If you’re trying to find vegetables that start with F, your search is over. We’ve put every one we could find in the below list…
1. Fat Hen
The name might be confusing, but fat hen is a type of green. It’s also frequently called wild spinach, and like spinach, it can be steamed or cooked.
2. Fava Bean
Fava beans may have gotten a bit of a fame boost when they were referenced in the terrifying 1991 movie The Silence of the Lambs, but they’ve been around far longer. Some sources show that they’ve been eaten for almost 10,000 years!
3. Fennel
Believe it or not, the fennel plant is related to carrots, but their use couldn’t be more different from their orange family members. In cooking, fennel is used as a spice.
Read Also: What Do Fennel Seeds Taste Like?
4. Fenugreek
The fenugreek is a plant of many uses. You can dry its leaves to use as herbs, or you can eat the leaves fresh in salads. Some even grind the seeds to make a spice.
5. Fiddlehead
Fiddlehead ferns, often used as a decorative plant, can actually be eaten. The ferns are harvested when the plant is still young, before they open and extend. In many countries, it’s treated as a side dish or cooked in a stir fry.
6. Flat Bean
When they’re served on your plate, flat beans are treated much like green beans and are left in the pod. They sort of resemble wide, elongated pea pods.
7. Flint Corn
When you look at autumn-themed decorations, you probably see at least one example of flint corn. Flint corn is a type of corn that comes in numerous colors, including red, purple, and yellow.
8. Fluted Pumpkin
You can picture a fluted pumpkin as a combination of a gourd and star fruit with its ridged edges. It’s not just the gourd part that’s eaten, though – fluted pumpkin seeds are also consumed. You can even make flour out of the seeds.
9. French Bean
French bean is just another name for green beans. Most are familiar with these long, stringy beans that are served in soups and casseroles.
10. French Sorrel
This herb is most often mixed in salads. It has a bitter taste with a lemony undertone, which could be perfect for breathing life into a bland salad.
11. Frisee
Frisee is a type of endive, also known as chicory. It has curly leaves and is filled with vitamins and minerals.
