Celery

[d000hg]

I suppose celery does make the Bloody Mary taste nice by comparison.

[Bunk]

In an essential ingredient of much French & Italian cuisine not to mention stews, soups, shepherd's pie and so on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirepoix_(cuisine)

And of course, you need half a stick to stir your bloody mary.

WHS

Only time I eat celery is when it's in a Bloody Mary.

[redgiant]

Apparently Chelsea supporters like the stuff (can't stand it myself) - Russell howards good news-chelsea celery ballard - YouTube

[Mich the Tester]

I don't think much of it raw, but celery gives soups and stews a lovely aroma.

WHS

In small amounts, chopped up and mixed with onion and diced carrot it's a good start to making stews, soup and stock. But raw,

[doodab]

In an essential ingredient of much French & Italian cuisine not to mention stews, soups, shepherd's pie and so on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirepoix_(cuisine)

And of course, you need half a stick to stir your bloody mary.

[Sysman]

I don't think much of it raw, but celery gives soups and stews a lovely aroma.

[Archangel]

You should know that you can't make minestrone without celery.

[SimonMac]

Unless she is forcing you to eat it what's the problem?

[minestrone]

Wife seems to have got a bag of this stuff and stuck it in the fridge. Celery is just rank if you ask me.

Maybe she is playing mind games with me, using the bag of the stuff as a plot device to start the "we should do the shopping together" discussion.