Talk:Celery

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There's some vandalism in the "cultivation and uses" section. I think there's an unvandalized version four edits ago but I don't know how to revert pages.

It appears that someone else cleaned it up, already. --Mdwyer 06:16, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Pseudo-science witch remedies enunciated as fact. Not to mention the appalling, rambling sentence structures. Any objections to my rewriting this?

Umm, go ahead ZPS102 23:05, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Also, anyone know how to make old, limp celery crispy again?

Submerge it in ice water for several minutes. --Mdwyer 04:33, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Negative Calories

I've read that celery contains negative calories. Is there any truth to that statement? Craig Sniffen 07:47, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

Semi, it just means that your burn more calories eating it than celery has. alfrin 05:30, July 19, 2005 (UTC)

Can I get any verification on the subject? I'm not sure if it's any more than an urban myth. Craig Sniffen 17:13, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

According to Snopes it's true, not because celery has any particular lack of calories but because the human digestive system is unable to break down cellulose in the plant Graphia 08:50, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

It took almost half a year but it was worth it. I can't believe I never checked Snopes. >_< I'm adding it to the article just in case some other crazy person needs to find the answer and doesn't check the talk page. EDIT: Opps, it was already there. I moved it to under food, as that's more intuitive and the section looked kind of odd anyways with such a short first paragraph. Craig Sniffen 23:38, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

It fits better there than in trivia. Anonymous

According to this page, [[1]] the 'negative calorie' thing is a myth Anonymous

Actually, I read that page as saying that the effect would be negligable either way, so it doesn't matter if it is a myth or not. The article doesn't actually prove or disprove anything.

BozMo removed the negative calorie myth from the Food Uses section. I have put it back, edited, under Trivia. Personally, I think we need to fight mythology with facts -- not with deletion. The fact that it is talked about so much HERE suggests that it is a question that many people have, and it would be good to have it answered. --Mdwyer 19:37, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] School Experiments

Should this be included in the main article?

Celery is ideal for an experiment showing how vascular plants transport water. The bottom of the stalk is split, and placed in two separate dishes of water to which different food colorings have been added to. The colors can be seen to rise up the xylem of the plant and eventually reach the leaves. --Mdwyer 04:33, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Yes 71.199.123.24 07:11, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Oh, good. Now did I get it right? It has been a few years since my botany courses... --Mdwyer 02:22, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What's "baked potato cuisine"?

The first subsection begins: Celery is a very popular vegetable used primarily in baked potato cuisine, using a variety known as Chinese celery or Oriental celery, with thinner stalks and a stronger flavor; it is rarely consumed raw, but is often added to soups and stir-fries.

I've never heard of bake potato cuisine, and in the UK at least, celery is almost always eaten raw, alongside cheese or as the "stirrer" in a Bloody Mary. If you recall the 5th Doctor Who, he has stick of celery pinned to his coat, and that's normally how its served here, as stems, sometimes with the stringy bits scraped off. Cheers, Neale Neale Monks 17:55, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Damn good question. The western US doesn't have a baked potato cuisine, either. We wouldn't put celery on a baked potato, generally, though it probably would be added to a potato soup. The article describes a cuisine using a different breed of celery. Perhaps it is a translation error? I was going to remove it, but on second reading, it might actually belong there... Sorry. Can't help on this one. --Mdwyer 04:08, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

A Google search for "baked potato cuisine" reveals a mere two usages, one this article, and the other only as part of the phrase "beef and baked potato cuisine". Surely we can remove this mysterious phrase and replace it with something a little more ubiquitous? Neale Monks 16:18, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

It would be nice if the original author could defend it. I'm going to rework that line, but I fear I might Americanize it a little. Editing would be greatly appreciated. I removed the baked potato part, and moved the rest of that block down under the Food Uses section. --Mdwyer 19:00, 13 June 2006 (UTC)