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" Celery leaves are an underused ingredient, most likely because supermarkets sell mostly leafless stalks. "
Yotam Ottolenghi
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Leaves
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" How can something that's 95% water be so divisive? Alone among vegetables, the poor, innocent stick of celery elicits the most vicious attacks. "
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" In vast parts of the world, people don't eat meat. "
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