Vegetables
Beetroot
Round swollen root with a thin tail; Commonly dark red-purple skin and flesh; Firm cut surface sometimes showing pale rings.
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3 identity clues
- Round swollen root with a thin tail
- Commonly dark red-purple skin and flesh
- Firm cut surface sometimes showing pale rings
Names in other languages
- 繁體中文
- 紅菜頭
- English
- Beetroot
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Bit merah
- Tagalog
- Pulang beet
How to identify it
Check these features together: Round swollen root with a thin tail; Commonly dark red-purple skin and flesh; Firm cut surface sometimes showing pale rings. Colour alone is not sufficient. For packaged Beetroot, confirm the name, ingredients or intended use on the original label. Ask the vendor about loose food; never taste to identify it.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Boil, roast or add to soup.
Choosing & preparing
Scrub off soil, trim the tail, then peel and cut as required; clean surfaces stained by the juice.
Storage
Keep dry, refrigerate as appropriate for the produce and use promptly; reject mould, rot or abnormal slime.
Helper tip
For Beetroot, check round swollen root with a thin tail. If uncertain, verify the label or ask the employer before using it.
Useful market phrase
唔該，我想要紅菜頭，請幫我確認名稱同用途。Meaning: I would like Beetroot, please. Help me confirm its name and use.
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