Kohl Rabi - what a great looking vegetable! They're so pretty I'm not sure I want to harvest and eat them. This is the first time I've grown this plant so I have no idea what to do with it or when to harvest. The seeds were started off in June in a greenhouse and planted outside at the end of July.
Variety: Kohl Rabi 'Purple Vienna
The name of the plant means 'turnip cabbage' (BBC Good Food website).
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| I did a quick google search on the internet. Says the bulb can be steamed or stir fried and the leaves can be eaten like cabbage. Suppose I need to try them out soon! |
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We did grow some ages ago but I can't remember how they tasted.
ReplyDeleteYes, they are very picturesque. They taste very much like a cross between a turnip and a cabbage! Not as strong as a turnip. They are nice lightly steamed, but also good raw (grated as a salad ingredient).
ReplyDeleteThey sure are pretty.....a painting subject matter, perhaps? Or a nice botanical drawing? That is, before you eat them!
ReplyDeleteI've never eaten kohlrabi that I'm aware of. It's very pretty. It does look a bit alien, though. :o)
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful plant! Pat yourself on the fine nurturing of the plant, then rip it right up and toss it in the pot. ;)
ReplyDeleteThey're such a great looking vegetable. I've tried to grow them a couple of times but I can never get them past the seedling stage. I'm not very good with brassicas.
ReplyDeleteWe grew green kohlrabi this year, and found them tastiest eaten raw.
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