Julienning Julienning Julienne, allumette, or french cut, is a culinary knife cut in which the food item is cut into long thin strips, similar to matchsticks. Common items to be julienned are carrots for "carrots julienne", celery for "céléris remoulade" or potatoes for "Julienne Fries". Trimming the ends of the vegetable and the edges to make four straight sides makes it easier to produce a uniform cut. Trimmings can be used for stocks, soups, purees, etc. The measurement for "julienne" is 12 mm × 12 mm × 45 cm (0.040.08 in × 0.040.08 in × 1.62 in). "Julienne" usually applies to
Cruciferous vegetables one another taxonomically, only by horticultural category of cultivar groups. Numerous other genera and species in the family are also edible. Cruciferous vegetables are one of the dominant food crops worldwide. They are high in vitamin C and soluble fiber and contain multiple nutrients and phytochemicals. Extensive selective breeding has produced a large variety of cultivars, especially within the genus "Brassica". One description of genetic factors involved in the breeding of "Brassica" species is the Triangle of U. Cruciferous vegetables contain glucosinolates which are under basic research for their potential properties of affecting some types of cancer. Glucosinolates are hydrolyzed