It’s starting to get really difficult to differentiate rutabagas and turnips..
Just to confirm.. the one on the left is a rutabaga and the one on the right is a turnip, right? I also wanted to ask if there are any other identifiers to look out for apart from color when trying to make sure 😅
Am I crazy? Aren’t they the same but different names?
Edit: I had to look it up. Rutabaga is a hybrid cabbage/turnip.
MayonaiseBaron
The rutabaga is on the left, the turnip is on the right.
kunino_sagiri
Rutabaga/swede are usually much larger (that one seems very small), and the non-purple parts are yellow rather than white.
The texture is probably the other main way to tell the difference, though. Turnips are crisp and fine-textured, and quite easy to cut. Rutabaga/swede are hard and coarser textured, and can be quite difficult to cut.
47peduncle
A slice of Swede is best eaten fresh in the paddock.
Update: I boiled the one on the left it along with a few others from the same batch but they still taste bitter.. Could it have been a really young/unripe rutabaga?
gelfbride73
My childhood consisted of being served boiled Swede and boiled Brussels sprouts. This picture just brought it all back.
skr_replicator
Both rutabaga and turnip are even translated to the same word in my language…
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Am I crazy? Aren’t they the same but different names?
Edit: I had to look it up. Rutabaga is a hybrid cabbage/turnip.
The rutabaga is on the left, the turnip is on the right.
Rutabaga/swede are usually much larger (that one seems very small), and the non-purple parts are yellow rather than white.
The texture is probably the other main way to tell the difference, though. Turnips are crisp and fine-textured, and quite easy to cut. Rutabaga/swede are hard and coarser textured, and can be quite difficult to cut.
A slice of Swede is best eaten fresh in the paddock.
https://preview.redd.it/0l1coyzujqkf1.jpeg?width=2360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1780dfc51f32d93ed3c1044968d0adf24cb56389
Update: I boiled the one on the left it along with a few others from the same batch but they still taste bitter.. Could it have been a really young/unripe rutabaga?
My childhood consisted of being served boiled Swede and boiled Brussels sprouts. This picture just brought it all back.
Both rutabaga and turnip are even translated to the same word in my language…