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What is this waxed root vegetable?
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I recently ordered a grocery delivery from Whole Foods, and as I was ordering I noticed they had rutabagas, which I've never had before, so I decided to try them. What I got was this:
They don't look anything like any picture I can find online of rutabagas, which are supposed to look like a large turnip. Instead, these appear to be some sort of yam. (That is, an actual yam, not a sweet potato, which for some reason is commonly called a yam in the US!)
Adding to the confusion, they appear to be coated with a thick layer of wax. I googled vegetables covered with wax, and all that shows up is lots of pages about rutabagas! Rutabagas, it turns out, are commonly waxed to keep them from drying out. I can't find any information about waxed yams, though. So, what are these things?
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I recently ordered a grocery delivery from Whole Foods, and as I was ordering I noticed they had rutabagas, which I've never had before, so I decided to try them. What I got was this:
They don't look anything like any picture I can find online of rutabagas, which are supposed to look like a large turnip. Instead, these appear to be some sort of yam. (That is, an actual yam, not a sweet potato, which for some reason is commonly called a yam in the US!)
Adding to the confusion, they appear to be coated with a thick layer of wax. I googled vegetables covered with wax, and all that shows up is lots of pages about rutabagas! Rutabagas, it turns out, are commonly waxed to keep them from drying out. I can't find any information about waxed yams, though. So, what are these things?
vegetables food-identification
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They're definitely not rutabagas. Other than that, I've got nuttin'.
– Marti
yesterday
Not a Yam. Not a Sweet Potato. A lot of confusion comes from Sweet Potatoes being sold in cans as "Yams", How to Tell the Difference
– elbrant
yesterday
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Ok folks, normally we don't delete suppose answered oh a question, because sometimes a currently word explanation gets the information across better. But here, we have many people who simply state the same thing as the first answer. If you agree with an existing answer, just upvote. Only post an answer of your iwn if it has relevant information missing from existing answers.
– rumtscho♦
16 hours ago
@Marti Yeah, I'm not Gordon Ramsay or anything, but those are definitely not Rutabagas
– Kevin
10 hours ago
Bite it, what does it taste like?
– MonkeyZeus
4 hours ago
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I recently ordered a grocery delivery from Whole Foods, and as I was ordering I noticed they had rutabagas, which I've never had before, so I decided to try them. What I got was this:
They don't look anything like any picture I can find online of rutabagas, which are supposed to look like a large turnip. Instead, these appear to be some sort of yam. (That is, an actual yam, not a sweet potato, which for some reason is commonly called a yam in the US!)
Adding to the confusion, they appear to be coated with a thick layer of wax. I googled vegetables covered with wax, and all that shows up is lots of pages about rutabagas! Rutabagas, it turns out, are commonly waxed to keep them from drying out. I can't find any information about waxed yams, though. So, what are these things?
vegetables food-identification
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asked yesterday
JoshJosh
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I recently ordered a grocery delivery from Whole Foods, and as I was ordering I noticed they had rutabagas, which I've never had before, so I decided to try them. What I got was this:
They don't look anything like any picture I can find online of rutabagas, which are supposed to look like a large turnip. Instead, these appear to be some sort of yam. (That is, an actual yam, not a sweet potato, which for some reason is commonly called a yam in the US!)
Adding to the confusion, they appear to be coated with a thick layer of wax. I googled vegetables covered with wax, and all that shows up is lots of pages about rutabagas! Rutabagas, it turns out, are commonly waxed to keep them from drying out. I can't find any information about waxed yams, though. So, what are these things?
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They're definitely not rutabagas. Other than that, I've got nuttin'.
– Marti
yesterday
Not a Yam. Not a Sweet Potato. A lot of confusion comes from Sweet Potatoes being sold in cans as "Yams", How to Tell the Difference
– elbrant
yesterday
1
Ok folks, normally we don't delete suppose answered oh a question, because sometimes a currently word explanation gets the information across better. But here, we have many people who simply state the same thing as the first answer. If you agree with an existing answer, just upvote. Only post an answer of your iwn if it has relevant information missing from existing answers.
