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'''The turnip''', a member of the [[cabbage]] (Brassica) family, is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, bulbous taproot. Small, tender, varieties are grown for human consumption, while larger varieties are grown as feed for livestock.

Pliny the Elder writes that he considered the turnip one of the most important vegetables of his day, rating it "directly after cereals or at all events after the [[bean]], since its utility surpasses that of any other plant." Pliny praises it as a source of fodder for farm animals, and this vegetable is not particular about the type of soil it grows in and because it can be left in the ground until the next harvest, it "prevents the effects of famine" for humans.

In Turkey, particularly in the area near Adana, turnips are used to flavour şalgam, a juice made from purple carrots and spices served ice cold.

The Macomber turnip is featured in one of the very few historic markers for a vegetable, on Main Road in Westport, Massachusetts.

Turnip greens are very popular in north-west Spain. See [[Grelos de Galicia]].
===Cooking turnips===
Old turnips need to be peeled but young ones can just be scrubbed with a pan scourer. Top and tail them and boil with [[potatoes]] until you can get a knife into them. Make [[mashed potatoes]] using 50/50 [[potatoes]] and turnips. They can be cooked with [[carrots]] but need to be cut about the same thickness. Grate young turnips over a [[salad]] for a sweet crunch. [[Roast]] them with [[roast potatoes]], again keeping the sizes similar.
== How much does one cup of turnips weigh? ==
''Estimated [[Generic_conversion_table#Volume|US cup]] to weight equivalents:''
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|Turnips (raw / sliced)||1 Cup||150 g||5.5 oz
|- style="background: #e6e6fa;"
|Turnips (cooked - mashed)||1 Cup||200 g||7 oz
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'''Conversion notes:'''<br />
Every [[ingredient]] has a cups to ounces or grams conversion table. Search for the ingredient, cup to weight conversions are at the end of each ingredient page.

We also have a [[generic conversion table]] and a [[portions per person lookup]].
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Chef at 16:32, 7 October 2024