Beets with red stems and leaves are edible. Red stem leaf beet, introduced from the Netherlands in recent years, has dual functions of ornamental and edible. The leaves are enlarged, long oval, emerald green, soft and tender in texture, the petiole and veins are bright red, crisp and tender in texture, and the red stems and green leaves are extremely gorgeous.
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Beet (Beta vulgaris), also known as beet, is a biennial herb, native to the western and southern coasts of Europe. It was transplanted from Sweden to Spain and is a tropical plant other than sugar cane. A major source of sugar. Sugar beet originates from the Mediterranean coast, and the wild species Maritime sugar beet is the ancestor of cultivated sugar beet. It was introduced to China from Arab countries around 1500 AD. Sugar beets were introduced to China in 1906. The cultivated species of sugar beet include sugar beet, leaf beet, root beet, and fodder beet.
Beets are commonly cooked or pickled in the United States, and Russian beet soup is a traditional beet soup in Eastern Europe. Sugar beet, the most important commercial type, was developed in Germany in the 18th century. Britain had blocked France from imported sugar. As a countermeasure, Napoleon encouraged the cultivation of sugar beets. Since then, sugar beets have been widely cultivated in Europe. In modern times, beet sugar accounts for about 2/5 of the world's sugar production. The main producing countries are Ukraine, Russia, the United States, France, Poland, Germany, Turkey, Italy, Romania and the United Kingdom. The cultivation of fodder and leaf beets, like most crops, began in prehistoric times.