– rumtscho♦
16 hours ago
@Marti Yeah, I'm not Gordon Ramsay or anything, but those are definitely not Rutabagas
– Kevin
10 hours ago
Bite it, what does it taste like?
– MonkeyZeus
4 hours ago
add a comment |
9
They're definitely not rutabagas. Other than that, I've got nuttin'.
– Marti
yesterday
Not a Yam. Not a Sweet Potato. A lot of confusion comes from Sweet Potatoes being sold in cans as "Yams", How to Tell the Difference
– elbrant
yesterday
1
Ok folks, normally we don't delete suppose answered oh a question, because sometimes a currently word explanation gets the information across better. But here, we have many people who simply state the same thing as the first answer. If you agree with an existing answer, just upvote. Only post an answer of your iwn if it has relevant information missing from existing answers.
– rumtscho♦
16 hours ago
@Marti Yeah, I'm not Gordon Ramsay or anything, but those are definitely not Rutabagas
– Kevin
10 hours ago
Bite it, what does it taste like?
– MonkeyZeus
4 hours ago
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They're definitely not rutabagas. Other than that, I've got nuttin'.
– Marti
yesterday
They're definitely not rutabagas. Other than that, I've got nuttin'.
– Marti
yesterday
Not a Yam. Not a Sweet Potato. A lot of confusion comes from Sweet Potatoes being sold in cans as "Yams", How to Tell the Difference
– elbrant
yesterday
Not a Yam. Not a Sweet Potato. A lot of confusion comes from Sweet Potatoes being sold in cans as "Yams", How to Tell the Difference
– elbrant
yesterday
1
1
Ok folks, normally we don't delete suppose answered oh a question, because sometimes a currently word explanation gets the information across better. But here, we have many people who simply state the same thing as the first answer. If you agree with an existing answer, just upvote. Only post an answer of your iwn if it has relevant information missing from existing answers.
– rumtscho♦
16 hours ago
Ok folks, normally we don't delete suppose answered oh a question, because sometimes a currently word explanation gets the information across better. But here, we have many people who simply state the same thing as the first answer. If you agree with an existing answer, just upvote. Only post an answer of your iwn if it has relevant information missing from existing answers.
– rumtscho♦
16 hours ago
@Marti Yeah, I'm not Gordon Ramsay or anything, but those are definitely not Rutabagas
– Kevin
10 hours ago
@Marti Yeah, I'm not Gordon Ramsay or anything, but those are definitely not Rutabagas
– Kevin
10 hours ago
Bite it, what does it taste like?
– MonkeyZeus
4 hours ago
Bite it, what does it taste like?
– MonkeyZeus
4 hours ago
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It really looks like cassava. Are you in the U.S.? Can you call the Whole Foods that prepared your order to confirm this vegetable? You can Google "cassava," and "rutabaga," and see the clear differences between vegetables... yours looks like the former, while rutabagas look like balls of white and pink (like beets). Also, be sure to look up how to cook/prepare cassava. Hope it goes well!
https://www.google.com/search?q=cassava+root&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiV19yn4-ngAhVNMt8KHTwADNUQ_AUIDigB&biw=1315&bih=684
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You're right, this is definitely cassava. I'll go look up how to prepare it safely!
– Josh
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It looks like it could be yuca/cassava, based on the appearance alone. The picture on Wikipedia even shows a waxed version.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava
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Looks like it ! Where I live we call them manioc
– Sarumanatee
yesterday
5
A note - Cassava can be rather poisonous if not prepared correctly. I would recommend being at least somewhat familiar with it before haphazardly adding it to your dinner.
– MikeTheLiar
yesterday
7
Careful: as that linked Wikipedia article explains, "Though it is often called yuca in Spanish and in the United States, it is not related to yucca, a shrub in the family Asparagaceae." (emphasis added)
– Juhasz
yesterday
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@MikeTheLiar Cassava sold whole and in a grocery store is overwhelmingly likely to be sweet cassava, which isn't (significantly) poisonous.
