Cutting Celery and Par-Cel

There are two items still growing in our veggie beds that are left over from last year. These two plants are Cutting Celery and Par-Cel. I have never grown either before and I am shocked to see that they both survived our winter and my parsley did not.

The Cutting Celery is a type of celery that looks much like the tops of the celery stocks that we are familiar with, but it tastes a little more bitter than celery. It has a dark green, lustrous foliage. I personally would recommend it to be used in soups, stews or making of stocks. Somewhere the longer cooking and blending of flavors would mellow out the Cutting Celery bitterness. The bitterness does not seem to bother our pet rabbit who seems to enjoy it and munches on it daily.

Par-Cel looks like a curly parsley, but it tastes like a celery stock. It is very often mistaken for curly parsley while we are at markets. Par-Cel has a milder flavor that the Cutting Celery therefore I would recommend using it for soups and stocks, but also in salads. I like it in tuna and chicken salads for sandwiches or in potato salads.

We will carrying both of these plants again this year. If you are planting a veggie garden this year I would recommend giving one or both of these a try. They do not require much space or special care. I will definitely be including them again in our garden.

There are two items still growing in our veggie beds that are left over from last year. These two plants are Cutting Celery and Par-Cel. I have never grown either before and I am shocked to see that they both survived our winter and my parsley did not.

The Cutting Celery is a type of celery that looks much like the tops of the celery stocks that we are familiar with, but it tastes a little more bitter than celery. It has a dark green, lustrous foliage. I personally would recommend it to be used in soups, stews or making of stocks. Somewhere the longer cooking and blending of flavors would mellow out the Cutting Celery bitterness. The bitterness does not seem to bother our pet rabbit who seems to enjoy it and munches on it daily.

Par-Cel looks like a curly parsley, but it tastes like a celery stock. It is very often mistaken for curly parsley while we are at markets. Par-Cel has a milder flavor that the Cutting Celery therefore I would recommend using it for soups and stocks, but also in salads. I like it in tuna and chicken salads for sandwiches or in potato salads.

We will carrying both of these plants again this year. If you are planting a veggie garden this year I would recommend giving one or both of these a try. They do not require much space or special care. I will definitely be including them again in our garden.