How to choose fresh and tasty vegetables

Consider the season

Remember the first simple rule: the fresher the vegetable, the better.

It seems logical to choose seasonal vegetables for your menu. We eat greens in summer, buy pumpkin in autumn, and in winter we avoid cucumbers and tomatoes because they are "tasteless."

In doing so on a whim, you are absolutely right. The fresher the vegetable, the more aromatic and tasty it is.

How to choose fresh and tasty vegetables

Rate the scent

The buyer's logic most often works as follows: "I see many different apples, but I will buy the largest and most beautiful one." It is not right.

In this case, size is not important. You need to pay attention to the aroma of the vegetable or fruit.

If the product smells good, it will taste good, transfer its aroma to the dish.

Touch vegetables before buying

Hardness or softness, firmness or lethargy are all signs of a fresh vegetable.

It would not occur to you to buy a sluggish and loose radish or a stone-hard tomato? Exactly.

Taste

If you can (or not, but really want to), taste the vegetables. In the markets, they often give it a try.

Do not be lazy and do not hesitate: by trying a vegetable, you will save your dish from failure and spend your money wisely.

Talk to sellers

Talking to those who sell you vegetables is essential to understand when the product was put on the counter.

Of course, if you ask head-on: "Are they today?" - they will lie to you in the same way.

You can ask when there will be a new batch of vegetables ("Today there is no money, but I really want to buy from you next time"), ask about the difficulties in work - in general, get the information you need in a roundabout way.

Don't rely on your memory

It is impossible to keep everything in memory. Therefore, we do not even suggest that you remember when it is better to buy a pumpkin and when to buy a zucchini. We recommend using this table. Even if you don't see all of these vegetables on store shelves every day (for example, we see artichokes and asparagus occasionally, but kale have been undeservedly forgotten), but in general, this infographic is very visual and useful.