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What is this - a root veg?
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dannie
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Hi, do these look like celeriac? The greengrocer gave me some various unwanted items and these were included. (Will not be passing for awhile to ask). The opened one appears tough and dry so maybe tasteless anyway? Thanks.
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It looks like celeriac to me, does it have a celery like smell?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celeriac
June 2012 GC £52.49 / £300.00
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It's most definitely a root-veg and looks like celeriac to me. Does it have a vague fennel/licorice sort of scent? Parsnip and celeriac bake: yummy0
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It looks like an eddoe to me. How big is it?0
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Hi, thanks for the replies. Just asked somebody who hates the smell of celery and they think not. In fact, no smell at all to them or me. However, another one opened is fresher and they think it smells like mild turnip (if anything).
The pictured item came from a greengrocers who also sells produce from India, Pakistan etc. if that might help.0 -
It's not an eddoe.
I'm not sure that it's a celeriac, though.The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life.0 -
Auntie-Dolly - allsorts of shapes and sizes really.
Biggest - 8cm length and 6.5cm across.
Smallest - 5cm length and 3cm across.
More rounded one - 4cm length and 4.5cm across.
(All approximate measures).
Thanks will look up your suggestion.0 -
It looks like what I have just removed from my cat's litter tray
Joking aside, I have just been having a "google" (as one does when bored) and found this:
Elephant foot yam
Recipe for elephant foot yam kebab here:
http://www.tarladalal.com/Elephant-Foot-Yam-Kabab-%E2%80%93-Veg-Shami-Kabab-35662r
Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners~Laurence Sterne
All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others~George Orwell0 -
I think I've found it!
If so, it's a taro. No, I hadn't heard of it, either.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TaroThe acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life.0 -
I think they are dasheen, a caribbean root veg
http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/current-poll-which-provision-is-your-fave/0 -
I think they are dasheen, a caribbean root veg
http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/current-poll-which-provision-is-your-fave/
According to the above Wiki article, dasheen is a type of taro. This one. The other one is the eddoe. They are related.The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life.0
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