Celery sticks are covered in a very thin, edible skin and can therefore be eaten unpeeled. Underneath, however, there are hard, tough threads that sometimes bother you more and sometimes less when you eat. Get rid of them with these tips.

Celery can be eaten without skin

Always peel just before eating

Only peel celery if you really need it. Until then, it should be stored in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator. Peeled celery stalks do not keep for long and dry out soon after peeling.

For this reason, you should first detach the outer poles from the perennial and leave the rest that you do not need together.

Cut the celery apart

  1. Break off the required number of spears from the perennial by snapping the spears outwards and tearing them off or separating them from the base with a knife.
  2. If you use the whole celery stalk, you can simply cut off the lower end generously. The lower, white part of the sticks tastes a bit bitter anyway.
  3. Also cut off the top, dried-up ends of the stalks.

The light green celery leaves, which are still attached to the stalks, especially in the inner part of the shrub, are edible and have a very strong taste. They are far too good to be removed. If you need the celery sticks without leaves, you can separate the leaves and use them as a salad ingredient.

Wash celery sticks

Before peeling, wash all celery stalks thoroughly under running water. A lot of soil can still stick to the lower ends in particular. Warm water and a vegetable brush work best to remove any dirt from the fine grooves.

The two ways to pull threads

If you've ever peeled rhubarb stalks, you can't go wrong with celery. The procedure is the same for both types of vegetables. Anyone who is not familiar with peeling sticks of vegetables will have to practice with a sharp knife or a vegetable peeler.

Remove threads with knife

  1. Choose a small knife with a very sharp blade as it will be the handiest for this purpose and will remove the threads effectively.
  2. Take a stalk of celery and place the knife on the lower, thicker end.
  3. Use the blade to cut about 1mm into the open end.
  4. Hold the severed piece of celery skin between your knife and thumb and gently pull the skin off to the other end of the stick.
  5. In this way, piece by piece, free the entire pole from its shell.
  6. Use this method to peel the rest of the sticks as well.

Remove peel with a vegetable peeler

Peeling the sticks with a vegetable peeler is one of the handy tricks. However, this method also has disadvantages. The vegetable peeler not only removes the tough threads, but also a large part of the skin or the juicy part of the celery underneath. Not much is left of thin rods.

Do not peel very thin sticks

About 5-6 stems, which are located at the very inside of the perennial, contain hardly any disturbing threads or only at the lower end. They don't need to be peeled. Only the lower 2-3 cm can be freed from the still thin threads.

As soon as you start peeling one of these sticks, you will clearly know if the peeling process needs to be continued. If no threads or very fine threads appear, you can safely skip the peeling.

Conclusion for fast readers:

  • Edibility: Celery peel is edible; However, the threads underneath interfere with eating
  • Preparation: divide perennial; Cut off the lower end and the dried-up upper ends generously
  • Leaves: Are edible and very aromatic; process or remove as needed
  • Tip: Removed leaves do not have to be thrown away, they are an ideal salad ingredient
  • Washing: Wash sticks under warm water and brush with vegetable brush.
  • Step 1: Put a sharp knife on the lower end of the pole; Cut 1 mm
  • Step 2: Hold the cut shell between thumb and knife; pull off the rod
  • Step 3: Remove the entire shell from the rod in several steps
  • Vegetable peeler: Is practical; but removes too much of the celery; hence second choice
  • Tip: Thin sticks from the inside have hardly any threads, so only peel the lower end

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