Author Topic: Swede or turnip? (Read 15994 times)

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #20 on:** November 15, 2007, 17:57:48 »

it's simple

this is a turnip

and this is a swede

cornykev · « **Reply #21 on:** November 15, 2007, 18:05:07 »

Blimey Shell your almost Scottish, the OH's from Hartlepool. ;D ;D ;D

Jeannine · « **Reply #22 on:** November 15, 2007, 21:47:18 »

I have a recipe for turnip jam, first ingredient is 2 chopped swedes XX Jeannine

star · « **Reply #23 on:** November 15, 2007, 21:56:05 »

;D ;D ;D

sawfish · « **Reply #24 on:** November 16, 2007, 14:30:50 »

Yes swedes are the big ones usually with a purple top that can live through the winter in the ground and are in my opinion vastly superior in taste.

Plus you can make lanterns out of them at halloween when pumpkins are more like mythical vegetables or so I thought in Aberdeen as a child, and swedes leave a lovely smell when a lit candle is in them, like caramelised swede from the oven.

Scooping them out as a kid wasn't fun but gave me strong wrists................ thats my excuse anyway.

powerspade · « **Reply #25 on:** November 16, 2007, 20:32:01 »

I could`nt care less what people call them all I know is that both are great veggies and I love them

cambourne7 · « **Reply #26 on:** November 16, 2007, 20:40:52 »

I was always told swede is yellow fleshed and turnip is white.

saddad · « **Reply #27 on:** November 16, 2007, 21:18:24 »

There is/was a yellow fleshed turnip calle "Golden Ball" I think..
:-\

Emagggie · « **Reply #28 on:** November 16, 2007, 21:33:59 »

We have the same north /south divde here. HE calls both turnips and I know which is which. ;D

ninnyscrops · « **Reply #29 on:** November 16, 2007, 21:48:29 »

So thinking forward to Burns Night here - which one is the "neep" that goes with haggis ???

tricia · « **Reply #30 on:** November 16, 2007, 21:50:09 »

;) ;) ;)@ emagggie. I certainly started something with the north/south divide question.....................personally, I still think I won the argument - officially there is a difference between a swede and a turnip - regardless of what you northerners say ::).

Tricia

grawrc · « **Reply #31 on:** November 16, 2007, 22:52:15 »

turnips

redimp · « **Reply #32 on:** November 16, 2007, 22:53:18 »

Quote from: ninnyscrops on November 16, 2007, 21:48:29

So thinking forward to Burns Night here - which one is the "neep" that goes with haggis ???

That one is swede.

grawrc · « **Reply #33 on:** November 16, 2007, 23:03:22 »

yes definitely swedes for haggis

Shelle · « **Reply #34 on:** November 17, 2007, 08:37:02 »

I am loving this debate! There is two different types though, I would agree!

It is just I call a "swede" a turnip and "turnip" a turnip! Clear as mud!!!! But I do know the difference. :)

And none of that pumpkin rubbish for halloween, a good old turnip (or swede to some of you ;)) does the job perfectly ;D

sawfish · « **Reply #35 on:** November 24, 2007, 16:13:09 »

The one that goes with haggis is most definitely SWEDE. There are fields of them up here and I've never ever heard of anyone having those small TURNIPS with haggis.

Swedes are 'neeps', which I suppose right enough must be a take on tur'neeps'. It does sound confusing I know.

Also the fact that they are a brassica and not a root vegetable so they must go in the brassica section for rotation.

cornykev · « **Reply #36 on:** November 24, 2007, 19:37:04 »

I'm with you Tricia. "SWEDE" ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

cleo · « **Reply #37 on:** November 24, 2007, 20:50:55 »

Neeps go with tatties. But what is a neep?

redimp · « **Reply #38 on:** November 24, 2007, 21:07:34 »

A neep is a nip is a turnip is a swede ;D

cornykev · « **Reply #39 on:** November 25, 2007, 11:20:48 »

??? ??? ??? :-\ :-\ :-\ ;D ;D ;D

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Author Topic: Swede or turnip? (Read 15994 times)

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