Celery
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Celery was known from at least the early medieval period, but this was a bitter wild variety, mainly useful as a herb rather than as a vegetable. In the 16th century a different, more succulent variety was in use in Italy, but still needed to be blanched to make it palatable.
By the 17th century a variety of celery that would be recognisable to the modern eye was known across Europe.
