To start, try the celery root velout with shaved truffles or the organic cherry tomato-and-goat-cheese galette.

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For extra complexity, she likes to toss in diced parsnips and celery root as well.

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Also known as celery root, knob celery and turnip-rooted celery, celeriac developed from the same wild species as did stalk celery.

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Yet in this vastly changing landscape of food, I have tried all different kinds: zucchini, beet, sweet potato, celery root, and apple-horseradish.

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When peeled, celery root's creamy white flesh resembles that of a turnip and tastes like a subtle blend of celery and parsley.

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The 49-year-old has tended to a vegetable patch since he was 13 and his home garden's crop currently includes beets, Tuscan kale and celery root.

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The menu is primarily contemporary Italian, featuring dishes such as porcini mushroom soup, eggplant parmigiana served in puff pastry, and branzino with celery root puree, tomato, capers and fresh oregano.

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Long Island Peking duck with celery root and taggiascha olives.

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Mashed, shaped into batons and boiled, or even French fried, celery root can provide a winning accompaniment to a fresh green vegetable or salad and anything roasted or grilled.

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Celeriac is a celery variety refined over time to produce an increasingly large, solid, globular root just below the soil surface.

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