SC - Re: kohlrabi, was re: turnips

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Sue Wensel wrote:

> I wouldn't necesarily call it a "root vegetable" as the ball rests on the
> ground.  I always thought it tasted like a really mild cabbage heart, though I
> can see how you might describe it as radish-like.  I wonder if that is caused
> by different growing conditions?
> 
> I like it in salads, soups, stir frys, basically anywhere you want cabbage
> flavor but not wilted leaves.
> 
> Derdriu

Kohlrabi is, I think, a rhizome, which would make it an enlarged stem. I
think it's a relative of various mustard plants. Tastes kinda like
broccoli stems.

Adamantius