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What Is It Wednesday- Item Two

Jan 19, 2011

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This What Is It Wednesday may be easy for some of you.

I actually grew up eating these. My parents grew them in our garden and we ate them almost every summer when I was a kid.

My husband though had never eaten these. He thought that they looked a bit strange when he saw them sitting on the counter. He had no clue what they were.

Do you know what they are?

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  1. Alexis

    January 19, 2011 at 3:44 pm

    It looks like Kohlrabi to me. My dad LOVES it so needless to say, we grew up with it too. 😀 ( if that’s what it is.) lol

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  2. cassie-b

    January 19, 2011 at 3:47 pm

    Kohlrabi – delicious

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  3. Kristy

    January 19, 2011 at 4:04 pm

    Brussel sprouts??

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  4. Lisa

    January 19, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    Kohlrabi maybe?

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  5. Granny Jacque

    January 19, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    Kohlrabi….they also grow purple ones also. Delicious raw…taste somewhat like a cross between a turnip and a radish, imo.

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  6. Emily

    January 19, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    rutabaga?

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  7. samantha goff

    January 19, 2011 at 4:24 pm

    Yup, it’s kohlrabi 🙂

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  8. Annie Jones

    January 19, 2011 at 4:55 pm

    Kohrabi. Yummy!

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  9. Lynn

    January 19, 2011 at 5:06 pm

    Definitely kohlrabi. And it sounds really good right about now!

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  10. Tina

    January 19, 2011 at 6:07 pm

    yep, kohlrabi

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  11. Merrilee

    January 19, 2011 at 7:15 pm

    It’s funny. I knew what it was when I saw it – kohlrabi – and double checked myself. 🙂 But I have no idea how to cook them or what they taste like. I look forward to your cooking post on them.

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  12. Erica Burgan

    January 19, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    I love, love, love kohlrabi!!! Wish it was a little less expensive, but still love to eat it raw with a little bit of salt! Don’t know if you can cook them or not – always eat them raw!

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  13. Hazel

    January 20, 2011 at 8:16 am

    Yes, you can cook them almost any way you cook a potato, after you cut off the stems and peel them they are very good fried. a distinctive taste and we like them.

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  14. Courtney

    January 20, 2011 at 10:13 am

    Definitely kohlrabi! My grandparents were from Czechoslovakia and grandma used them in a lot of her soups. When I was visiting there, I noticed they also use them in soups (like chicken soup), but also you can peel them and eat them raw….no salt needed! They are normally sweet.

    Glad you found them at Whole Foods.

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  15. Michelle

    January 20, 2011 at 11:24 am

    It’s kohlrabi. I love these. I eat them raw alone or with vegetable dip or cook them. They are delicious. I made them for my fiance who likes everything but had never tried them before. He loves them now. I get them at the farmers market every year. I can’t get enough of them.

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  16. Peggy

    January 20, 2011 at 11:46 am

    yep – kohlrabi 🙂 A dear friend introduced us to them about 7-8 years ago. We just peeled and cubed them, boiled them and either left them cubed or mashed them. They remind me of St Patrick’s Day dinner. When boiling the corned beef, cabbage and potatoes all together, the potato and cabbage flavors blend…and that is what this tastes like to me YUMMY:) and they are good raw too, although I prefer them cooked.

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  17. georgi

    January 20, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    Kohlrabi 🙂

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  18. Darla

    January 20, 2011 at 1:07 pm

    Kohlrabi!! I love it!! Think I am going to have to go get some seeds and plant them this weekend. Then I will be able to have them in a few months. Can’t wait!!!

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  19. Min

    January 20, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    It is Kohlrabi.

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  20. RG

    January 20, 2011 at 5:06 pm

    I concur, kohlrabi, though I’ve never tasted it. We bought one at a farmer’s market this last summer, but I didn’t know what to do with it, so it spoiled before I could figure it out and get up the courage to foist it on my family.

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  21. Wendy

    January 20, 2011 at 5:15 pm

    Kohlrabi – and I will be interested to see what you do with it. Looks interesting! 🙂

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  22. Alison

    January 20, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    Kohlrabi. Great in cole slaw

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  23. Julie

    January 20, 2011 at 7:31 pm

    I grew up eating Kohlrabi as a child. From what I remember, my mom said it is in the same family as broccoli. When the outer fibers are completely removed from the bulb looking portion of the vegetable. When the inner part of the bulb is cooked, it even tastes kind of like the stem of broccoli with it’s fibers removed. So, I prefer Kohlrabi in small thin slices, stir-fried with beef….reminds me of stir-fried Chinese broccoli and beef…only without the florets (i.e. flower buds).

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    • Betty S

      November 4, 2011 at 8:35 am

      Julie, Great idea! Thanks for the tip!! My PawPaw planted it in his garden. I always thought it looked like something frim outer space!! LOL! It was always a treat to see it those years. Loved following Paw around down the rows in the gardens and helping him plant and gather. Ahh! The good ole’ days…

      Lynn, Thanks for your post! I think of childhood often.

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  24. Francine

    April 21, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    I think it’s a kohlrabi

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