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Fruits, veggies, and other fruits that start with a "V" are hard to find. In addition, many of the variants are not edible at all or are only used as a spice.

In a nutshell

  • Diet and garden are enriched
  • Colors can be added
  • List includes numerous unknown varieties
  • not all fruits are edible for humans
  • especially important knowledge for games

Fruit with "V"

Fruit varieties beginning with the letter V are only available in small numbers. In addition, these are mostly rather unknown names. However, this can be a decisive advantage in knowledge games.

Valencian Orange

  • Botanical Name: Citrus X sinensis 'Valencia Late'
  • Synonyms: Orange
  • Origin: Mediterranean
  • Fruit: citrus
  • Edible: yes
  • Taste: fruity, sweet, slightly acidic, juicy
  • Special feature: is considered the best orange in the world

rowanberry

  • Botanical name: Sorbus aucuparia
  • Synonyms: mountain ash, rowan tree
  • Origin: Eurasia
  • Edible: no, poisonous to humans
  • Special feature: important source of food for animals

wild cherry

  • Botanical name: Prunus avium
  • Synonyms: wild cherry, forest cherry
  • Origin: probably Central Asia
  • Fruit: drupe
  • Edible: yes
  • Taste: sweet with a slightly bitter note

Vegetables, spices and other fruits

You will find a larger selection of vegetables, herbs and other fruits. However, in some cases, the initial refers to the color and may not apply depending on the rules. Therefore, the guidelines should be clarified in advance.

vanilla bean

  • Botanical name: Vanilla planifolia
  • Synonyms: vanilla, spice vanilla
  • Origin: Mexico
  • Fruit: dark brown pods
  • Edible: yes
  • Taste: bitter-sweet, intense aroma

Tip: Among other things, vanilla has an appetite-suppressing effect and can therefore be used, for example, in diets. However, it must be real vanilla or extracts from it. You can find out how to grow and care for a vanilla plant here.

venus herb

  • Botanical name: Achillea millefolium
  • Synonyms: Achilles herb, Venus' eyebrow, staunch herb, lady's herb, field sheaf herb, lady's thanks, goose tongues, God's hand, cricket grass, Grundheil, grützblume, Katzenkraut, Margaretenkraut, sheep's tongue, pliers flower
  • Origin: South America
  • Fruit: leaves and stems
  • Edible: yes
  • Taste: aromatic, tart

verbena

  • Botanical name: Verbena
  • Synonyms: is sometimes referred to as verbena
  • Origin: South America
  • Fruit: leaves and flowers
  • Edible: only to a limited extent - good as an essential oil or tea due to secondary ingredients

pickle

  • Botanical name: Cucumis sativus
  • Synonyms: mini cucumber, snack cucumber
  • Origin: India
  • Fruit: Tankberry, related to pumpkins and melons
  • Edible: yes
  • Taste: fresh, juicy, slightly hearty

Notice: Due to its small size, the cucumber can be grown wonderfully on the balcony. They are also ideal for children or as a small snack in between.

Colored Vegetables with "V"

Purple carrot

  • Botanical name: Daucus carota subsp. sativus
  • Synonyms: carrot, carrot, carrot, turnip
  • Origin: Asia and Europe
  • fruit: root
  • Edible: yes
  • Taste: sweet and slightly earthy

Purple tomato

  • Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
  • Synonyms: swelling fruit, love apple, paradise apple, tomato
  • Origin: South and Central America, meanwhile spread worldwide
  • Fruit: juicy fruit vegetables with chambers and seeds
  • Edible: yes
  • Flavor: depends on the variety

Purple Cauliflower

  • Botanical name: Brassica oleracea
  • Synonyms: cauliflower
  • Origin: Breeding from Italy
  • Fruit: cabbage
  • Edible: yes
  • Flavor: intense cauliflower

Purple asparagus

  • Botanical name: Asparagus officinalis
  • Synonyms: vegetable asparagus, asparagus, purple asparagus
  • Origin: rarity from Italy
  • Fruit: sprout vegetables
  • Edible: yes
  • Taste: more aromatic than white but less intense than green asparagus

Chickweed

  • Botanical name: Stellaria media
  • Synonyms: Vogel-Miere, chicken intestines, chicken shards, cough intestine, mouse intestines
  • Origin: uncertain, probably Eurasia
  • Fruit: everything but the root
  • Edible: yes
  • Taste: reminiscent of young, fresh corn

vitelotte

  • Botanical name: Solanum tuberosum 'Vitelotte'
  • Synonyms: purple potato, truffle potato
  • Origin: probably South America
  • Fruit: tuber
  • Edible: yes
  • Taste: spicy, nutty

lamb's lettuce

  • Botanical name: Valerianella locusta
  • Synonyms: lamb's lettuce, lamb's lettuce, rapunzel lettuce, mouse ear lettuce, nutlets, nutlets, sheep's mouth, sun swirls
  • Origin: Eurasia
  • Fruit: leaves
  • Edible: yes
  • Taste: strong, nutty

frequently asked Questions

Is the use of colors allowed?

Since the use of fruits, vegetables and other fruits mainly occurs in games like Stadt Land Fluss or in a quiz, the exact rules have to be defined in advance. These can of course differ depending on the round, but should be clarified. The loosening is particularly useful for difficult letters.

Do fruits that start with a V have any other advantages?

Aside from using them in games, some of them are healthy and contribute to both a balanced and varied diet. Due to their sometimes very eye-catching color and the possibility of cultivating them easily, this applies not only to the menu, but also to the garden. For example, you may not have known that chickweed is healthy for pets and makes a delicious salad for humans.

Do the purple vegetables taste different?

This is definitely the case with some fruits. They also contain other secondary plant substances that are present due to the intense colour. It depends on the type and variety.

Why are there more types of vegetables than fruits with a V?

Above all, the local selection of vegetables is larger. Exotic types of fruit with this first letter are largely unknown in this country and hardly available.

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