– Sneftel
16 hours ago
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Yes that's yuca. Albeit some amazonian varieties are poisonous and require a special preparation, the variety available in stores is not. To prepare, just remove the skin, cut the body on pieces and cook it, in a similar way to potatoes. Fried yuca is very nice as well.
– aizquier
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It looks like taro root to me, if it's purple inside it probabls is.
https://www.google.com/search?q=taro&safe=active&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS820US820&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjghf7L0OngAhUIip4KHe2kA-kQ_AUIDigB&biw=1091&bih=1388&dpr=1.1
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Sorry but that's not it. Taro is a short root, even the texture is different. That in the question is clearly a cassava root.
– Luciano
14 hours ago
I have seen short round taro, but I have also seen taro in the same shape as pictured above. and the texture looks the same to me. Did you visit my link?
– Brian
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Note that real rutabaga look just like turnip, ie with a pink/purple halo on the skin at the leaf end. But it's much larger than a turnip, maybe 6-8"(15-20cm) in diameter, and the flesh is yellow rather than white.
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– mech
5 hours ago
Well, I agree that it's good to tell the OP what he's really got on his hands. But his question did include what is a rutabaga, and nobody's been addressing that. Feel free to disagree
– George M
5 hours ago
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I don't see where the OP asked what a rutabaga looks like? He says in his question"They don't look anything like any picture I can find online of rutabagas, which are supposed to look like a large turnip."which kind of indicates that he has figured out what rutabagas look like.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
5 hours ago
@GeorgeM OP's question does not ask for what a rutabaga is. OP also does mention that he already sees that rutabagas are similar to turnips. I don't mean to harp on the same point as other commenters, but I think your answer belongs as more of a comment on the OP's question and not a separate answer. :)
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It really looks like cassava. Are you in the U.S.? Can you call the Whole Foods that prepared your order to confirm this vegetable? You can Google "cassava," and "rutabaga," and see the clear differences between vegetables... yours looks like the former, while rutabagas look like balls of white and pink (like beets). Also, be sure to look up how to cook/prepare cassava. Hope it goes well!
https://www.google.com/search?q=cassava+root&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiV19yn4-ngAhVNMt8KHTwADNUQ_AUIDigB&biw=1315&bih=684
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You're right, this is definitely cassava. I'll go look up how to prepare it safely!
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It really looks like cassava. Are you in the U.S.? Can you call the Whole Foods that prepared your order to confirm this vegetable? You can Google "cassava," and "rutabaga," and see the clear differences between vegetables... yours looks like the former, while rutabagas look like balls of white and pink (like beets). Also, be sure to look up how to cook/prepare cassava. Hope it goes well!
https://www.google.com/search?q=cassava+root&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiV19yn4-ngAhVNMt8KHTwADNUQ_AUIDigB&biw=1315&bih=684
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You're right, this is definitely cassava. I'll go look up how to prepare it safely!
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It really looks like cassava. Are you in the U.S.? Can you call the Whole Foods that prepared your order to confirm this vegetable? You can Google "cassava," and "rutabaga," and see the clear differences between vegetables... yours looks like the former, while rutabagas look like balls of white and pink (like beets). Also, be sure to look up how to cook/prepare cassava. Hope it goes well!
https://www.google.com/search?q=cassava+root&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiV19yn4-ngAhVNMt8KHTwADNUQ_AUIDigB&biw=1315&bih=684
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It really looks like cassava. Are you in the U.S.? Can you call the Whole Foods that prepared your order to confirm this vegetable? You can Google "cassava," and "rutabaga," and see the clear differences between vegetables... yours looks like the former, while rutabagas look like balls of white and pink (like beets). Also, be sure to look up how to cook/prepare cassava. Hope it goes well!
https://www.google.com/search?q=cassava+root&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiV19yn4-ngAhVNMt8KHTwADNUQ_AUIDigB&biw=1315&bih=684
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You're right, this is definitely cassava. I'll go look up how to prepare it safely!
