0_Apprentice
i just started eating beets, i think beets are the best vegetable.
1_Wizard
I know they are goog for your health, but I don't like their earthy taste that much.
0_Apprentice
i sort of like the earthy taste :)
1_Wizard
Of course, other than food, bests are use to as food coloring and as a medicinal plant.  I've notice how they "dye" white dished that persist even after several wash.
0_Apprentice
were beets also a source of sugar? hence their name sugarbeets
1_Wizard
Both sugar beets and beetroot and chard, all belong to the subspecies "Beta Vulgaris"