*Roots are the energy-storage part of the plant.
*Sweet cassava has low levels of cyanide that’s removed in cooking. Most of the poison is in the outer bark-like peel which is easily removed.
*Happy International Carrot Day is celebrated every year on April 4.
*WebMD reports that root vegetables are “dense in essential nutrients and come with a number of health benefits.”
*In 19th century Victorian England, women used beet juice to give their hair a red glow.
*In Bram Stoker’s Dracula, garlic removes the monster’s power. Many people agree, using garlic to fight evil spirits like vampires.
*Ginger has been used as a medicine for many years. People believed it could help with the bubonic plague.
*Taro is a root vegetable that originated in Southeast Asia. It has been cultivated for over 10,000 years and is seen in modern cuisine like bubble tea, ice cream, and fries.
*The average American eats 120-126 pounds of potatoes a year.
*Carrots are usually orange, though you can also find them in colors like purple, black, red, white, and yellow.
*FactRetriever claims that eating raw beets or drinking beet juice helps combats garlic breath.
*The average American eats about 20 pounds of onions every year, raw, cooked, pickled, or powdered.
*Water chestnuts are not nuts, they’re corms (root vegetables).
* Jícama is also called yam bean, Mexican turnip, and Chinese potato
*Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head had a whole family: children Spud and Yam and friends Cookie Cucumber, Pete the Pepper, Oscar the Orange, and Kate the Carrot.
