Those who read "turnip" on a menu and expect a boiled-to-death, stringy mush that tastes like raw cabbage with a bitter streak will be gobsmacked by a dish at John Fraser's Dovetail restaurant in ...

Root vegetables are a staple of winter cooking, and the turnip is one of my favorites. The ones you’re likely to find at the grocery store are purple-top turnips with white flesh that grow sharper and ...

Turnips (Brassicarapa) are a root vegetable and member of the cruciferous family, along with other vegetables like bok choy, Brussels sprouts, and kale. They’re one of the world’s most important ...

Turnip greens are part of the cruciferous vegetable family, as are kale and broccoli. They are high in nutrients, such as vitamin K, vitamin A, and calcium, and low in calories. Both the root and the ...

Even at this time of year, when the produce aisles are not exactly crammed with color and variety, the turnip is easy to overlook. At first glance, it seems so plain it’s easy to hurry past without a ...

Woe is the story of the turnip. During the Middle Ages, when what you ate signaled your social class, nobles and ecclesiastics eschewed foodstuffs that grew in the ground. They favored foods plucked ...

I love to look for turnips at my farmers market in late autumn. (Find the best farmers market near you.) It seems that turnips are often overlooked in favor of other root vegetables like potatoes or ...

In the hierarchy of root vegetables, turnips often fall behind more typical favorites like potatoes, carrots, radishes, and even beets. But they deserve attention, too—not just for their nutritional ...

Turnips, traditionally, have had lousy press. In Roman times, the turnip was the weapon of choice to hurl at unpopular public figures. In the 15th century, “turnip eater” was the common term for a ...