You eat the root of the carrot plant. (The orange part) You can also eat the top of the carrot, but I do not recommend it.
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seed, the carrot part we eat is an enlarged stalk
don't eat the plant bit on top and slice of the ends of the carrot and then you may eat it
the carrot is located under the earth attached to the leaves sprouting from the earth.
We eat the root of the carrot plant. most people eat only the root of the plant but the top of the plant the green leafy part is also edible and nutritious.
eating a root
All of the carrot can be eaten but, if you eat the green leafy stuff at the top it may make you sick. Jewel Abdon
Carrots are very unique vegetables. Carrots represent the root of the entire plant and the green top is actually the plant.
They are called carrot tops, leaves or carrot greens.
a friendly carrot who helped kids eat there vegetables.
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Chew it.