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A turnip's posher cousin, mashed into haggis and British Sunday dinners alike.
means A large round root vegetable, purple-and-yellow skinned with orange flesh, boiled and mashed as a side dish (and what Americans call a rutabaga).
from Named simply for where it came from: the plant arrived in Britain described as the 'Swedish turnip' in the 18th century, and the name got clipped down to just 'swede.' The vegetable itself is thought to be a relatively recent hybrid of cabbage and turnip, first recorded in Scandinavia before spreading across Europe.
- actual name
- rutabaga in america, swede everywhere else
- origin story
- swedish turnip, hence the name, imported 1700s
- halloween duty
- used for lanterns before pumpkins invaded
- botanical truth
- cabbage and turnip hybrid, not a root original