⃕ This plant is grown throughout in the world and is the most used. It can be considered both as a spice herb, as they are used as an herb leaves and seeds as a spice, being used in both savory dishes and in sweets. It has healing properties. The leaves taste like green land, a little parsley, mint and citrus. Mistaken for parsley, but its aroma and taste totally different. Its seeds, however, smell of sandalwood, cedar, orange. They are used to make curry vinaigrette to vegetables, sauces and marinades. Due to its touch of orange is used in baking. Their roots smell of citrus and musk. Its flavor is stronger, enhance stews, meat and fish. Cilantro house very well with mint, basil, garlic, parsley, and lemon. And goes well with all kinds of salty foods: potatoes, beans, vegetables, seafood, fish, vegetables ... That does not lose its flavor, it is best to cast when he has little cooking. This plant is also called the "Chinese parsley" and in Peru it is called Coriander. The seeds of this plant is called "cilantro" in South America. Used as a species and is one of the components of Curry.

The cabbage is native to Europe. There is evidence that the Celts, Greeks and Romans and consumed, and the latter used it to losproblemas intestinal, lung, and to increase milk in mothers who were breastfeeding. There is also evidence that led explorers to America to plant your vegetables and legumes. What is not known is if it already existed, because land was a genre called American quelites, which encompassed a very lot of indigenous wild vegetables consumed. Brussels Sprouts are native to northern Europe, particularly in northern France and Belgium, hence the name, by Brussels, the capital of Belgium. And these need a cold, wet weather to be cultivated. The countries that consume it are: France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and the UK. Cabbage belongs to the Cruciferae family and is grown in fields. There are many species of this genus, but of the same family we have Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower. They need a temperate climate. They all contain sulfur, which is a potent antioxidant.

Brussels sprouts, also called Brussels sprouts (gemmifera Group of Brassica oleracea, its scientific name is Brassica oleracea var. Gemmifera) is a cultivar (especially in winter) of cabbage is characterized by its small diameter (typically 2.5--4 cm in diameter) that resemble tiny cabbages. The name comes from its original place of cultivation, because it is popular in Brussels. It is known for its high content of Vitamin A and C and folic acid. They are also called cabbage, white cabbage,

Cauliflower is a variety of the species Brassica oleracea, Botrytis Group in the family Brassicaceae. It reproduces by seeds. This is an annual plant but is at its best between the months of September and January in the northern hemisphere, although you can have it throughout the year. This variety is similar to broccoli and is related to him. The plant consists of a white head (if you have brownish spots, separate inflorescences or soft tissue mass, you are old) called mass, which is the only edible part, surrounded by thick green leaves. Their size can reach 30 cm in diameter and can weigh over 2 kg. The color of the mass may be yellowish white, green or purple depending on the cultivar. It has a mild flavor and sometimes slightly sweet. Its main component is water and is a low-calorie food because it has a low content of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. However it is considered a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin B5, as well as small amounts of other B group vitamins (like B1, B2 and B3) and minerals (especially potassium and phosphorus) . It has diuretic properties due to its high water content and potassium and low sodium intake. The consumption of this vegetable helps to eliminate excess fluid from the body and is beneficial in case of hypertension, fluid retention and oliguria (low urine output). Increased urine production allows to remove, as well as liquid waste substances dissolved in it as uric acid, urea, etc.. It is therefore recommended also hyperuricemia and gout sufferers and people with tendency to form kidney stones. One of the main disadvantages of the diet is that it causes flatulence. Despite its many health benefits, we must take into account that certain people have undesirable effects. Fiber and abundant sulfur compounds in their composition are the substances responsible for flatulence and digestion difficulties. However, the cauliflower is digested better than the rest of the cabbage, so that consumption has not necessarily be restricted to people with digestive disorders such as gastritis, ulcer or difficult digestion. Moreover, it is softer if cooked with cumin or fennel. It also helps a chamomile tea with anise or peppermint for dessert.

Escarole is native to the Mediterranean or Asia, it is not known exactly, because they are grown on both sides des antiquity. We know that in Egypt, Greece, Rome and took it as a salad. In some places called "endive". It is of the Asteraceae family. Need rather cold temperate, warm it to grow without problems. Escarole is a bitter taste, which is displeasing to many, like endive, but the bitter taste is the key to its exquisite when combined with other vegetables. In Spain, traditionally used the curly variety is grown in Catalonia, Valencia and Murcia.

Spinach originated in Persia. The Arabs introduced into Spain in the eleventh century and the Crusades Europe during the Middle Ages. It expanded and popularized during the Renaissance and was Mediccis Catherine, whom he loved that introduced at the French Court, where she married the king of France in 1533. When we speak of Spinach Florentine, is precisely the fact that Catherine's hometown was Florence and she brought the recipe and cooks in Italy. During the Middle Ages, the markets sold a spinach pressed pellets which they called espinoches. Spinach belongs to the Chenopodiaceae family. It is a vegetable that requires a fresh ground and a temperate climate to grow. It is planted in August or September and harvested two months later.

Asparagus is native to the Mediterranean, the basins of the Tigris and Euphrates and was consumed by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks. Asparagus was introduced into Spain by the Romans during the occupation. Asparagus is a vegetable plant or permanently. Even then its medicinal properties were known. From the eighteenth century, asparagus became the favorite vegetable of the bourgeoisie. Until the nineteenth century was consumed only green asparagus and since then there are two varieties. It is the only common vegetable that grows on roadsides and edges of the tracks (rails) train in many parts of the country. Years ago these stud looking to make some extra tortillas and scrambled. Asparagus belongs to the Liliaceae family and grows a shrub called asparagus. The asparagus producing countries are: Italy, France and Germany.

Its origins in prehistory. There is evidence that, by the year 7000 the fossils found in a JC deposits in India, the Neolithic period. There is also evidence that in India is consumed since ancient times as well as in China, as it went from India. In Europe probably came from Egypt and Palestine until the sixteenth century and was used dry, to feed the animals. Since that time, men began to eat it and grow it to eat it fresh. The Pea is a tuber which belongs to the family Leguminosae and the sub-family of Papilionoideas. It needs a temperate climate, rather wet, with a flinty-loam soil, for proper cultivation. The major producers of peas are India, China, USA, France and the UK. Aunue a large part of the collection is intended for the manufacture of animal feed for use in cooking is associated with delicate dishes and garnishes sophisticated haute cuisine.

The origins of the beans are in Jericho, in the Christian era. As there is also recorded in the books and writings found, which was consumed in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. The Romans, for example, eat to boost their virility. The practice, which has always existed Roscón of Kings, we have inherited from the Romans and it was they who devised it to put a bean in the roscón and touched him was the king of the party. It belongs to the legume family, and subfamily of Fabaceae. They are consumed in winter, from January to June.

The Green Beans belong to the Fabaceae family and subspecies of the Papilionaceae. They need a temperate climate, tropical or subtropical to grow. Green beans are the beans and pods inside are the seeds that grow and dry, become dry beans or kidney beans. Take many forms: flat, round or heart-shaped or cord-shaped and eight. The green beans have been cultivated for 5,000 years. They are from Mexico and Peru, although some believe it originated in Asia, India and China. The truth is that the Spanish conquistadors discovered them when they came to Mexico in the sixteenth century brought them to Spain. From Spain it spread its use to the rest of Europe. Until the nineteenth century did not begin to eat the green pod, ate only seed or dry bean. Currently, he is one of the most cultivated and consumed vegetables worldwide, so tasty they are and their important properties.