Match the Vegetable to the Description Quiz

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1. Red in colour and the main ingredient in the soup called borscht

Answer: Beetroot

Beetroots are root vegetables and they grow underground. They are known as 'beets' in America. They can be pickled, roasted, boiled and add vibrant colour to a salad.
Borscht soup originated in Ukraine and is a deep red in colour. This soup is also eaten in other Eastern European countries.

2. Vegetable that makes you cry when you cut it

Answer: Onion

Onions are a vegetable grown globally and they are used for flavouring in many recipes. Onions contain a chemical called Propanethial S which makes the eyes water. It is said that if you freeze an onion for 15 to 20 minutes before dicing it, then it reduces the tearful effect.

Other methods that people have been known to use are wearing goggles or holding a spoon in their mouth, which didn't work for me, but some are lucky not to react at all!

3. The 'neep' in the Scottish dish 'neeps and tatties'

Answer: Swede

Swedes are also called turnips and they are a root vegetable, growing underground.
The Scottish dish 'neeps and tatties' is mashed swede and potato. It's usually served with haggis on Burns night, which is held annually on 25th January. Robert Burns is a famous Scottish poet.

4. The bean is used to make 'baked beans'

Answer: Haricot

The haricot bean is also known at the navy bean and Boston bean to name but a few. Beans are legumes but they are classed as vegetables. Other examples of legumes are peas and lentils.
Haricot beans are white, and can be used dried or tinned, to make your own baked beans at home.

5. This vegetable can be in a jacket, chipped or mashed

Answer: Potato

Potatoes are starchy and they are root vegetables. This versatile vegetable is native to the Americas. They were introduced to Europe by the Spanish in the 16th Century. There are several ways to cook potatoes: they can be boiled, fried etc and are a staple food in many countries.

6. Green leafed vegetable used in the English dish 'bubble and squeak'

Answer: Cabbage

The main ingredients of 'bubble and squeak' are cooked cabbage and potatoes. It's called 'bubble and squeak' because of the noise it makes in the pan when it's frying. It can contain beef and other vegetables but cabbage is the main one. 'Bubble and squeak' is a great way to use up leftovers from a traditional English Sunday dinner.

7. These vegetables have florets

Answer: Cauliflower and broccoli

Cauliflower and broccoli are part of the Brassicaceae family. Other vegetables that belong to this family are cabbage and kale.
Cauliflower and broccoli are wonderful served with a cheese sauce. George H.W. Bush banned broccoli from The White House in 1990.

8. The spicy Indian dish Saag Aloo contains this leafy green vegetable

Answer: Spinach

Spinach is a leafy green vegetable that originated in Asia. In this dish, 'saag' refers to the spinach and 'aloo' means potatoes. Spinach was Popeye the Sailorman's favourite vegetable as it gave him strength.

9. A firm favourite of Bugs Bunny, orange in colour

Answer: Carrots

Carrots are a root vegetable that can be eaten raw. Carrots contain Vitamin A, which is an important vitamin for vision. Eating far too many carrots can change the colour of the skin to a yellow colour; this is called carotenemia.

10. A green leafy vegetable found in salads

Answer: Lettuce

Lettuce is eaten worldwide in salads. There are more than 50 types of lettuce; for example, iceberg, cos and romaine. This vegetable contains 95 percent water, it can't be frozen or tinned and has to be eaten fresh.

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Questions		Choices
1. Red in colour and the main ingredient in the soup called borscht		Cauliflower and broccoli
2. Vegetable that makes you cry when you cut it		Potato
3. The 'neep' in the Scottish dish 'neeps and tatties'		Beetroot
4. The bean is used to make 'baked beans'		Onion
5. This vegetable can be in a jacket, chipped or mashed		Spinach
6. Green leafed vegetable used in the English dish 'bubble and squeak'		Swede
7. These vegetables have florets		Lettuce
8. The spicy Indian dish Saag Aloo contains this leafy green vegetable		Carrots
9. A firm favourite of Bugs Bunny, orange in colour		Cabbage
10. A green leafy vegetable found in salads		Haricot

Match the Vegetable to the Description Quiz

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