Parsnips, Pastinaca sativa, grown from seed in a garden in Atherstone, North Warwickshire.

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Parsnips grown from seed in a garden in Atherstone, North Warwickshire. The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable related to the carrot. Parsnips resemble carrots, but are paler in colour than most carrots, and have a sweeter taste, especially when cooked.[2] The buttery, slightly spicy, sweet flavor of cooked mature parsnips (often picked after the first frost) is reminiscent of butterscotch, honey, and subtle cardamom. Like carrots, parsnips are native to Eurasia and have been eaten there since ancient

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Location: Atherstone, North Warwickshire, UK
Photo credit: © David Warren / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: garden, grown, home, local, parsnip, parsnips, pastinaca, sativa, seed