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You're right, this is definitely cassava. I'll go look up how to prepare it safely!
– Josh
1 hour ago
You're right, this is definitely cassava. I'll go look up how to prepare it safely!
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You're right, this is definitely cassava. I'll go look up how to prepare it safely!
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It looks like it could be yuca/cassava, based on the appearance alone. The picture on Wikipedia even shows a waxed version.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava
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Looks like it ! Where I live we call them manioc
– Sarumanatee
yesterday
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A note - Cassava can be rather poisonous if not prepared correctly. I would recommend being at least somewhat familiar with it before haphazardly adding it to your dinner.
– MikeTheLiar
yesterday
7
Careful: as that linked Wikipedia article explains, "Though it is often called yuca in Spanish and in the United States, it is not related to yucca, a shrub in the family Asparagaceae." (emphasis added)
– Juhasz
yesterday
3
@MikeTheLiar Cassava sold whole and in a grocery store is overwhelmingly likely to be sweet cassava, which isn't (significantly) poisonous.
– Sneftel
16 hours ago
4
Yes that's yuca. Albeit some amazonian varieties are poisonous and require a special preparation, the variety available in stores is not. To prepare, just remove the skin, cut the body on pieces and cook it, in a similar way to potatoes. Fried yuca is very nice as well.
– aizquier
9 hours ago
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It looks like it could be yuca/cassava, based on the appearance alone. The picture on Wikipedia even shows a waxed version.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava
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Looks like it ! Where I live we call them manioc
– Sarumanatee
yesterday
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A note - Cassava can be rather poisonous if not prepared correctly. I would recommend being at least somewhat familiar with it before haphazardly adding it to your dinner.
– MikeTheLiar
yesterday
7
Careful: as that linked Wikipedia article explains, "Though it is often called yuca in Spanish and in the United States, it is not related to yucca, a shrub in the family Asparagaceae." (emphasis added)
– Juhasz
yesterday
3
@MikeTheLiar Cassava sold whole and in a grocery store is overwhelmingly likely to be sweet cassava, which isn't (significantly) poisonous.
– Sneftel
16 hours ago
4
Yes that's yuca. Albeit some amazonian varieties are poisonous and require a special preparation, the variety available in stores is not. To prepare, just remove the skin, cut the body on pieces and cook it, in a similar way to potatoes. Fried yuca is very nice as well.
– aizquier
9 hours ago
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It looks like it could be yuca/cassava, based on the appearance alone. The picture on Wikipedia even shows a waxed version.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava
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It looks like it could be yuca/cassava, based on the appearance alone. The picture on Wikipedia even shows a waxed version.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava
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Looks like it ! Where I live we call them manioc
– Sarumanatee
yesterday
5
A note - Cassava can be rather poisonous if not prepared correctly. I would recommend being at least somewhat familiar with it before haphazardly adding it to your dinner.
– MikeTheLiar
yesterday
7
Careful: as that linked Wikipedia article explains, "Though it is often called yuca in Spanish and in the United States, it is not related to yucca, a shrub in the family Asparagaceae." (emphasis added)
– Juhasz
yesterday
3
@MikeTheLiar Cassava sold whole and in a grocery store is overwhelmingly likely to be sweet cassava, which isn't (significantly) poisonous.
– Sneftel
16 hours ago
4
Yes that's yuca. Albeit some amazonian varieties are poisonous and require a special preparation, the variety available in stores is not. To prepare, just remove the skin, cut the body on pieces and cook it, in a similar way to potatoes. Fried yuca is very nice as well.
– aizquier
9 hours ago
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9
Looks like it ! Where I live we call them manioc
– Sarumanatee
yesterday
5
A note - Cassava can be rather poisonous if not prepared correctly. I would recommend being at least somewhat familiar with it before haphazardly adding it to your dinner.
