For extra complexity, she likes to toss in diced parsnips and celery root as well.

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Celeriac is cousin to anise, carrots, parsley and parsnips, some of which are bred for their edible stalks and tops, others for their edible roots.

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The most notorious pixie was Le Barboue, or Old Bluebeard, said to wheel a barrow of parsnips angrily around the parishes of St Pierre du Bois and Torteval.

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Carrots, Brussels sprouts and parsnips were similarly affected.

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Swedes, cabbage and parsnips aren't too bad.

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