File: Parsley bush. jpg | Flat-leaved parsley

File: Petroselinum neapolitanum flower. jpg | Flat-leaved parsley flower

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The most widely known member is the Flat-leaved Vanilla ( V. planifolia ), from which commercial vanilla flavoring is derived.

The Apiaceae ( or Umbelliferae ), commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems.

Chervil ( Anthriscus cerefolium ), sometimes called garden chervil, is a delicate annual herb related to parsley.

Sometimes referred to as " gourmet's parsley ", chervil is used to season poultry, seafood, and young vegetables.

Cumin is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley family.

* Psarosoupa ' fish soup ' can be made with a variety of fish, and several kinds of vegetables ( carrots, parsley, celery, potatoes, onion ), several varieties include the classic kakavia which is drizzled with olive oil.

Garden parsley is a bright green, hairless, biennial, herbaceous plant in temperate climates, or an annual herb in subtropical and tropical areas.

In cultivation, parsley is subdivided into several cultivar groups depending on the form of the plant, which is related to its end use.

Another type of parsley is grown as a root vegetable, the Hamburg root parsley ( P. crispum radicosum group, syn.

Although seldom used in Britain and the United States, root parsley is very common in central and eastern European cuisine, where it is used in soups and stews.

Parsnips are among the closest relatives of parsley in the family Apiaceae, but the similarity of the names is a coincidence, parsnip meaning " forked turnip "; it is not closely related to real turnips.

Curly leaf parsley is often used as a garnish.

Green parsley is often used as a garnish on potato dishes ( boiled or mashed potatoes ), on rice dishes ( risotto or pilaf ), on fish, fried chicken, lamb or goose, steaks, meat or vegetable stews ( like beef bourguignon, goulash or chicken paprikash ).

In southern and central Europe, parsley is part of bouquet garni, a bundle of fresh herbs used as an ingredient in stocks, soups, and sauces.

Vegetable macaroni products – begins as macaroni products except that tomato ( of any red variety ), artichoke, beet, carrot, parsley or spinach is added in a quantity such that the solids of the added component are at least 3 percent by weight of the finished macaroni product.

Variations on the flavor are gained by adding root vegetables such as parsnip, potato, sweet potato and celery root, herbs such as parsley, dill, other vegetables such as zucchini, whole garlic cloves or tomatoes and black pepper.

* While legend suggests that Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt was killed by a snake bite, many historians actually believe that she committed suicide by swallowing a lethal drug cocktail made of opium, Aconitum, and hemlock, a highly poisonous plant from the parsley family.

At least until the 5th century BC ( Pindar's time ) the winners of the Isthmian games received a wreath of celery ; later, the wreath was altered such that it consisted of pine leaves .< ref >“ As he was marching up an ascent, from the top of which they expected to have a view of the army and of the strength of the enemy, there met him by chance a train of mules loaded with parsley ; which his soldiers conceived to be an ominous occurrence or ill-boding token, because this is the herb with which we not infrequently adorn the sepulchres of the dead ; and there is a proverb derived from the custom, used of one who is dangerously sick, that he has need of nothing but parsley.

So to ease their minds, and free them from any superstitious thoughts or forebodings of evil, Timoleon halted, and concluded an address suitable to the occasion, by saying, that a garland of triumph was here luckily brought them, and had fallen into their hands of its own accord, as an anticipation of victory: the same with which the Corinthians crown the victors in the Isthmian games, accounting chaplets of parsley the sacred wreath proper to their country ; parsley being at that time still the emblem of victory at the Isthmian, as it is now at the Nemean sports ; and it is not so very long ago that the pine first began to be used in its place .” “” ( Plutarch, Life of Timoleon ).</ ref > Victors could also be honored with a statue or an ode.

While folk etymology sometimes assumes the name is a portmanteau of parsley and turnip, it actually comes from Middle English pasnepe, alteration ( influenced by nep, turnip ) of Old French pasnaie ( now panais ) from Latin pastinum, a kind of fork, whose ending was changed to-nip by analogy with turnip because it was assumed to be a kind of turnip.

Bees can be attracted by many companion plants, especially bee balm and pineapple sage for honeybees, or apiaceae like queen anne's lace and parsley, for predatory bees.

This is typically complemented by some herbs and vegetables such as parsley, cold salad, thinly sliced cucumber, tomato wedges and / or pickled beets etc.

Adding cheap mashed potatoes made it a plate-based sit-down meal, and a sauce made of the water used to cook the eels, coloured and flavoured by parsley, made the whole dish something special.

