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
just inWhat 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.
Knowing it
- Where to buy
- Heavy, smooth, no bigger than a tennis ball.
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