MISE AND PLACE 1
MISE AND PLACE 1
MISE AND PLACE 1
Preparing
Vegetables
Vegetables is a category of
food which can be obtained
from any part
of plant which is edible. The
edible parts can be stem,
leaves, flowers, roots, tubers
and sometimes fruits.
CLASSIFICATION OF
VEGETABLES
1. Stem Vegetables
BOK-CHOY
WATER
CREST
CHOYSUM
3. Flower Vegetables
STALK OR BULB VEGETABLES
SEED VEGETABLES (BEANS)
ROOT VEGETABLES
TUBER VEGETABLES
FRUIT VEGETABLE
The vegetables that bear fruits are
under this category. But there are
plants that bear sweet and fleshy fruit
that are eaten raw and plants of which
grains or seed of their fruit are used,
do not fall in this category .
Examples
are beans, legumes, tomatoes,
avocado, bitter gourd, eggplant,
caigua or bottle gourd, bell
peppers, ackee, African eggplant,
ash gourd or winter
melon, chayote and other plants.
FUNGI VEGETABLES
Commonly known as
mushrooms, and various
types are available of which
some are edible and some
are poisonous.
Preparing vegetables
Wash your hands before preparing foods.
Hands should be washed thoroughly with hot,
soapy water for 20 seconds before and after
handling fresh produce, raw meat, poultry, or
seafood, as well as after using the bathroom,
changing diapers, or handling pets.
• Removing outer leaves or
peeling may decrease the
amount of pesticide residues or
harmful microbes on fruits and
vegetables.
• Wash all vegetables with cool
tap water to remove dirt and
residues.
• Scrub firm produce with a clean
produce brush.