Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A plant (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes) in the mustard family, having a thick basal part of the stem that is eaten as a vegetable. Also called turnip cabbage.
Wiktionary
Etymologies
- From the German Kohlrabi, from Kohl ("cabbage") + Italian rape ("turnips"), from cavoli rape, the plural of cavolo rapa (cole rape). (Wiktionary)
- German (partial translation of Italian cavoli rape) : Kohl, cabbage (from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German, from Latin caulis) + Italian rape, pl. of rapa, turnip. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Sauteed in garlic butter with crawfish and kohlrabi is a cajun delicacy.”
“Cooked kohlrabi is simmered in a flavorful coconut paste in this wonderful Konkani recipe.”
“Fat bulbs of kohlrabi from the farmers market on Saturday, they held well in the refrigerator”
“But there was only a single, solitary kohlrabi, which is now already half eaten ... so I doubt I will need any elaborate recipies to get rid of it.”
“Cindy Brown at Green Spring Gardens west of Alexandria grows lots of cabbage-family plants, as I mentioned last week, but the kohlrabi is the easiest to cultivate.”
“The kohlrabi is a cool-season veggie that matures in a short 45 to 60 days, far sooner than its cousins the cabbage and Brussels sprouts.”
The Washington Post: Groundwork: Kohlrabi and chard bring up the rear
“If you're not familiar with the plant called kohlrabi you must visit Delectable Victuals where Sheela will give you some good information about this tasty vegetable.”
Lots of Things Happening in December, and We're Also Cooking with Herbs!
“I mean, how can you not interact with something called kohlrabi and not want to find out how that tastes?”
“Brussels sprouts, cauliflowers and cabbages, as well as interesting and delicious veg such as kohlrabi,”
“So this yearI might get a chance to grow some root veggies (carrots and kohlrabi!) andvining plants (beans)!”
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Gas-Inducing Foodstuffs
Foods that produce flatulence. List title a shameless filching of a fortuitous phrase yarb introduced in his definition of scotch egg. I know everyone has a few foods they avoid at certain times ...
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Cruciferous Vegetables
The GNU Webster's 1913 tells us that the second meaning for cruciferous is as follows: "Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants which have four petals arranged like the arms of a cross...
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German Spelling Bee List
need to learn these words!!!!!!!!
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Western - "Pioneer & Modern Recipes"
Recipes from my 1947 (original copyright, 1939) "The United States Regional Cook Book" which is a cookbook divided into recipes from 11 "regions" of the US, plus an "auxiliary" section. I'm highlig...
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Food Words
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R/W Masters List #1
Newsweek Article
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Plant lore
A miscellany of plant names and words related to plants
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call any vegetable
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kisholi also referred to as knol khol ? Mar 29, 2007