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02-29-2012 11:45 AM |
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Originally Posted by EddyTheDog
(Post 18789432)
Nobody outside England will get that reference...
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They should, I know what a burger is :winkwink:
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Originally Posted by EddyTheDog
(Post 18789542)
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
(Post 18789545)
some people also call them turnips:thumbsup
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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
(Post 18789560)
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
(Post 18789570)
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Very cool car! :thumbsup |
