A HuffPost Deathmatch: Your Favorite Vegetable

We've done our fair share of comfort food deathmatches. We covered classic Italian-American dishes, breakfast foods and, our personal favorite, Thanksgiving side dishes. But comfort food isn't the only type of food we like to eat. Actually, we here at HuffPost Taste are pretty healthy eaters -- and we're very fond of vegetables.

Since we're pretty sure we're not alone in our vegetable-love, we felt pretty certain that there were some die-hard fans out there. And when there are fans, a deathmatch is in order. Which vegetable can you not live without? Which one do you avoid at all costs? Vote in the deathmatch below and let us know!

Note: With limited spots available, it was impossible to give all vegetables a chance. We picked the eight we thought were the most popular but if your favorite veg isn't represented, share your love for it in the comments below.

Here's how the Vegetable Deathmatch voting happens:

Round One voting opens today (January 3rd) -- vote right now!

Friday, January 4th at 12:00am Eastern, Round Two begins.

Saturday, January 5th at 12:00am Eastern, you'll be able to vote in Round Three.

Sunday morning, January 6th, we'll announce the winning vegetable!

Comments

[Kensington Hallowell]

06:09 PM on 01/06/2013

I actually like all the veggies listed, including potatoes, however, they cannot be the winner since it was a 50/50 tie...there was no winner. Now I'm going to take Cindy Kerschner's advice and go make soup.

[Karl Wilder]

10:56 AM on 01/06/2013

Only in America would a starchy root be the favorite veg. Okay...maybe England.

[Kirst]

05:51 AM on 01/06/2013

Why are potatoes declared the winner when they have the same number of votes as broccoli? Isn't it a draw?

[Kirsten H]

11:17 AM on 01/04/2013

There are not enough vegetables in this tournament!!

[Pema]

10:32 PM on 01/03/2013

my father was a produce manager. we ate everything. my mother was a health nut in the 50's and 60's and we had such a variety. when i came home from school i would open the frige and eat veggies. not kidding. we never had cookies or cake, soda except on very rare occasions.
the only veg i dont like is brussel sprouts. little bitter things that look like green brains...ewwww

[Kirsten H]

11:19 AM on 01/04/2013

I always liked brussels sprouts. I always thought they looked like tiny cabbages, cute in the same way as cupcakes. Brains, that was walnuts for me.

[Pema]

12:23 PM on 01/04/2013

oh lovely! now i cant eat walnuts! ;0

[Cindy Kerschner]

08:36 PM on 01/03/2013

Let's make soup out of the losers! (winner too)