Description
We Grow Rutabaga. Planted late in the season on our farm after the root maggots are no longer around. This means our baggies are smaller, but also a much more manageable size.
The rutabaga is an often overlooked, but sweet and nutrient-packed, root vegetable. Originating sometime in the 17th century, it’s a hybrid between a turnip and a wild cabbage. In fact, a rutabaga kind of looks like a giant, ugly turnip but there are some key differences. Both vegetables have a slightly bitter flavor that’s similar to cabbage, but rutabagas are sweeter and milder when eaten raw. When cooked, rutabagas become more savory, yet still sweet – almost like a rich potato.
Rutabaga comes from the Swedish word rotabagge, from rot (root) + bagge (lump, bunch). In the U.S., the plant is also known as Swedish turnip, yellow turnip or swede.
