There's a certain beauty to the inside of a red cabbage or a head of romanesco, but as a group, root vegetables aren't much to look at. Celery root - celeriac if you're posh - is far and away the ugliest of the bunch, and it's also my favourite root vegetable of all time. What delights lie beneath its filthy, gnarled hide? Let's find out!

Spending your money on ripe sour cherries is a serious commitment. For me, the promise of cherry pie doesn't outweigh the pressure to pit and/or freeze kilos of very expensive fruit before it turns to soup, which happens seemingly overnight - but apparently, the promise of a marinated beetroot salad sure does.

Noodles don't need a lot of stove time to taste good, which is why they're a no-fail standby. As much as I love cold peanut noodles, sometimes I crave a bowl of silky-sauced pasta laden with vegetables and cheese — without spending an hour simmering that sauce.

A Spanish fruit company is leading people to believe that they "invented" a low-fat avocado which they are calling "Avocado Light." This, however -- as the kids say -- is "already a thing."

Pears, like many other fruits, keep ripening after they have been picked. Here's a simple way to test a pear and make sure it hasn't gone too far.

Dark spots on fruits and vegetables can make them look unappetizingn and spoiled, but they're actually just as edible as the spot-free ones. Here's why.