The Field Guideby Moss & MarrowThe Field Guideby Moss & Marrow
Also called bleekselder, selderij.
In the Netherlands, celery is in season June to November, at its best in August, September and October. Celery is in season now, in November.
Dutch celery is harvested from June to November.
Stalks should snap, not bend, and the leaves should be fresh.
Vitamin K, potassium and fibre; the leaves hold more vitamin C and beta-carotene than the stalks. Naturally high in nitrate. About 95 percent water with potassium and natural sodium, which makes it one of the better vegetables for hydration and electrolytes.
To get the most: Eat the leaves. Celery juice is mostly the same as celery minus the fibre.
On our nutrient density chart, a normal serving of celery (80 g) gives about a fifth of a day's vitamin K and about a tenth of a day's potassium, counting what your body absorbs.
Content per NEVO, the Dutch food composition database. This describes what the food contains, not what it does for you.
Use the leaves as a herb. Braise whole hearts slowly in stock.
Leaves are a herb for soups and salads. The base and tough outer stalks make the backbone of any stock.
1 producer in The Field Guide sells celery, according to their own website or shop list, each checked against our inclusion criteria and listed by province. Another 177 growers passed our bar for this food group; we have not yet recorded what each of them grows, so ask them or search the map.
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