As above.
2007-10-13 22:20:38 · 4 answers · asked by Charlotte 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Actually, if you cook them until they are "crisp-tender" then they are most likely to swell somewhat and retain their color! Cooking them beyond this point leaches the water from them and they appear to shrink up.
2007-10-13 22:57:31 · answer #1 · answered by JennyP 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they get "dehydrated" and the water cooked out of them. Like us, vegetables are mostly water, so when that water is taken out, they shrink.
2007-10-14 05:24:34 · answer #2 · answered by Eddie C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plants have stiff cell walls. When you cook them these walls start to break down and get loose. So the vegetables, which are plants, shrink.
2007-10-14 05:25:02 · answer #3 · answered by tom w 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because when you cook them they lose a lot of their water content
2007-10-14 05:24:13 · answer #4 · answered by uuummk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