Tiger Lily wrote:
> On 5/12/2011 4:34 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> Peppermint Patootie wrote:
>>> In >,
>>> "Julie > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I was in an Albertsons some years ago when I heard a man exclaim as
>>>> he picked up a celeriac that he loved it because it tasted just
>>>> like mashed potatoes and it was so much lower in carbs and
>>>> calories. I've never actually tried one, not really sure how to cook
>>>> it. So.. Is there any truth to this?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> It's celery root, and to me it tastes just like celery.
>>
>> Hmmm... Okay then!
>>
>>
> Julie, i know many people like this alternative
>
> how can you know without trying it??
>
> me? i like the inside of the celery, my mother used massive amounts of
> celery in (name the dish here), unless she was using massive amounts
> of walnuts in (name the dessert/cake/cookie here)
>
> i DETEST celery, except for the inside stems
>
> kate
> ps, the celeriac all mushed up wasn't that bad afterall

I love celery. Just had a hard time believing it could taste like mashed
potatoes. Unlike you though I prefer the outer part. I remember getting
mad at my mom when she brought me celery hearts after I asked for celery. I
was sick and she went to the store for me. She said she bought the good
kind so I wouldn't have to clean it. I was like... Clean it? That's the
part I throw away! Actually not all of it bought I find the inner part has
no flavor.