Vegetable
Beet
About This Entry
Beet is an earthy, sweet root with staining intensity — salads with goat cheese and roasted beet pair with Pinot Noir, Gamay, and earthy whites.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Common Culinary Uses
- carrot
- feta
- onion
At a Glance
Group
Root Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
root
Scientific name
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Beet
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Root Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- root
- Plant part
- root
- Texture
- dense
- Moisture class
- medium
- Flavor intensity
- bold
- Seasonality
- fall