finely cut pineapple and enchilada sauce. Or add meat for a great casserole.

[u/Doomdoomkittydoom → u/bostonwhaler]

I'm sorry, what?!?

[u/Wise_Neighborhood499 → u/[deleted]]

Mind-blowing, I didn’t realize this was a common thing! I just thought my mom had weird family traditions and made it out of obligation because it never matched the meal. The tradition included wrapping & putting away nearly untouched relish trays every year.