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The carrot – or “rüebli” in Switzerland – belongs to the umbellifer family and has an extraordinarily high carotene content. The healthy root gets its orange colour from beta-carotene. However, the carotene is not what gives the carrot its name. The name comes from “carota”. This means “burnt” in German, which is a reference to the colour of the root in ancient times: back then, the root was still purple.

What cooks know about asparagus really differs from what botanists know about it. The latter could name around 300 species of this genus: some are edible, some are ornamental, some grow …

If you are looking for a good companion – try radishes! Aside from being a crunchy, pungent ingredient in your salad, radishes are often used as a companion crop. In gardening …