Vegetable Guides

Get to know your produce—how to pick it out, how to clean it, and how to prepare it—with our vegetables guides that answer all your burning questions.

如何to Store Green Beans

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如何to Roast Butternut Squash

Roasted delicata squash slices in a serving bowl

如何to Roast Delicata Squash

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如何to Cook Asparagus

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如何to Sustainably Harvest Ramps

A pile of asparagus spears that have been slightly charred.

如何to Buy, Store, Prep, and Cook Asparagus | The Food Lab

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What Is a Garlic Germ, and Should You Remove It?

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What Is Culantro, and How to Use It

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如何to Store Tomatoes (and Whether to Refrigerate Them)

如何to Make Creamy Vegetable Soups Without a Recipe | The Food Lab

Three towel-lined trays filled with freshly washed kale and lettuce.

如何to Clean and Store Fresh Produce

Dry-charred asparagus, served on an earthenware plate with a ramekin of miso bearnaise.

Dry-Charring Is the Best and Fastest Way to Cook a Side of Asparagus

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如何to Buy, Prep, and Cut Green Beans

Get to Know Sunchokes, a.k.a. Jerusalem Artichokes

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A Field Guide to Sweet Potato Varieties (and the Dirt on Yams)

9 Japanese Vegetables You Should Know

Kimchi in a bowl with broth.

Kimchi 101: It Ain't Just Cabbage

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如何to Prepare and Store Ginger

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Garlic Scape Pesto (And 6 More Ideas for Garlic's Green Shoot)

如何to Cryo-Blanch Vegetables | The Food Lab

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14 Types of Olives Worth Seeking Out

Cilantro in declining states of freshness

最好的方法来存储新鲜香草

Ingredients for mirepoix; diced carrots, celery, and onions on a cutting board.

All About Mirepoix, Sofrito, Battuto, and Other Humble Beginnings

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Potatoes 101: All You Need to Know About Common Spuds

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Everything You Should Know About Yams

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Save Your Vegetable Scraps, Make Stock

Serious Heat: A Guide to Chile Substitutions

Use the Microwave to Dry Your Herbs for Long-Lasting Intense Flavor

A pile of different types of whole, unpeeled onions on a cutting board.

A Beginner's Guide to Onions

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如何to Back-Slice Chives

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What to Do With Broccoli Stems

A variety of colorful Japanese pickles.

Do You Know Your Tsukemono? A Guide to Japanese Pickles

What Is Baby Corn?

Guajillo chilies

What to Do With Dried Chiles: Recipes, Cooking Techniques, and Shopping Tips

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The Serious Eats Field Guide to Asian Greens

Whole ripe tomatoes on a plate with their top sides down.

Want Juicier Tomatoes? Store Them Upside Down

如何to Clean Shiitake, Portobello, and Oyster Mushrooms | Knife Skills

An assortment of different varieties of Chinese greens on five white plates.

Chinese Greens 101: Three Basic Cooking Techniques for Chinese Greens

White button mushrooms piled on a wooden cutting board.

如何to Clean and Prepare Mushrooms | Knife Skills

如何to Clean, Trim, and Prepare Artichokes

如何To Cook And Use Chrysanthemum Greens

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如何to Cut Fennel

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A Guide to Winter Squash: How to Choose, Store, and Cook Your Gourds

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Hey Chef, What Can I Do With Black Garlic?

如何to Assemble an Awesome Vegetable Platter

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Why a Y-Peeler Is the Best Vegetable Peeler

The Serious Eats Tomato Shopping Guide

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Why Does My Garlic Turn Green? | Ask The Food Lab

如何to Slice Scallions

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The Comprehensive Mushroom Shopping Guide

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如何to Cut Celery

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如何to Slice and Dice an Onion

What Is a DOP Tomato?

The Yardlong Bean

如何to Prepare Portobello Mushrooms | Knife Skills

Spice Hunting: Aji Panca

Fresh Water Chestnuts Are Amazing

如何to Steam Vegetables in the Microwave | The Food Lab

如何Salt Can Improve Your Tomatoes

Five shucked ears of different colors of corn.

The Serious Eats Guide to Corn

Overhead view of jar of passata, a bag of pasta, and mise en place ingredients.

All About Tomato Passata, Italy's Puréed Pantry Essential

So Hot Right Now: 11 Chilies You Should Know