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Originally Posted by EddyTheDog
Nobody outside England will get that reference...
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They should, I know what a burger is
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Originally Posted by EddyTheDog
In England they are known as 'Swedes'....
Don't ask because I don't know...
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"Brassica napobrassica has many national and regional names used globally. Rutabaga is the common American and Canadian term for the plant. It comes from the old Swedish word Rotabagge, meaning simply "root bag". In the U.S., the plant is also known as "Swedish turnip" or "yellow turnip". The term "Swede" is used instead of rutabaga in many Commonwealth Nations,"
"Its common name in Sweden is kålrot (literally "cabbage root")"
Looks to me as if it was named this because it's a root vegetable but changed to Swede because of the common attachment to Sweden.
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Originally Posted by JFK
some people also call them turnips  |
That's what I found out the other day too! Although it seems there are many varieties of turnips.
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Originally Posted by EddyTheDog
I think that is a Northern/Scottish thing.
Turnips down here are horrid white things that look a little similar.
'Swede' is actually nice mashed with lots of butter and pepper...
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Absolutely! Most sundays, swede with pepper.... lovely!
It's not a northern or Scottish thing though... Down here in Dorset they grow lots of swede.
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Originally Posted by TheSwed
and the Police have nice cars here
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Very cool car!