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Although similar they are different, a turnip is white and the swede is yellow. The swede has a slightly sweeter taste whereas the turnip is more peppery . I actually prefer turnip. I use it a lot for root mash with carrots.
I don't know Steve. My mom didn't look at all like that!Old thread...
A swede (or Swedish turnip) is what people in the British Isles/Australia/NZ call the vegetable we know as rutabaga in the US and Canada. It's a cross between a turnip and a cabbage. The name rutabaga comes from the Swedish word "rotabagge". The photo on the right below is a rutabaga/swede. I must have ate a thousand of these things growing up.
The photo on the left is a turnip. They look somewhat similar, but a rutabaga has more of an orange tint on the outside and tends to be larger.
I'm glad you found that out because my family are Swedes and I would sure hate for someone to dice us up!
Barbara
Mom would make mashed taters and turnip/rutabagga like that and I loved it. But my hub and dd's are not fansI love to make another Scots standby. Boil some potatoes/swede with about one third ratio pots/swede. When tender, mash with a little cream and lots and lots of butter and ground pepper. Glorious.