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[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Not Onions?

[–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

They are staple flod in Norway, or used to be. To such an extent that one of the traditional christmas dishes has rutabaga/swede mash as a side dish.

Rich in vitamin C, so I have heard it being called the "Orange of the North"

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Massively corrupt handout to Big Rutabaga

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

if the hand is so big then why can’t i see it?

[–] danciestlobster@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Support small local rutabaga

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

43 and I've never heard of rutabaga.

Then I found out we just call them swedes, turnips, or neeps.

Edit: not turnips, just the other two.

On a side note, how do I strikethrough text?

[–] LiterallyLMAO@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

You're 43 and never played super Mario 2?

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

A turnip and a rutabaga are different.

[–] whats_a_lemmy@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

For strikethrough, just surround text with ~~

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Becomes

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

40yo, here; I've heard of them via Loony Tunes, but I have never even seen a picture of one let alone seen them for sale (no turnips either). Closest thing I've seen are radishes.

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

Turnips are objectively more terrifying than pumpkins when carved for Halloween. That's their main fame.

[–] kungen@feddit.nu 1 points 1 week ago

Don't call me a vegetable!! 😭

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I like them. And turnips. I use them alongside potatoes for a little extra flavor and varied texture. When mashed I call them turpaters.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

turpaters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutabaga

The species B. napus originated as a hybrid between the cabbage (B. oleracea) and the turnip (B. rapa).

Maybe "cabnips" or "turbages".

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 5 points 1 week ago

At press time, Congress had reportedly voted to close the rutabaga loophole