Turnip/Swede?

Absinthe_2

Sounds lovely, but can you clarify Turnip, or Swede. There is a difference. I would love to try that way, as tend to have Swede mashed together with potato, or Turnips in a stew.

This is what I think of as a Turnip:



A Swede:



They look similar, but what I class as a Turnip is white fleshed, and small, whereas a Swede is orange, and quite big. Think must be the latter as rather tasty imo. Did you put in whole, like a jacket spud?

FrugalLina

Brilliant! I have just learned how to do this with a butternut squash and it saves my poor hurty hands, never thought to try it with a swede (duh) - thanks for that!

hotcookie101

Its what the english call a swede, but the Irish call a turnip The yellowy ones. yum. Just stuck it in whole, on a bit of kitchen roll, after pricking it all over.

zippychick

Was about to say i would call that a turnip!!!!!!

Awesome tip. Ill merge this with the turnip thread later

Zip

Byatt

hotcookie101 wrote: »

Its what the english call a swede, but the Irish call a turnip The yellowy ones. yum. Just stuck it in whole, on a bit of kitchen roll, after pricking it all over.

Do you lightly !!!!! it and what with please?:)

lostinrates

zippychick wrote: »

Was about to say i would call that a turnip!!!!!!

Awesome tip. Ill merge this with the turnip thread later

Zip

But then those of us who call it a swede will never find this tip!

What is what the english call a turnip called in ireland?

PasturesNew

Absinthe wrote: »

This is what I think of as a Turnip:



A Swede:



They look similar, but what I class as a Turnip is white fleshed, and small, whereas a Swede is orange, and quite big.

I'm in this club.

There's definitely a difference and the pictures show those differences. White = turnip (never had one). Yellow - swede (bl00dy lovely).

joedenise

I had an Irish friend who called an English Turnip a White Turnip.

Denise

hotcookie101

lostinrates wrote: »

But then those of us who call it a swede will never find this tip!

What is what the english call a turnip called in ireland?

It's a white turnip, or garden turnip

I do agree though, maybe would be best in a swede thread, sorry for the language barrier (I live in england, and am slowly getting used to terms, but I just can't get used to saying swede, or spring onions) :D

And yep, i just pricked all over with a sharp knife

lostinrates

hotcookie101 wrote: »

It's a white turnip, or garden turnip

I do agree though, maybe would be best in a swede thread, sorry for the language barrier (I live in england, and am slowly getting used to terms, but I just can't get used to saying swede, or spring onions) :D

And yep, i just pricked all over with a sharp knife

Thank you.:D

After reading the thread last night i found this artcle

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/jan/25/neeps-swede-or-turnip, which helped a little but was also confusing!