What's Up, Doc? 35 Carrot Recipes That Prove They're Not Just for Bunnies and Kindergartners (2024)

FAQs

What is the history of carrots for kids? ›

History of Carrots

It's said that we originated from wild roots that grew in Afghanistan which were red, black or purple in colour. It's also thought that our ancestor was a small, tough, pale-fleshed plant that grew in the Near East and Middle Asia. Whatever the truth, we're an ancient plant.

Carrots are root vegetables that are highly valued for their sweet flavor. They are used in salads and as relishes and are served as cooked vegetables and in stews, soups, sauces, and cakes. Carrots are generally biennial plants, belonging to the parsley family (Apiaceae).

Most carrots are long. They are usually wide at the top and smaller at the end. Carrots are firm and crisp. The skin is mostly smooth, but it may have wrinkles that go from side to side.

(ˈkærət) noun. 1. a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.

Ancient roots

Carrots were known to both the Greeks and Romans. In fact, the Greeks called the carrot “Philtron” and used it as a love medicine – making men more ardent and women more yielding.

synonyms: Daucus carota sativa, cultivated carrot. type of: herb, herbaceous plant. a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests.

The carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) is a root vegetable, typically orange in color, though heirloom variants including purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, Daucus carota, native to Europe and Southwestern Asia.

a system in which you are rewarded for some actions and threatened with punishment for others: Sometimes I just have to resort to the carrot and stick approach with my children.

Something that is offered to people in order to persuade them to do something can be referred to as a carrot. Something that is meant to persuade people not to do something can be referred to in the same sentence as a `stick.

What does a carrot mean in texting? ›

It's used in social media to convey ideas about food, gardening, and healthy lifestyles. In texting, it can sometimes take on a more sexual meaning, which means it might not be the best emoji to text to a new friend. Wait a day.

Carrots are a safe and healthy treat for both puppies and adult dogs, as long as they are cut up into ¼-inch thick slices. And as with any treat, moderation is key. Carrots promote eye health in dogs and humans, and the crunchiness is great for satisfying a dog's primal urge to chew.

The word is first recorded in English around 1530 and was borrowed from the Middle French carotte, itself from the Late Latin carōta, from the ancient Greek καρωτόν (karōtón), originally from the Proto-Indo-European root *ker- ('horn'), due to its horn-like shape.

In the early 1980s, Yurosek found that many of his carrots were not saleable because they were “ugly” — they weren't the size or shape that could be sold at the grocery store. Instead of tossing these “ugly” carrots, he used an industrial bean cutter to shape them into what are now called “baby carrots.”

Timeline: Carrots can be planted as soon as the soil reaches 40°F, around mid-April, though they will germinate more quickly in warm soil (Figure 2). Days to Harvest: 55-80 days, depending on variety. Sowing: Sow carrot seed directly into the soil. Plant ¼ to ½ inch deep.