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Turnips!

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Witzend Sun 19-Oct-25 12:00:53

Do you use them? It’s increasingly difficult to find them in supermarkets now, but I do like them as part of a multi-veg winter soup, or in a lamb stew/casserole.

I recently brought home a good supply from France. I found plenty in the supermarkets there, but I did hear a while ago that they had been out of favour for decades, largely because during the occupation of WW2, swedes and turnips were some of the few foods left to them by the Germans.

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Allira Wed 26-Nov-25 23:09:48

olderme

Ah, Haggis, Neeps and Tatties. Excellent warming meal served with a whisky sauce, or even a dram. Roll on Burns Night.smile

They're swedes, though, aren't they?

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Bodach Wed 26-Nov-25 23:14:32

olderme

Ah, Haggis, Neeps and Tatties. Excellent warming meal served with a whisky sauce, or even a dram. Roll on Burns Night.smile

No need to wait for Burns Night to eat Haggis, Neeps and Tatties. We dine royally off these all year round, saving the whisky sauce for special occasions. Yum!

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nanna8 Thu 27-Nov-25 00:46:20

Not seen any here lately, either. When they do have them they cost an arm and a leg. I think our climate is wrong for them, perhaps. I love them, and parsnips.

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JamesandJon33 Thu 27-Nov-25 19:18:06

Swedes are large, round and orange when cut. Turnips are small and white with perhaps a tuft of small leaves. Parsnips are long and tapered and a cream colour.

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Allira Thu 27-Nov-25 22:29:00

The whisky sauce sounds interesting!

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butterandjam Thu 27-Nov-25 23:16:34

ViceVersa

Depends what type of turnips you're talking about, I guess. Up here in Scotland, there's no shortage of neeps (swedes) but I've also seen the smaller turnips too.

ditto, they're always in the smkt.

I'm not fond of turnips but we often have neeps, mashed with carrots or potatoes. Always with haggis.

Maybe sweet potatoes have ousted swedes in England.

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Nik1ta Thu 27-Nov-25 23:40:59

Carrot and swede is delicious mashed with some butter, black pepper and nutmeg. Turnips should be left for the cattle!

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Catterygirl Fri 28-Nov-25 00:11:33

I love turnips. Have some in the fridge and will peel and slice to add to tomato and kibbeh soup. Kibbeh is burghal stuffed with spicy minced meat. Also add parsley and lemon.

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