|Articles|January 28, 2022

Celery origin story

Fun Fact! Celery was first cultivated in the Mediterranean region 3,000 years ago. Early plants were primitive and used predominantly for medicinal purposes, such as sedatives. The first culinary usage of celery was as a flavoring, and the earliest record of the use of celery as food comes from France, dating back to 1623.

Celery was first cultivated in the Mediterranean region 3,000 years ago. Early plants were primitive and used predominantly for medicinal purposes, such as sedatives. The first culinary usage of celery was as a flavoring, and the earliest record of the use of celery as food comes from France, dating back to 1623.

Source: https://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/vegetables/celery

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