Rib celery, Darklet example
- Characteristics
- Full ribs with bright green leaves
Green celery
Green celery includes types grown for fleshy leaf stalks and cutting types with shorter green stems and leaves.
- Edible parts
- Leaf stalks and leaves
- Type range
- Rib celery and cutting celery
Types and forms
Verde da taglio example
- Characteristics
- Shorter green stems and leaves for cutting
Try it in the kitchen
Use sliced stalks in a salad with apple, or add chopped stalks and leaves to a vegetable soup. Check whether you have bought rib celery or a cutting type before planning the size of the pieces.
In the Campania Region’s Genovese recipe, chopped celery joins carrot, parsley and lard in the soffritto before the meat and onions cook slowly.
Stalks or a cutting type?
Choose a rib type when you want substantial stalk pieces. For a cutting type, ask for that description explicitly; the green color alone does not tell you how the plant is selected for use.
