The market · Roots and tubers · Northern and Central Europe, East Asia

Turnips

A white-fleshed root, sharper and more peppery than a swede, and best small.

peppery · sweet
Turnipsjust in

What to do with it

Classics built on it

Kinds

Baby / bunched
Spring and early summer; tender, with edible tops.
Maincrop
Larger, for autumn and winter stews.
Japanese kabu
Small, white and mild enough to eat raw or lightly pickled.

Goes with

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Knowing it

Where to buy
Heavy, smooth, no bigger than a tennis ball.

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