Whats the difference between a Swede and a White Turnip - about £1.10p!!

Lizling

Isn't there some sort of a north/south divide on what to call swedes and turnips?

Wikipedia certainly thinks there is, but I haven't got a more reliable source.

(Edit: Judging by past MSE threads, it seems that in parts of northern England, Northern Ireland possibly parts of Scotland a turnip is a swede and a swede is a turnip, and they can even be labelled that way around in the shops.)

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

We always called the round purple ones turnips and the little white ones swede up here.

This caused a problem for me in Sainsburys when the same thing happened as to the OP.

Need2bthrifty

Lizling wrote: »

Isn't there some sort of a north/south divide on what to call swedes and turnips?

Wikipedia certainly thinks there is, but I haven't got a more reliable source.

(Edit: Judging by past MSE threads, it seems that in parts of northern England, Northern Ireland possibly parts of Scotland a turnip is a swede and a swede is a turnip, and they can even be labelled that way around in the shops.)

I think you may be right, I have seen swede in some supermarkets labelled "Scottish Turnip" - I can imagine the gardeners out shaking their heads at the thought.

MrsE_2

Need2bthrifty wrote: »

Whats the difference between a Swede and a White Turnip - about £1.10p!!

In Ireland white turnips are pig food:)

Petlamb

Not so long ago we got an older member of staff at asda who didnt know what an apricot was...

Queenriderbrekke

Twice in Sainsbury's I have had cherries put through as red grapes!

More to the point, remember to ask for a refund of the difference that you are entitled to next time you are instore!

Middy

Queenriderbrekke wrote: »

Twice in Sainsbury's I have had cherries put through as red grapes!

More to the point, remember to ask for a refund of the difference that you are entitled to next time you are instore!

At the moment cherries are £8.50 a kilo and red grapes are £2.48 a kilo. I wouldn't complain if the cashier put the cherries through as red grapes. If its the other way round, I would complain.

The only times I have made mistakes is because the plu codes use the same number, but in a different order. Breaburn apples are 4101 and bananas are 4011. If you have been charged for the other product, you know why.

Clowance

Here in the deep south (of england!) we call the ones with orange flesh and purple outsides swedes. Anything else is a turnip and not usually bought to eat, again I believe they are animal feed.

Need2bthrifty

:j:j Good News, just been back to sainsbugs taking along what remains of the offending item and got 0.78p back :T

Because of the confusion that turnips seem to generate I think we should start a campaign to get Swede renamed "Neeps" as in the great Scottish delicacy Haggis, Neeps & Tatties, but then I'm biased being born and brought up in Lewis Grassic Gibbons country.:rotfl:

macma

I used to train checkout staff for Mr Ts and it was a constant to have a box of unusual and often even familiar produce for the checkout ops to identify.I doubt you'd be surprised that potatoes and onions were often the limit for some:eek: and it wasn't always the young ones.
A few years ago when Jamie Oliver was doing his school meals thing it was astonishing how little a class of teenagers could identify.My grandchildren recognise a huge variety but then we do have an allotment and they've been digging spuds and picking peas since they could toddle