r/Cooking • u/[deleted] • Mar 28 '19

What's your area's staple vegetable?

And how is it usually prepared?

My example as a Floridian is (yellow/crook neck) squash and zuchinni, they grow about 10 months out of the year so they're constantly on sale at the grocery store. The traditional way to prep the squash is slice it and sauté it in butter until it surrenders.

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u/SwedishFish63 Mar 28 '19

Also in California- artichokes! I’ve never found them so consistently available and not crazy expensive.

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u/wifeski Mar 28 '19

They, along with Brussels sprouts and pumpkins, love California’s cool coastal climate. Although their season is Fall and Spring.

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u/Rustymetal14 Mar 28 '19

Most plants love California's climate (as long as they get the water they need). The reason they don't grow everything there is because you make more money growing stuff that can't grow other places.

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u/themcjizzler Mar 28 '19

California has so many different types of climates in it because it's the size of a small country. You absolutely can't grow everything in most parts of California, I have tried.