– MikeTheLiar
yesterday
7
Careful: as that linked Wikipedia article explains, "Though it is often called yuca in Spanish and in the United States, it is not related to yucca, a shrub in the family Asparagaceae." (emphasis added)
– Juhasz
yesterday
3
@MikeTheLiar Cassava sold whole and in a grocery store is overwhelmingly likely to be sweet cassava, which isn't (significantly) poisonous.
– Sneftel
16 hours ago
4
Yes that's yuca. Albeit some amazonian varieties are poisonous and require a special preparation, the variety available in stores is not. To prepare, just remove the skin, cut the body on pieces and cook it, in a similar way to potatoes. Fried yuca is very nice as well.
– aizquier
9 hours ago
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9
Looks like it ! Where I live we call them manioc
– Sarumanatee
yesterday
Looks like it ! Where I live we call them manioc
– Sarumanatee
yesterday
5
5
A note - Cassava can be rather poisonous if not prepared correctly. I would recommend being at least somewhat familiar with it before haphazardly adding it to your dinner.
– MikeTheLiar
yesterday
A note - Cassava can be rather poisonous if not prepared correctly. I would recommend being at least somewhat familiar with it before haphazardly adding it to your dinner.
– MikeTheLiar
yesterday
7
7
Careful: as that linked Wikipedia article explains, "Though it is often called yuca in Spanish and in the United States, it is not related to yucca, a shrub in the family Asparagaceae." (emphasis added)
– Juhasz
yesterday
Careful: as that linked Wikipedia article explains, "Though it is often called yuca in Spanish and in the United States, it is not related to yucca, a shrub in the family Asparagaceae." (emphasis added)
– Juhasz
yesterday
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@MikeTheLiar Cassava sold whole and in a grocery store is overwhelmingly likely to be sweet cassava, which isn't (significantly) poisonous.
– Sneftel
16 hours ago
@MikeTheLiar Cassava sold whole and in a grocery store is overwhelmingly likely to be sweet cassava, which isn't (significantly) poisonous.
– Sneftel
16 hours ago
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Yes that's yuca. Albeit some amazonian varieties are poisonous and require a special preparation, the variety available in stores is not. To prepare, just remove the skin, cut the body on pieces and cook it, in a similar way to potatoes. Fried yuca is very nice as well.
– aizquier
9 hours ago
Yes that's yuca. Albeit some amazonian varieties are poisonous and require a special preparation, the variety available in stores is not. To prepare, just remove the skin, cut the body on pieces and cook it, in a similar way to potatoes. Fried yuca is very nice as well.
– aizquier
9 hours ago
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It looks like taro root to me, if it's purple inside it probabls is.
https://www.google.com/search?q=taro&safe=active&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS820US820&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjghf7L0OngAhUIip4KHe2kA-kQ_AUIDigB&biw=1091&bih=1388&dpr=1.1
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Sorry but that's not it. Taro is a short root, even the texture is different. That in the question is clearly a cassava root.
– Luciano
14 hours ago
I have seen short round taro, but I have also seen taro in the same shape as pictured above. and the texture looks the same to me. Did you visit my link?
– Brian
6 hours ago
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It looks like taro root to me, if it's purple inside it probabls is.
https://www.google.com/search?q=taro&safe=active&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS820US820&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjghf7L0OngAhUIip4KHe2kA-kQ_AUIDigB&biw=1091&bih=1388&dpr=1.1
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Sorry but that's not it. Taro is a short root, even the texture is different. That in the question is clearly a cassava root.
– Luciano
14 hours ago
I have seen short round taro, but I have also seen taro in the same shape as pictured above. and the texture looks the same to me. Did you visit my link?
– Brian
6 hours ago
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It looks like taro root to me, if it's purple inside it probabls is.
https://www.google.com/search?q=taro&safe=active&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS820US820&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjghf7L0OngAhUIip4KHe2kA-kQ_AUIDigB&biw=1091&bih=1388&dpr=1.1
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It looks like taro root to me, if it's purple inside it probabls is.
https://www.google.com/search?q=taro&safe=active&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS820US820&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjghf7L0OngAhUIip4KHe2kA-kQ_AUIDigB&biw=1091&bih=1388&dpr=1.1
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Sorry but that's not it. Taro is a short root, even the texture is different. That in the question is clearly a cassava root.
