Root Vegetables

    Would you like to eat a root？ You probably already have． People and animals eat many kinds of

roots． ①Most roots that people eat are usually called root vegetables． A root vegetable is what we call veggies that grow underground．

    A carrot is one type of root vegetable． It is the orange， edible root of the carrot plant．②

to， many， in， like， people， salad， put， it（．） A turnip is another root vegetable． It is a member of the cabbage family． Turnips are usually eaten boiled， steamed， roasted， fried， pickled，or even raw．

③Although some people do not consider potatoes to be a veggie， but they are a root vegetable．

People like to eat them mashed， boiled， and fried． Sweet potatoes， yams， beets， and leeks are some other root vegetables that people like to eat．

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