Vegetable
Salsify
About This Entry
Salsify is a pale root with subtle oyster-like savoriness — cream sauces and béchamel pair with Chardonnay and mineral-driven whites.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Regional Context
FR
At a Glance
Group
Root Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
root
Scientific name
Tragopogon porrifolius
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Salsify
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Root Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Tragopogon porrifolius
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- root
- Plant part
- root
- Texture
- fibrous
- Moisture class
- medium
- Flavor intensity
- moderate
- Seasonality
- fall