街市THE WET MARKET
Celery
西芹
The thick-stemmed, juicy Western celery, not the thin Chinese celery (唐芹) of the soup pot and the fish stir-fry. The café's borscht takes two stalks diced and sweated with onion, carrot and cabbage for the base; celery with scallops or with beef is a rice-plate dish. Every Australian supermarket and greengrocer has it all year, whole or by the half; strip the strings from the outer stalks.
Preparation
Strip the strings and dice, or slice on the diagonal.
Origin
The Mediterranean. At every supermarket and greengrocer; best in winter, stringier in summer.
Availability in Australia
Easy to find
Australian name · celery
Where · Every supermarket and greengrocer
What to ask for · Chinese celery is a different thing and wrong for borscht
In season · Year round, best in winter
Where · Every supermarket and greengrocer
What to ask for · Chinese celery is a different thing and wrong for borscht
In season · Year round, best in winter
