This year when we planned the garden and we were looking through the seed catalogs, we decided to try it again! SO... how does one describe this veggie?
I was telling my mom that is looks like a little sputnik and that made Pete & my mom laugh... but it's true, AND we all knew what shape to think of when trying to imagine it! The edible part grows on top of the ground and has large leaves. It has a long root that grows under the ground shaped similar to a carrot!
Here it is.... still growing and here's a bowl of them ready for me to figure out what to do next!! After peeling it, slice it or dice it but definitely taste it raw!! The flavor is a cross between a cabbage, broccoli, celery and has the texture of a cooked potato or turnip!
It's really rather good!! We'll be growing these guys again next summer! :)
SOUPS, KOHLRABI CHIPS, CREAMED.... etc. Just getting my thinking cap back on for the beginning of the fall garden round up!!
When it was all said and done... I ended up with 1 1/4 cup of dried kohlrabi! This doesn't sound like much, but it should reconstitute to make a 9X13 baking pan of kohlrabi au gratin using the recipe in my book "Making & Using Dried Foods" by Phylllis Hobson.
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I can't remember ever having kohlrabi. I don't think I ever saw it in our grocery stores when we shopped. Sounds interesting though.
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