table of contents
- Fruit with "V"
- Vegetables, spices and other fruits
- Colored vegetables with "V"
- frequently asked Questions
Fruits, vegetables and other fruits with a “V” at the beginning are difficult to find. In addition, many of the variants are not edible at all or are only used as a spice.
In a nutshell
- Food and the garden are enriched
- Colors can be used
- List contains numerous unknown varieties
- not all fruits are edible for humans
- especially important knowledge for games
Fruit with "V"
Fruits that begin with the letter V are only available in small numbers. In addition, these are mostly rather unknown names. However, this is exactly what can be a decisive advantage in knowledge games.
Valencia orange
- Botanical name: Citrus X sinensis 'Valencia Late'
- Synonyms: Orange
- Origin: Mediterranean
- Fruit: citrus fruit
- Edible: yes
- Taste: fruity, sweet, light acidity, juicy
- Special feature: considered the best orange in the world
Rowanberry
- Botanical name: Sorbus aucuparia
- Synonyms: mountain ash, rowan tree
- Origin: Eurasia
- Edible: no, toxic to humans
- Special feature: important source of food for animals
Bird cherry
- Botanical name: Prunus avium
- Synonyms: wild cherry, forest cherry
- Origin: probably Central Asia
- Fruit: stone fruit
- Edible: yes
- Taste: sweet with a slightly bitter note
Vegetables, spices and other fruits
You will find a larger selection of vegetables, herbs and other fruits. In some cases, however, the initial letter refers to the color and may not apply depending on the rules. Therefore, the guidelines should be clarified in advance.
Vanilla pod
- Botanical name: Vanilla planifolia
- Synonyms: vanilla, spiced vanilla
- Origin: Mexico
- Fruit: dark brown pods
- Edible: yes
- Taste: bitter-sweet, intense aroma
Tip: Among other things, vanilla has an appetite-relieving effect and can therefore be used in diets, for example. However, this must be real vanilla or extracts from it. Find out how to grow and properly care for a vanilla plant here.
Venus herb
- Botanical name: Achillea millefolium
- Synonyms: Achilles herb, Venus eyebrow, hemostasis herb, lady's herb, field sheaf herb, thanksgiving, Goose tongues, God's hand, cricket grass, Grundheil, Grützblume, cat's weed, Margaret's herb, sheep's tongue, Zange flower
- Origin: South America
- Fruit: leaves and stems
- Edible: yes
- Taste: aromatic, tart
Verbena
- Botanical name: Verbena
- Synonyms: is sometimes referred to as verbena
- Origin: South America
- Fruit: leaves and flowers
- Edible: only to a limited extent - good as an essential oil or tea due to secondary ingredients
Cucumber
- Botanical name: Cucumis sativus
- Synonyms: mini cucumber, snack cucumber
- Origin: India
- Fruit: tank berries, related to pumpkins and melons
- Edible: yes
- Taste: fresh, juicy, slightly hearty
Note: Due to its small size, the Vespergurke can be grown wonderfully on the balcony. They are also ideal for children or as a small snack in between.
Colored vegetables with "V"
Purple carrot
- Botanical name: Daucus carota subsp. sativus
- Synonyms: carrot, carrot, turnip, turnip
- Origin: Asia and Europe
- Fruit: root
- Edible: yes
- Taste: sweetish and slightly earthy
Violet tomato
- Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
- Synonyms: swell fruit, love apple, paradise apple, tomato
- Origin: South and Central America, meanwhile spread all over the world
- Fruit: juicy fruit vegetables with chambers and seeds
- Edible: yes
- Taste: depending on the variety
Purple cauliflower
- Botanical name: Brassica oleracea
- Synonyms: cauliflower
- Origin: Breeding from Italy
- Fruit: cabbage
- Edible: yes
- Taste: intense like cauliflower
Purple asparagus
- Botanical name: Asparagus officinalis
- Synonyms: vegetable asparagus, asparagus, purple asparagus
- Origin: rarity from Italy
- Fruit: sprout vegetables
- Edible: yes
- Taste: more aromatic than white but less intense than green asparagus
Chickweed
- Botanical name: Stellaria media
- Synonyms: chickweed, chicken intestine, chicken shard, cough bowel, mouse intestines
- Origin: uncertain, probably Eurasia
- Fruit: everything down to the root
- Edible: yes
- Taste: reminiscent of young, fresh corn
Vitelotte
- Botanical name: Solanum tuberosum 'Vitelotte'
- Synonyms: purple potato, truffle potato
- Origin: probably South America
- Fruit: tuber
- Edible: yes
- Taste: spicy, nutty
Bird salad
- Botanical name: Valerianella locusta
- Synonyms: field lettuce, lamb's lettuce, rapunzel lettuce, mouse-ear lettuce, nuts, nuts, sheep's mouths, solar vortices
- Origin: Eurasia
- Fruit: leaves
- Edible: yes
- Taste: strong, nutty
frequently asked Questions
Since the use of fruits, vegetables and other fruits occurs mainly in games such as City Country River or in a quiz, the exact rules must be determined in advance. These can of course differ depending on the round, but should be clarified. The loosening is particularly useful for difficult letters.
In addition to being used in games, some of them are healthy and contribute to a balanced and varied diet. Due to their sometimes very eye-catching color and the possibility of easily cultivating them, this applies not only to the menu, but also to the garden. For example, you may not have known that chickweed is healthy for pets and makes a delicious salad for humans.
This is definitely the case with some fruits. They also contain other phytochemicals that are present due to the intense color. It depends on the type and variety.
Above all, the domestic selection of vegetables is larger. Exotic types of fruit with this initial letter, however, are largely unknown in this country and hardly available.