– Luciano
14 hours ago
I have seen short round taro, but I have also seen taro in the same shape as pictured above. and the texture looks the same to me. Did you visit my link?
– Brian
6 hours ago
add a comment |
2
Sorry but that's not it. Taro is a short root, even the texture is different. That in the question is clearly a cassava root.
– Luciano
14 hours ago
I have seen short round taro, but I have also seen taro in the same shape as pictured above. and the texture looks the same to me. Did you visit my link?
– Brian
6 hours ago
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2
Sorry but that's not it. Taro is a short root, even the texture is different. That in the question is clearly a cassava root.
– Luciano
14 hours ago
Sorry but that's not it. Taro is a short root, even the texture is different. That in the question is clearly a cassava root.
– Luciano
14 hours ago
I have seen short round taro, but I have also seen taro in the same shape as pictured above. and the texture looks the same to me. Did you visit my link?
– Brian
6 hours ago
I have seen short round taro, but I have also seen taro in the same shape as pictured above. and the texture looks the same to me. Did you visit my link?
– Brian
6 hours ago
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Note that real rutabaga look just like turnip, ie with a pink/purple halo on the skin at the leaf end. But it's much larger than a turnip, maybe 6-8"(15-20cm) in diameter, and the flesh is yellow rather than white.
answered 6 hours ago
George MGeorge M
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This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
– mech
5 hours ago
Well, I agree that it's good to tell the OP what he's really got on his hands. But his question did include what is a rutabaga, and nobody's been addressing that. Feel free to disagree
– George M
5 hours ago
1
I don't see where the OP asked what a rutabaga looks like? He says in his question"They don't look anything like any picture I can find online of rutabagas, which are supposed to look like a large turnip."which kind of indicates that he has figured out what rutabagas look like.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
5 hours ago
@GeorgeM OP's question does not ask for what a rutabaga is. OP also does mention that he already sees that rutabagas are similar to turnips. I don't mean to harp on the same point as other commenters, but I think your answer belongs as more of a comment on the OP's question and not a separate answer. :)
– Jorgomli
3 hours ago
add a comment |
Note that real rutabaga look just like turnip, ie with a pink/purple halo on the skin at the leaf end. But it's much larger than a turnip, maybe 6-8"(15-20cm) in diameter, and the flesh is yellow rather than white.
answered 6 hours ago
George MGeorge M
1,104110
This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
– mech
5 hours ago
Well, I agree that it's good to tell the OP what he's really got on his hands. But his question did include what is a rutabaga, and nobody's been addressing that. Feel free to disagree
– George M
5 hours ago
1
I don't see where the OP asked what a rutabaga looks like? He says in his question"They don't look anything like any picture I can find online of rutabagas, which are supposed to look like a large turnip."which kind of indicates that he has figured out what rutabagas look like.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
5 hours ago
@GeorgeM OP's question does not ask for what a rutabaga is. OP also does mention that he already sees that rutabagas are similar to turnips. I don't mean to harp on the same point as other commenters, but I think your answer belongs as more of a comment on the OP's question and not a separate answer. :)
– Jorgomli
3 hours ago
add a comment |
Note that real rutabaga look just like turnip, ie with a pink/purple halo on the skin at the leaf end. But it's much larger than a turnip, maybe 6-8"(15-20cm) in diameter, and the flesh is yellow rather than white.
answered 6 hours ago
George MGeorge M
1,104110
Note that real rutabaga look just like turnip, ie with a pink/purple halo on the skin at the leaf end. But it's much larger than a turnip, maybe 6-8"(15-20cm) in diameter, and the flesh is yellow rather than white.
