aipo

ENTRY: aipo

CLASS: noun

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Apium graveolens

EQUIVALENT: celery

DEFINITION: Light green vegetable formed by a group of long stems eaten raw in salads or cooked in soups, stews, broth, fillings etc.

EXAMPLE: Wash the celery, cut it into large pieces, and add them to the pot.

SOURCE: The Cooking of Brazil

COMMENT: Although leaves and seeds can be used as seasoning, in Brazil it is the distinctive scented and flavored stalks that are widely used.

CLUSTERS: celery, (finely) chopped; stalk(s) celery; chopped celery;