This week I used rutabagas in my grilled vegetable mix for the first time. I'm not quite sure why I avoided them in the past except that they seemed a bit rough. But last weekend Nash's Farm was sold out of almost everything else by the time I got there, so I decided to give this underappreciated root a try.
I was delighted with them. They cooked up really nicely on the grill, and had a texture like potatoes but a sweeter taste. Apparently they gained a reputation as a famine food in Europe during World War II, when there was little else to eat. I suppose I came to them in a similar way--due to lack of alternatives--but I'll certainly be using them more in the future.
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