Welcome to Monday. This week's food is: the turnip! I'm not sure if I've ever eaten one before. But they looked quite adorable at the produce market today, and I just couldn't resist. Do you ever eat turnips? Do you cook them? I'll need to do a little research. I bought two. Here's the more purple of the two.
And here are some turnip facts:
-cultivated for the first time about 4,000 years ago
-a favorite food of the Greeks and Romans back in the day
-contains lots of cancer-fighting nutrients
-high in fiber and vitamin C (and even some calcium)
Enjoy whatever you're eating today! Let me know what your food of the week is for the days ahead!
i like to eat turnips raw.
ReplyDeletemmm, mashed turnips and roasted turnips with rosemary are my favorite! I like turnips with kohlrabi too.
ReplyDeleteFood of the week: jicama! I just realized that as often as I have eaten it lately, I have little idea of how to cut one. Do you have any tips?
OOOO. I like both of those ideas, ladies! Jicama - yum, yum, yum! And Manda, I love the mashed turnips idea.
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