A veggie of the day
Product of a day
MACEDONIAN MIX 425 ml. Mix of carrots with green peas, green beans and cauliflower or broccoli. Rich in vitamins. Excellent for vegetable salads. Simply add sauce, dressing for salads or mayonnaise.
Interesting facts
Onion irritates the eyes and has intensive hot flavour. It is also famous for its versatile applications. Find out how to use it.
Runner bean
Latin:
Phaseolus multiflorus
An annual plant originating in the Southern America. Grown for its edible seeds and also as a decorative plant.
100 g of runner bean – 385 kcal
It contains protein, fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins of group B.
Mexican beauty
It originates from Mexico where it has been known for over 2000 years. Because of its nice flowers and imposing height (up to 4 metres) it was originally (in the 17th century) grown as a decorative plant. Pinkish pods contain up to 10 seeds with red spots. You can sow it around your garden house and eat together with the pod when it is young or wait until it ripens to eat colourful seeds. Reportedly, its flowers are edible.
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Otherwise called „raks sharki”. Its history goes back to the ancient Egypt and is about a couple of thousands years old.