Water celery is the tender stems and leaves of water celery plants, belonging to the Umbelliferae family.Celery originated along the Mediterranean coast, with a long history of cultivation in China, widely distributed across most regions.Huan County in Hebei, Weixian in Shandong, and Shangqiu in Henan are renowned as major production areas for celery.Supply is available throughout the year.Water celery has small roots, tall plants, solid stems, green petioles, coarser fibers, milder aroma, crisp and tender texture, with more edible parts.The quality requirements for celery: those that are uniformly sized, without old stems, yellow leaves, or soil, have unspotted petioles, no insect damage, fresh green or white color, and.
