Originally tomatoes were considered poisonous by Europeans. It was thought if you ate a tomato, its poison would turn your blood to acid. Aren’t we glad that turned out to be just a myth?
Celeriac is one of the oldest root vegetables in recorded history and despite having a rooted bottom much like a potato, the celery “root” grows above ground!
Fun Fact In ancient China cabbage was seen and used as the magic cure-all for male baldness. It’s hard to say if there’s truth to this claim but it’s certainly packed of nutrients!
Fun Fact Sweet Potatoes are actually flowers! They are part of the same genus as the morning glory flower, and the flower that blooms from the sweet potato plant looks like a morning glory