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Moliere

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5. That's odd

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 11:41 AM

Oct 2013

...because celery is one of the three ingredients in mirepoix which dates pretty far back, and celery is actually based on the French word céleri. Plus I've been eating and cooking french cuisine for 40 years and celery has always been a part of the foundation. Where in France were you? Alsace-Lorraine maybe?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirepoix_%28cuisine%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celery

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Compound in Mediterranean diet turns cancer cells into normal cells:) [View all] BethMomDem Oct 2013 OP

Parsley, celery and chamomile are in the Mediterranean diet? dkf Oct 2013 #1

Parsley, yes, but celery…? regnaD kciN Oct 2013 #3

Yes, Europeans seem kind of averse to celery. StrayKat Oct 2013 #4

That's odd Moliere Oct 2013 #5

" an American "affectation"? whathehell Oct 2013 #6

Garlic kills 100% of cancer, but only in petri-dish-cultures. DetlefK Oct 2013 #2

Exactly, it gets into cells BEING THE MAIN POINT:) BethMomDem Oct 2013 #12

Yay for parsley. I only use celery as an ingredient in certain recipes, cooked. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #7

How many Mediterraneans do I have to eat to get the full effect? n/t Silent3 Oct 2013 #8

A Brazillion, of course. Surprised you didn't know that. postulater Oct 2013 #9

Does the Brazillion have to eat a Mediterranean first? FiveGoodMen Oct 2013 #11

Saved by taboulli ! nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2013 #10

Interesting. N/t DirkGently Oct 2013 #13