Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes all animal flesh, including poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, and slaughter by-products.

There are several variants of the diet, some of which also exclude eggs and/or some products produced from animal labor such as dairy products and honey. Veganism, for example, excludes all animal products from diet and in some definitions from attire also, whether or not the production of clothing or items has involved the actual death of an animal (dairy, eggs, honey, wool, silk, down feathers, etc.).

A generic term for both vegetarianism and veganism as well as for similar diets is "Plant-based diets".

The reasons for choosing vegetarianism may be related to moral, religious, cultural, ethical, aesthetic, environmental, social, economic, political, or health concerns.

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Fruit:

Some other fruits native to North America that are eaten in a small way - Several cacti yield edible fruits, which are important traditional foods for some Native American peoples - Podocarps are conifers in the family Podocarpaceae - Some exceptions to the statement that temperate fruits grow on woody perennials are - The accessory fruits, seed organs which are not botanically berries at all.

Carrot:

The western carrot emerged in the Netherlands in the 15th or 16th century, its orange colour making it popular in those countries as an emblem of the House of Orange and the struggle for Dutch independence - Food enthusiasts and researchers have developed other varieties of carrots through traditional breeding methods. - In 2005, China was the largest producer of carrots and turnips, according to the FAO - This is a list of diseases of carrots (Daucus carota subsp. sativus).
Bacterial diseases, Bacterial leaf blight, Xanthomonas campestris, Bacterial soft rot Erwinia chrysanthemi
- Fungal diseases, Alternaria leaf blight Alternaria dauci, Black root rot, Thielaviopsis basicola


Potato:

Peruvian Cuisine naturally contains the potato as a primary ingredient in many dishes, as around 3,000 varieties of this tuber are grown there - Mashed potatoes form a major component of several traditional dishes from the British Isles such as shepherd's pie, bubble and squeak, champ and the 'mashit tatties' (Scots language) which accompany haggis - In the United States, potatoes have become one of the most widely consumed crops, and thus have a variety of preparation methods and condiments - Potatoes contain glycoalkaloids, toxic compounds, of which the most prevalent are solanine and chaconine. Cooking at high temperatures (over 170 °C or 340 °F) partly destroys these - Potatoes are generally grown from the eyes of another potato and not from seed.