The great turnip mystery

WhiteHorse

Well, it's winter, so it's root vegetable and stew time.

I saw a single tray of turnips on my usual market stall several weeks ago, and that was it. Other greengrocers have had none at all. Morrisons exactly the same. ASDA had a few small ones at a ridiculous price, like they were exotic fruit or something.

I quizzed my man on the veg stall and he told me that he had to throw the tray of turnips away because he couldn't sell them. He never bothered again.

Where have all the turnips gone?

sweetilemon

I've been buying them in veg packs from tesco. They have onion, leek, turnip and carrots. Cant remember how much they are but as OH puts it in the trolly cant imagine its too much!

quintwins

i get mine from the local farm shop they had loads, the one i got last week was 75p was as big (possibly bigger) as my head i only got round 2 cooking it today and it's in the fridge ready to be portioned up theres a good 6 dinners worth from it

bubbs

Do you mean swede?

kitschkitty

I rarely see turnips at the market & the price in Asda has always put me off trying/buying them. Swedes however are everywhere.

shammyjack

Turnip .



Turnip.



Swede .



Most turnips are out of season but swedes are in .

Clowance

I thought in England turnips were cattle food but swedes were eaten (in stew or as mash) whereas in scotland turnips (neeps?) were eaten? As they are similar I imagine this is just a snob thing.

shammyjack

This explains it well.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/jan/25/neeps-swede-or-turnip

Or this old thread.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=283184

Lynsey

Turnips - all 25p each and the size of footballs at Laidlers, Double Row, Seaton Delaval - select your own.
http://www.laidlers.com/Laidlers-Products.html
Got 1 in my veg box and will use some today, I pick one of the smaller ones as only 2 of us, but some giant ones there!!
Some good weekly/daily offers, but only visit when passing/near by.

Lynsey

sheep-ali

Have been buying decent size turnips(swedes) in Lidl for the last couple of weeks for 49p each. HTH

gillian62

Tesco had some for sale a couple of days ago - they were for sale as single items around 59p each I think.