Root vegetables

Turnips are little round white things. Swede is large and shaded plum to brown on the skin. Pale orange flesh. We often thad ‘stunge’ mashed potato and swede. Don’t know if it’s a regional thing but we lived in SWales

JamesandJon33

Turnips are little round white things. Swede is large and shaded plum to brown on the skin. Pale orange flesh. We often thad ‘stunge’ mashed potato and swede. Don’t know if it’s a regional thing but we lived in SWales

Swede mashed with carrots and onion is good.
Add salt, pepper, butter.

Baggs

Who eats the greens of neeps as well?

Me! If I can find the nice younger ones!

I call the small, white turnips, (which I love and now have a craving for) white turnips and the large yellow ones, turnips.

I'm in Glasgow and never talk about swedes! 🤣

Swede yellow / orange
Turnip white
Easy peasy

The big round turnips I serve with mash and beef. Loads of butter and pepper. A couple of days later the left over turnip is fried with sausages. HP sauce is a must.

My family call swedes, "swedes" - they have yellow flesh and I was told as a girl they were a turnip/cabbage cross

Turnips, in our family, have white flesh and are much smaller. I think they are more closely related to rape.

Both have a purple tinge to the "skin".
The "white" turnips are quite pretty - however I don't think they are as tasty.

Does it matter?
(takes refuge behind the sofa!)

Georgesgran

Does it matter?
(takes refuge behind the sofa!)

🤣

Georgesgran

Does it matter?
(takes refuge behind the sofa!)

Not unless people are throwing them at you. In that case you need to opt for the turnips, as they will do less damage than the swedes.

HTH

Georgesgran

Does it matter?
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Yes!!

😂

I don't care what you call them as long as you only serve me the yellow/orange one, preferably mashed with carrot, butter and freshly ground black pepper. And none of your purees either, I want a mottled yellow/orange mash. Could eat a plateful all on its own

I have English Welsh Irish heritage and here in the northwest it is a turnip.

I missed out the Scot who was my grandad who would have said neeps!

Rosie51

I don't care what you call them as long as you only serve me the yellow/orange one, preferably mashed with carrot, butter and freshly ground black pepper. And none of your purees either, I want a mottled yellow/orange mash. Could eat a plateful all on its own

No onion? 😯

I’ve never been irritated by regional differences in naming though dogsmother?

A swede was originally a Swedish turnip. Are they rutabagas in the US?

pen50

A swede was originally a Swedish turnip. Are they rutabagas in the US?

Don't confuse us further! 😂

Love swede chopped with carrots and butter, with black pepper. Always called them turnips though.

Yip to me they are all varieties of turnips. Swedes are just tiny turnips and whiter...who cares..love them especially mashed with potatoes.

Swedes are definitely yellow and an essential in Cornish pasties

Turnips, Swedes, Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Rape, and many others are all members of the Brassica family, you can cook and eat the leaves and roots if you want to.
Farm and wild animals eat them raw

Oh Jax…I am. A swede is a swede, a turnip is a turnip. Neeps and tatties will do as slang though.

www.bbcgoodfood.com/glossary/swede-glossary

Hope the link works.

Swede - orange. Lovely mashed with butter, carrot and black pepper

Turnip - little white things that Mum used to hide in stews and i would bite into thinking it was potato and it wasn't (yuk!) I now never eat stew made by anyone else but me, as they may be lurking......