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Tatties and neeps?
crawley_girl
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Can someone please tell me if 'neeps' are turnips or swedes? 
It sounds like it should be turnips but I am getting mixed messages from various sources!
Many thanks in advance!
:heartpuls CG :heartpuls
It sounds like it should be turnips but I am getting mixed messages from various sources!
Many thanks in advance!
:heartpuls CG :heartpuls
Ever wonder about those people who spend £2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward.
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Should be turnipsWe all evolve - get on with it0
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So I thought, but have checked about on various sites, they are saying swedes or 'yellow turnips' (which looks exactly like a swede to me) or 'rootabaga' !!!?!!? And that pic looks more like a swede than anything!
Oh I am confused.... doesn't take much!Ever wonder about those people who spend £2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward.0 -
I think "rootabaga" is Mercan-speak for swede...
You're not having (scottish) MIL around for new year are you..?0 -
Def turnips, mmm mouth watering now, must make some neeps and tatties:rotfl:
Goes great with haggis:D
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Scottish people call swedish turnips turnips, English people call them swedes Irish people usualy call the m yellow turnips = its swedes you want.The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head. Terry Pratchett
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Don't forget to add ground pepper to the mashed swede. Makes all the difference. Yum."Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part."
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Its swede that you want, the confusion arising because in Scotland they refer to swedes as turnips. There was a long thread about this recently.0
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This is what I call a turnip [IMG][/img]
and this is a swede
For Haggis Neeps and Tatties you need the top one with the yellow flesh. A little whisky poured over the Haggis is a nice welcome addition to the meal tooWe all evolve - get on with it0 -
Swede. The one with the purple body and orange flesh.
Not turnip, which is white.0 -
ManAtHome wrote:I think "rootabaga" is Mercan-speak for swede...
You're not having (scottish) MIL around for new year are you..?
No thank goodness! I work at a day centre and we are having a belated St Andrews themed morning and am going to do 'tatties and neeps' now that I know 'neeps' are swedes!!!
Thanks all for your input!
:heartpuls CG :heartpulsEver wonder about those people who spend £2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward.0
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