List of vegetables

Here is a list of edible vegetables in cuisine. Note that some herbs and vegetables which are botanically fruits are considered to be vegetables in the culinary sense. This is why they appear in this article.

• Alfalfa sprouts

• Anise

• Artichoke

• Arugula (US) == Rocket (UK and Australia)

• Asparagus

• Aubergine (UK) == Eggplant (US and Australia)

• Avocado

Green beans

• Beans and Peas
  • Azuki beans, adzuki beans
  • Bean sprouts
  • Black beans
  • Black-eyed peas = Black-eyed beans (UK and Australia)
  • Borlotti beans
  • Broad beans
  • Chickpeas = Garbanzo beans
  • Green beans
  • Kidney beans
  • Lentils
  • Lima bean (US) or Butter bean (UK and Australia)
  • Mung beans
  • Navy beans
  • Runner beans
  • Soybeans
  • Sugar snap peas
  • Peas
    • Mangetout (UK) or Snow peas (US and Australia)

• Bok choy (US and Australia) == Chinese leaves (UK)

• Breadfruit (Actually a fruit)

• Broccoflower (a hybrid)

• Broccoli

• Broccolini

• Brussels sprouts

• Cabbage

• Calabrese

• Cauliflower

• Celery

• Chard

• Chicory

• Christoferine

• Collard greens (US)

• Coriander (UK and Australia) == Cilantro (US)

• Corn salad

• Endive

• Fennel

• Fiddlehead (young coiled fern leaves)

• Frisee

• Kai-lan

• Kale

• Kohlrabi

• Lemon grass

• Lettuce Lactuca sativa

• Maize (UK) == Corn (US and Australia) == Sweetcorn (actually a grain)

• Mushrooms (actually a fungus, not a plant)

• Mustard greens

• Nettles

• New Zealand spinach

• Okra

Vegetables

• Onion family
  • Chives
  • Garlic
  • Leek Allium porrum
  • Onion
  • Ramps (also known as Wild leeks)
  • Shallot
  • Spring onion (UK and Australia) == Green onion (US) == Scallion

• Parsley

• Peppers (actually fruits, but treated as vegetables) Capsicum
  • Green pepper and Red pepper == bell pepper == pimento == Capsicum (Australia)
  • Chile pepper == Chilli (Australia)
    • Jalapeño
    • Habanero
    • Paprika
    • Tabasco
    • Cayenne pepper

• Radicchio

• Rapini

• Rhubarb

• Root vegetables
  • Beetroot (UK and Australia) == Beet (US)
    • mangel-wurzel: a variety of beet used mostly as cattlefeed
  • Carrot
  • Cassava (manioc)
  • Celeriac
  • Daikon
  • Fennel
  • Ginger
  • Parsnip
  • Radish
  • Swede (UK and Australia) == Rutabaga (US)
  • Turnip
  • Wasabi
  • White radish

• Salsify (usually Purple Salsify or Oyster Plant)

• Skirret

• Spinach

• Spring greens

• Squashes (actually fruits, but treated as vegetables)
  • Acorn squash
  • Bitter melon
  • Butternut squash
  • Courgette (UK and New Zealand) == Zucchini (US and Australia)
  • Cucumber
  • Gem squash
  • Marrow (UK and New Zealand) == Squash (US and Australia) Cucurbita maxima
  • Patty pans
  • Pumpkin
  • Spaghetti squash
  • Winter melon

• Tat soi

• Tomato (actually a fruit, but treated as a vegetable)

• Tubers
  • Jicama
  • Jerusalem artichoke
  • Potato
  • Sweet potato (known as Kumara in New Zealand)
  • Taro
  • Yam

• Water chestnut

• Watercress

See also

• Cereal grains