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Vegetables

What are the different kinds of fresh vegetables at a French market? How best to use them and for what kinds of recipes by variety

French market stall of fresh red tomatoes

Tomatoes (tomates)

bunches of fresh herbs at the French market

Fresh Herbs (Herbes Aromatiques)

crates of green and white asparagus at the market

Asparagus (Asperges)

various pumpkins at the French market

Pumpkin & Squash (Potiron & Courges)

Savoy curly cabbages at the French market

Cabbages (Choux)

French Charlotte potatoes

Potatoes (Pommes de Terre)

crate of French pink onions at the market

Onions (Oignons)

watercress at the French market

Watercress (Cresson)

French market peas

Peas (Petits Pois)

cauliflowers in bowls at the French market

Cauliflower (Chou-fleur)

bunch of orange and mixed coloured carrots at the market

Carrots (Carottes)

box of leeks at the French market

Leeks (Poireaux)

French market radishes

Radishes (Radis)

crate of Parisian chestnut mushrooms at the French market

Mushrooms (Champignons)

crate of raw beetroot at the French market

Beetroot or Beet (Betteraves)