answered 6 hours ago
George MGeorge M
1,104110
answered 6 hours ago
George MGeorge M
1,104110
answered 6 hours ago
George MGeorge M
1,104110
answered 6 hours ago
George MGeorge M
1,104110
1,104110
This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
– mech
5 hours ago
Well, I agree that it's good to tell the OP what he's really got on his hands. But his question did include what is a rutabaga, and nobody's been addressing that. Feel free to disagree
– George M
5 hours ago
1
I don't see where the OP asked what a rutabaga looks like? He says in his question"They don't look anything like any picture I can find online of rutabagas, which are supposed to look like a large turnip."which kind of indicates that he has figured out what rutabagas look like.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
5 hours ago
@GeorgeM OP's question does not ask for what a rutabaga is. OP also does mention that he already sees that rutabagas are similar to turnips. I don't mean to harp on the same point as other commenters, but I think your answer belongs as more of a comment on the OP's question and not a separate answer. :)
– Jorgomli
3 hours ago
add a comment |
This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
– mech
5 hours ago
Well, I agree that it's good to tell the OP what he's really got on his hands. But his question did include what is a rutabaga, and nobody's been addressing that. Feel free to disagree
– George M
5 hours ago
1
I don't see where the OP asked what a rutabaga looks like? He says in his question"They don't look anything like any picture I can find online of rutabagas, which are supposed to look like a large turnip."which kind of indicates that he has figured out what rutabagas look like.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
5 hours ago
@GeorgeM OP's question does not ask for what a rutabaga is. OP also does mention that he already sees that rutabagas are similar to turnips. I don't mean to harp on the same point as other commenters, but I think your answer belongs as more of a comment on the OP's question and not a separate answer. :)
– Jorgomli
3 hours ago
This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
– mech
5 hours ago
This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
– mech
5 hours ago
Well, I agree that it's good to tell the OP what he's really got on his hands. But his question did include what is a rutabaga, and nobody's been addressing that. Feel free to disagree
– George M
5 hours ago
Well, I agree that it's good to tell the OP what he's really got on his hands. But his question did include what is a rutabaga, and nobody's been addressing that. Feel free to disagree
– George M
5 hours ago
1
1
I don't see where the OP asked what a rutabaga looks like? He says in his question
"They don't look anything like any picture I can find online of rutabagas, which are supposed to look like a large turnip." which kind of indicates that he has figured out what rutabagas look like.– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
5 hours ago
I don't see where the OP asked what a rutabaga looks like? He says in his question
"They don't look anything like any picture I can find online of rutabagas, which are supposed to look like a large turnip." which kind of indicates that he has figured out what rutabagas look like.– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
5 hours ago
@GeorgeM OP's question does not ask for what a rutabaga is. OP also does mention that he already sees that rutabagas are similar to turnips. I don't mean to harp on the same point as other commenters, but I think your answer belongs as more of a comment on the OP's question and not a separate answer. :)
– Jorgomli
3 hours ago
@GeorgeM OP's question does not ask for what a rutabaga is. OP also does mention that he already sees that rutabagas are similar to turnips. I don't mean to harp on the same point as other commenters, but I think your answer belongs as more of a comment on the OP's question and not a separate answer. :)
– Jorgomli
3 hours ago
add a comment |
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They're definitely not rutabagas. Other than that, I've got nuttin'.
– Marti
yesterday
Not a Yam. Not a Sweet Potato. A lot of confusion comes from Sweet Potatoes being sold in cans as "Yams", How to Tell the Difference
– elbrant
yesterday
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Ok folks, normally we don't delete suppose answered oh a question, because sometimes a currently word explanation gets the information across better. But here, we have many people who simply state the same thing as the first answer. If you agree with an existing answer, just upvote. Only post an answer of your iwn if it has relevant information missing from existing answers.
– rumtscho♦
16 hours ago
@Marti Yeah, I'm not Gordon Ramsay or anything, but those are definitely not Rutabagas
– Kevin
10 hours ago
Bite it, what does it taste like?
– MonkeyZeus
4 hours ago