Kohlrabi

Chou-rave

What it is

Neither root nor cabbage: it is a stem that swelled above ground into a pale sputnik with leaves sticking out at angles. The German name says it plainly — Kohl and Rübe, cabbage and turnip — and Charlemagne ordered it planted across his empire.

In the kitchen

Eat it raw. Peeled and cut into thin batons it is crisper and sweeter than any cooked version, closer to an apple than a cabbage.

Goes with

Lemon Chives Cream Apple Black pepper Dill Butter Mustard

Same species

Baek-kimchi Broccoli Brussels sprout Cabbage Cauliflower Cavolo nero

In season alongside

Bettarazuke Cévennes sweet onion Chioggia beetroot Daikon Prickly pear Green bean

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