Parsnips soup prob

Mind you, "maquereau" also means pimp. Just sayin'.

Hee hee, Mamie I didn't know that. I like the idea of the green and hairy gooseberry pimp.

I've made the soup. It has carrots and beetroot in as well as parsnips and, thanks to You Lot, it turned out lovely.

I've posted the recipe here.

a dollop of natural yoghurt just before serving improves most soups IMO. Slight creamy acidity.

Thanks for the link thatbags, it looks delish. And I didn't know about that bit of the GN site!
Apparently parsnip comes under the heading of 'forgotten vegetables' in France. See here

They' ve missed out crosne. I met a very strange American food writer in Burma. She was the only person I know who had eaten crosne. But I'm sure Gransnetters have.

I have eaten them Stansgran but I had no idea what they were at the time. The best the restaurant could tell me was 'comme des artichaux' It took me ages to track down their name. And I do like to be able to name things, whether it is food, flowers or fish.

Bit of curry powder works well. It goes down well in our house.