425159 Thu Jul 26 16:47:26 -0700 2007 11 31 Home Cooking 0 2787391 I thought I bought Baby Bok choy (shows how much I know) It has a fennel like end with the green stringy thing. It's whit in color round and hard. It came in bunches (size of an apple) I was just cutting it up and realized this can't be bok choy. What did I buy???? Thu Jul 26 16:47:26 -0700 2007 63433 drewb123 1 2787401 sure could be bok choy. they sell them as baby, almost individual serving sizes, very nice, quick stirfry,yum!! Thu Jul 26 16:49:29 -0700 2007 2787391 61669 Quine 1 2787406 Could it be kohlrabi? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlrabi Thu Jul 26 16:51:20 -0700 2007 2787391 71215 mlgb 1 2787709 These are baby bok choy ---> http://www.tainongseeds.com/ChingChang.html What you bought might be white radish ... http://www.botany.com/60962SBURPEEWHITERADISH.JPG or could be bunched Kohlrabi ... http://www.hrt.msu.edu/course/HRT204L/VEG_ID/kohlrabi.jpg Thu Jul 26 18:33:10 -0700 2007 2787391 10609 Cheese Boy 2 2788115 It's kohlrabi! what should I do with it? Thu Jul 26 22:22:51 -0700 2007 2787709 63433 drewb123 3 2788141 treat it like a turnip. Thu Jul 26 22:56:34 -0700 2007 2788115 30273 hotoynoodle 3 2788225 Peel it, matchstick it, toss it raw into a salad. Tastes like broccoli and jicama had a baby. Fri Jul 27 00:23:40 -0700 2007 2788115 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 4 2788691 Here's what the Great Big Vegetable Challenge did with kohlrabi: http://greatbigvegchallenge.blogspot.com/search?q=kohlrabi Fri Jul 27 08:00:09 -0700 2007 2788225 87249 katecm 3 2788733 I like kohlrabi in soup or stirfry w/ ground pork and a little fish sauce. Fri Jul 27 08:13:01 -0700 2007 2788115 10371 Carb Lover 1 2788943 Marcella Hazan also has a recipe for soup of kohlrabi and rice in one of her Classic Italian cookbooks. Fri Jul 27 09:10:51 -0700 2007 2787391 13445 Louise 1 2788959 Other than the skin on the bulb, which can get a bit tough if they're older, all parts are edible. Stir fry the leaves and diced bulb, or simmer the peeled bulb. A member of the broccoli family. Fri Jul 27 09:14:15 -0700 2007 2787391 71215 mlgb 2 2789052 Kohlrabi is maybe my favorite vegetable. Also, the name roughly means "cabbage turnip", in German maybe? kohl+rabi I like to: julienne it/grate it to make a slaw type salad. a good one has been granny smith (or other tangy type apple), kohlrabi and shredded red cabbage, yum!! raw, it is peppery and delicious! I once diced it and boiled in a soba style, fish broth soup with tofu, green onions, seaweed, noodles, etc. the flavor get a lot more mild when it is cooked. (i just get bottles of concentrated "soup base" at asian markets or often regular grocery stores, just add water and quite tasty.) they are very popular in german cooking where they slice and bake them with creamy, sometimes cheesy sauces. i saw an awesome recipe for kohlrabi bulbs filled with ground pork and other stuff, and of course a really rich sauce and baked steaming them works alright, just takes a little time, slice em up. apparently you can also eat the leaves if they're fresh enough, i've seen recipes that cook them like other greens, spinach or something. enjoy, buying kohlrabi on a whim at the farmers market was one of my better decisions!! Fri Jul 27 09:36:23 -0700 2007 2788959 111217 dahliachewswell