Mystery vegetable

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We joined a CSA, which means we get a share of vegetables every week. Last week, we got a bunch of salad greens and garlic and green onions and cauliflower and... this. I have no idea what it is. I assume it's edible.

What is this thing? How does one prepare/eat it?
ETA: Thanks! You are all very useful, and now I know I have a kohlrabi to eat tomorrow.

Comments

[septemberish.livejournal.com]

That might be an alien's heart. I'd be careful.

Kohlrabi

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Kohlrabi.

B

Re: Kohlrabi

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Kohlrabi.

B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlrabi) ()

[jodi.livejournal.com]

consider preparing it like a radish or like cabbage.

Kohlrabi

[jgs42.livejournal.com]

...which I believe is German for "cabbage-turnip". We like to eat them as a crudite. Peel it well (the peel can be thick), slice, then eat with lemon and salt. We had them like that first at the Jarjours in Cyprus I think. They're pretty good if you like that sort of thing (which I do).

[rosencrantz319.livejournal.com]

They rock with a little salt. A tad on the starchy side.

[dddragonlady.livejournal.com]

Dragling loves it thinly sliced with salt. sauted in garlic or soy is also good.