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Weird vegetable
They had some mystery veggies at the food box Saturday in the produce drop.
Some root veggie almost as big as an eggplant, smooth skinned and a sort of orange/red color (definitely orange outside, but more red under artificial lights). and the "scar" where they cut off the leaves/stalk is bigger than a quarter. And shaped kinda like a giant strawberry (a sort of fat teardrop)
No idea what it is, but I figure I can figure out *something* to do with it.
For now, I'm gonna assume it's something like a turnip and try frying or boiling chunks with something else.
[later]
Well, I cut off a small slice and nibbled a bit. Didn't taste bad but decided it probably wasn't something I wanted to eat raw.
Also, the inside is definitely orange with a weird spiral pattern.
This morning, I cut up some more and tossed the chunks in with my ramen.
Tasting it cooked, it tastes a lot like carrot.
But who ever heard of a carrot 4" wide and 5" tall? And it wasn't a fluke because there were a *dozen* of them.
[eta] After eating more of it, the flavor is sort of a cross between carrot and turnip.
Some root veggie almost as big as an eggplant, smooth skinned and a sort of orange/red color (definitely orange outside, but more red under artificial lights). and the "scar" where they cut off the leaves/stalk is bigger than a quarter. And shaped kinda like a giant strawberry (a sort of fat teardrop)
No idea what it is, but I figure I can figure out *something* to do with it.
For now, I'm gonna assume it's something like a turnip and try frying or boiling chunks with something else.
[later]
Well, I cut off a small slice and nibbled a bit. Didn't taste bad but decided it probably wasn't something I wanted to eat raw.
Also, the inside is definitely orange with a weird spiral pattern.
This morning, I cut up some more and tossed the chunks in with my ramen.
Tasting it cooked, it tastes a lot like carrot.
But who ever heard of a carrot 4" wide and 5" tall? And it wasn't a fluke because there were a *dozen* of them.
[eta] After eating more of it, the flavor is sort of a cross between carrot and turnip.