Food and Drink You know what's underappreciated?

**Rain Man** · 12-30-2009, 05:45 PM

Root vegetables.

Everyone likes potatoes, so they're not really underappreciated. And onions, too. And carrots, of course. They're the Big Three. But it's the others that don't get the recognition they deserve. Turnips. Rutabagas. Parsnips. Beets. You take a bunch of those and cook them up in the oven, and you've got a tasty and nutritious side dish with very little effort.

Seriously, parsnips can roll with the best of them. You can't beat a good batch of parsnips, but in truth the four of them are more like a quartet. You can have a good tenor, a good alto, a good bass, and a good soprano, but it's when you cook them all up together that you really get that harmony that makes you tap your feet.

Root vegetables. If you haven't had them, do so tonight. They're available at your nearest grocer.

MikeMaslowski · 12-30-2009, 05:46 PM

Mmmm.. and some powdered milk.

**mlyonsd** · 12-30-2009, 05:47 PM

If you don't put Rutabaga in with your beef pot roast you evidently are an idiot and are wasting oxygen.

Extra Point · 12-30-2009, 05:48 PM

King Paul Cried Out For Good Stew!

**Donger** · 12-30-2009, 05:49 PM

I don't believe that I've ever seen a "Parsnip," let alone consumed one.

**mlyonsd** · 12-30-2009, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donger

I don't believe that I've ever seen a "Parsnip," let alone consumed one.

Limey. They don't grow across the pond?

Monty · 12-30-2009, 05:52 PM

I'm personally offended that radishes weren't listed.

stevieray · 12-30-2009, 05:52 PM

my favorite flower is an artichoke...

**Donger** · 12-30-2009, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

Limey. They don't grow across the pond?

I just looked them up. Yes, I've had them and they make me vomit.

Gracie Dean · 12-30-2009, 05:53 PM

how do you cook turnips?

**pr_capone** · 12-30-2009, 05:53 PM

Man, you are missing a few here.

Yuca

Yam

Yautía

Sweet Potatoes

**Donger** · 12-30-2009, 05:54 PM

Is mandrake a root vegetable?

**pr_capone** · 12-30-2009, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donger

Is mandrake a root vegetable?

yup

**mlyonsd** · 12-30-2009, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donger

I just looked them up. Yes, I've had them and they make me vomit.

I don't believe you. Anything that ever made me vomit I can promise you I would never have to "look up".

**Rain Man** · 12-30-2009, 05:57 PM

Okay, okay, so I missed a few. No man has a unlimited horizon-to-horizon view of the fabulous universe of root vegetables.

View Poll Results: Like 'em/don't like 'em. What is your say on the subject?
Beets - Like 'em	17	30.91%
Beets - Strict neutrality	7	12.73%
Beets - Don't like 'em	24	43.64%
Beets - Never had 'em	5	9.09%
Carrots - Like 'em	37	67.27%
Carrots - Strict neutrality	10	18.18%
Carrots - Don't like 'em	4	7.27%
Carrots - Never had 'em	1	1.82%
Onions - Like 'em	42	76.36%
Onions - Strict neutrality	4	7.27%
Onions - Don't like 'em	6	10.91%
Onions - Never had 'em	1	1.82%
Parsnips - Like 'em	5	9.09%
Parsnips - Strict neutrality	12	21.82%
Parsnips - Don't like 'em	5	9.09%
Parsnips - Never had 'em	30	54.55%
Potatoes - Like 'em	47	85.45%
Potatoes - Strict neutrality	0	0%
Potatoes - Don't like 'em	2	3.64%
Potatoes - Never had 'em	1	1.82%
Rutabagas - Like 'em	6	10.91%
Rutabagas - Strict neutrality	5	9.09%
Rutabagas - Don't like 'em	8	14.55%
Rutabagas - Never had 'em	32	58.18%
Turnips - Like 'em	12	21.82%
Turnips - Strict neutrality	12	21.82%
Turnips - Don't like 'em	21	38.18%
Turnips - Never had 'em	8	14.55%
I'm purely carnivorous. Meat only.	8	14.55%
I don't eat root vegetables since they aren't free range.	3	5.45%
If it's not in a frozen dinner, I probably don't eat it.	2	3.64%
Have you read Food Inc's expose of the root vegetable industry?	7	12.73%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 55. You may not vote on this poll

12-30-2009, 05:45 PM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-642449 VARSITY	You know what's underappreciated? Root vegetables. Everyone likes potatoes, so they're not really underappreciated. And onions, too. And carrots, of course. They're the Big Three. But it's the others that don't get the recognition they deserve. Turnips. Rutabagas. Parsnips. Beets. You take a bunch of those and cook them up in the oven, and you've got a tasty and nutritious side dish with very little effort. Seriously, parsnips can roll with the best of them. You can't beat a good batch of parsnips, but in truth the four of them are more like a quartet. You can have a good tenor, a good alto, a good bass, and a good soprano, but it's when you cook them all up together that you really get that harmony that makes you tap your feet. Root vegetables. If you haven't had them, do so tonight. They're available at your nearest grocer.
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Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-642449 VARSITY	Okay, okay, so I missed a few. No man has a unlimited horizon-to-horizon view of the fabulous universe of root vegetables. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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