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1. This vegetable tastes a bit like broccoli, a bit like a radish, and is often used in soups. It's German name means 'cabbage-turnip', and it's a subspecies of Brassica oleracea. Which vegetable is this?
2. Native to Mexico and Central America, which vegetable is also known as the Mexican potato or the Mexican turnip?
3. With a taste like a cross between parsley and celery, which vegetable with the Latin name of Apium graveolens rapaceum was first grown in the Mediterranean, and is often combined with potatoes?
4. Sometimes called noodle squash, which cylindrical vegetable is a member of the winter squash family, and tastes slightly nutty and sweet?
5. Related to both potatoes and nightshade, the Solanum melongena is perfectly at home in ratatouille. By what name is this vegetable better known?
6. With a look, feel and taste that is quite similar to scrambled eggs, which vegetable is part of Jamaica's national dish, has the nickname 'vegetable brains', and is native to West Africa?
7. Dark brown on the outside, creamy white on the inside, which vegetable with the Latin name of Eleocharis dulcis is actually a tuber of an aquatic plant?
8. With the French name of 'pissenlit', this vegetable is sometimes used in salads dressed with warm bacon fat and vinegar. Also used in winemaking, which vegetable has the Latin name of Taraxacum officinale?
9. Native to the eastern mountain regions of North America, which vegetable is a harbinger of spring and is prized for its combination of onion and garlic flavors?
10. Originating in India and Southeast Asia, this vegetable has dark brown hairy skin, and flesh that can be shades of white to gray, and in some cultivars, pink or purple. Which vegetable has to be cooked before eating and is sometimes known as 'eddo'?
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