In many areas, what were areas of short-cropped grassland interspersed with short stemmed plants as wild thyme and clovers have been replaced by rank bracken, gorse, bramble and wild parsley.

Nemea was famous in Greek myth as the home of the Nemean Lion, which was killed by the hero Heracles, and as the place where the infant Opheltes, lying on a bed of parsley, was killed by a serpent while his nurse fetched water for the Seven on their way from Argos to Thebes.

Meat was sometimes substituted by fish, and carrot and parsley could be added to the vegetables.

Fasolada is made by simmering beans with tomatoes and other vegetables such as carrots, onion, parsley, celery, and bay leaf.

Heinrich Christoph Link, an apothecary in Leipzig, discovered the substance in 1715 as greenish crystals reduced by steam from oil of parsley.

Milk parsley Peucedanum palustre ( also known as marsh hog's fennel ) is normally the only food plant used by the caterpillars of the British subspecies.

It is characterized by the use of a pilota, a very big meatball spiced with garlic and parsley ; it also contains vegetables as celery, cabbage, carrots, etc.

Examples of biennial plants are onion, parsley, Lunaria, silverbeet, Sweet William, colic weed, carrot, and some hollyhocks.

Other seasonings typically include basil, oregano, parsley, and possibly some spicy red pepper or black pepper.

It is seasoned with fresh garlic, basil, oregano, paprika, cajun seasoning, crushed red pepper, parsley, olive oil, and possibly some additional seasoning s.

It is often topped with a tomato sauce, which is then sometimes garnished with some chopped parsley and grated cheese to make three broad stripes of green, white and red, the colors of the Italian flag.

The Brazilian salada de batata ( s ) are made with large cubes of steamed or boiled larger potatoes, generally peeled before cooking, either passed in the pan with garlic, chives and parsley, or some other herbs or vegetables, and covered with cream ( generally eaten both hot and cold ), or mixing mayonnaise, some olive oil, raw garlic, raw onion and other herbs ( such as chives and parsley, but also some pepper ) and one more or various other ingredients ( the most common is mixing the yolk of a hard-boiled egg in the mayonnaise before mixing the ingredients and after use its white, but also common are ham, corn, peas or chickpeas ).

Many species in the parsley family have estrogenic properties, and some, such as wild carrot, have been found to work as abortifacients ( chemicals that terminate a pregnancy ).

Ranch dressing is a condiment made of some combination of buttermilk, salt, garlic, onion, herbs ( commonly chives, parsley, and dill ), and spices ( commonly black pepper, paprika, and ground mustard seed ), mixed into a sauce.

In some places, quesadillas are also topped with other ingredients, in addition to the fillings they already have: avocado or guacamole, chopped onion, tomato, serrano chiles and parsley are the most common.

It is usually flavoured with parsley, lemon, mace, onions, ginger, and cardamom, although there are some variations.

In Turkey, there are two main categories of dolma ; those filled with a meat mixture: minced meat (" kıyma "), onion, pinenut, rice, oil and some spices ; and those filled with a rice mixture ( without meat ): rice, olive oil, pinenuts, currants ( or dried figs / cherries ), herbs ( fresh parsley, dill and mint ) and spices ( usually allspice, cinnamon and black pepper ).

Besides the dishes listed above, there are the bolinhos de bacalhau ( term used in the north of Portugal and in Brazil ) or pastéis de bacalhau ( term in the south of Portugal ): literally " Codfish cakes ", made up of potatoes, eggs, parsley, and some minor ingredients with dry salted codfish.

Harees have a tradition way in cooking it in all Gulf countries, and among the tribes of these countries, which we in the UAE · But there is a difference very simple is optional in some countries · For example, when Harees is made in Saudi Arabia they use to add cardamom pods ( Hill or Cardamom ) · Also it is decorated with parsley ·

Koliva also contains some or all of the following: sesame seeds, almonds, ground walnuts, cinnamon, sugar, pomegranate seeds, raisins, anise and parsley.

To achieve a balanced taste, characteristic Persian flavorings such as saffron, dried limes, cinnamon, and parsley are mixed delicately and used in some special dishes.

Preparation is simple: steamed with garlic, parsley and perhaps some white wine, and served with bread.

A tumbleweed formed from the flower cluster ( inflorescence ) occurs in some species of the parsley family ( Apiaceae ).

Like parsley, the flavor is clean and refreshing with a slightly bitter taste which some describe as celery-like.