mangleworzel

[cambourne7]

hi

https://youtube.com/shorts/leMdWpWStxs?si=VvO9i9WbOrKpVUmb

Right seen video above and do quite like the sound of these has anyone grown them or eaten them?

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[JanG]

Great video! I know mangleworzels were grown a lot in Victorian times, and probably earlier but, as she says, have fallen out of fashion.

She certainly makes a convincing case for them and sells seed herself. It's very tempting to have a go .........

[galina]

The word Mangelwurzel comes from Mangold Wurzel, a German term meaning chard root.  A form of chard, especially bred for supersized roots.  Seeds are still widely available in Germany as a fodder crop. I believe that it also makes a half decent wine, but not something I have ever tried.  I have eaten chard roots, but they tend to be quite fibrous, although the taste is fine. 

It seems like the Slow Food movement are reclaiming these too.  https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/mangelwurzel/#:~:text=As%20a%20result%2C%20this%20beet,if%20intended%20for%20human%20consumption.

[small]

I grew them as fodder for goats forty years ago. I didn't taste them, by smell they were like a very strong swede. Tough as old boots to cut up, too. I think it's a trend I would pass on!