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The turnip or white turnip is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide , in kurdistan it's night winter snack
The turnip or white turnip is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide , in kurdistan it's night winter snack3120×4160 2.05 MB

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Hi @Aio917 !

Thanks for sharing this photo!

Never ear before about turnip! I’m now a bit curios : what’s the taste of this vegetable? Is it like boiled potato?

Thanks for your reply,

David

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The turnip or white turnip
(Brassica rapa subsp. rapa) is a root vegetable.
It is found in temperate climatesworldwide.
Smaller kinds of turnip are grown for human food. Larger ones are grown to feed livestock.

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Brassicales
Family:Brassicaceae
Genus:Brassica
Species:B. rapa
Variety:B. rapa var. rapa
Trinomial nameBrassica rapa var. rapa

In the north of England and Scotland, the name turnip, or neeps, are given to the larger turnips such as the yellow rutabagas. They are called swedes father south.

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Hello @Aio917 ,

Thank you for sharing this photo with us.

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