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What is the meaning of wild celery?

What is the meaning of wild celery?

Wild celery is a common name for several plants. It can refer to: Wild growing forms of celery, Apium graveolens. Angelica archangelica, cultivated as a vegetable and medicinal plant. Trachyspermum roxburghianum, a plant used as a spice in South and Southeast Asia.

Where can I find wild celery?

Wild celery is a bay grass with long, ribbon-like leaves that have a light green stripe running down the center. It grows in fresh and slightly brackish waters throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

What is the scientific name for wild celery?

Apium
Apium/Scientific names

What is celery in India?

Celery of Indian origin dominates the world market. India exports celery seed to American and European markets. The seed has a ready market as it is also used as a source of commercial drug Ajmoda and in flavouring tomato juice and sauces.

Can I eat wild celery?

Uses for Wild Celery You are not going to want to include diced wild celery in your salad, but the plant is edible. It is, in fact, one of the favorite aquatic plant foods of ducks, geese, swans and coots. The waterfowl consume the leaves, roots, tubers, and seeds of the plant.

What is the difference between celery and wild celery?

As mentioned, smallage (Apium graveolens) is often referred to as wild celery. It has a similar, yet more intense, flavor and aroma than celery along with similar looking stalks, but the stalks are not usually eaten. Smallage stalks are much more fibrous than celery stalks.

How do you use wild celery?

What is the Indian substitute for celery?

Green apple + spinach instead of celery If your recipe calls for the distinct flavour of celery, you can mimic the taste with a simple trick. I use a combination of the tart green apple and earthy spinach. It works perfectly every time.

What is wild celery used for?

Wild celery has been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. In ancient Ayurvedic medicine, Wild celery was used to treat a variety of ailments including diseases of the liver, spleen and intestines as well as a remedy to treat the common cold and flu.