Turnips

[Caran]

If the Scots call swedes turnips what do they call turnips?

[rowanwitch]

No it isn't see above genetically so diffferent it is unlikely they could now be hybridised

[WELSHYORKIE]

Personally, I don't care - I hate both

[anneasquith]

turnips......(neeps ) large orange.........................swedes. small white

[rowanwitch]

Turnips white usually with purple 'shoulders' swede large woody yellow things

[Dris]

Call the orange fleshed ones 'turnips' and the litlle white peppery ones 'new turnips' (just as in new potatoes) as only seem to get them at a certain time of the year.

[rowanwitch]

I'm going on the names attributed to vegetables with specific genetic make up... not tradition

[maxi2]

Belgians

[heathfield]

Let's put it this way...Here's Tesco's own definition of 'turnip'...

http://www.tescorealf.../glossary/Turnip.html

'Nuff said.

[Invictas]

My Scottish cousin says the follwing
Scots~Neap English~ Swede Orange round and large
She says that the small hard white round things that the English call Turnips they don't have or eat where she lives (Fife)