I sliced the bulb and chopped up the leaves for my Local Kohlrabi and Bok Choy Stir-Fry tonight:
And it's actually pretty tasty. Well, at least the bulb is tasty...a little like cabbage with a hint of turnip flavor. But the leaves are very bitter. Probably the most bitter green I've ever eaten.
Once seasoned with soy sauce (and yes, I know that's not local, but I consider soy sauce a seasoning ... and I'm making exceptions for seasonings), the bitter taste was masked. I also tossed in local baby bok choy, squash, carrots, Farm Soy tofu, and garlic (from Granny's garden). Served with Riceland brown rice, it really fulfilled my Chinese food cravings....now if I only could find some local chocolate...
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HEY! So when I was in Union Square today (In manhattan) There was a big farmers market festival type thing... I THOUGHT OF YOU! You would have been in heaven!
Psst.. there's totally a place on my floor!
That looks really tasty. I should whip out my brand new Martha Stewart wok later on and do a stir-fry. I can't wait til our local farmers markets begin!
I worked at a supermarket last year as a cashier, and a woman brought a kohlrabi through... I was SO embarrassed when I had to ask her what it was!
What does it taste like?
Nice to know what kohlrabi tastes like and what I can do with it. I'm probably going to get some via my CSA this year and after seeing that picture, I would have likely gotten home and spent a long time trying to figure out what on earth I'm supposed to do with something like that!
I've definitely NEVER had kohlrabi... looks intriguing, and quite delicious in your stir-fry dish - yum!
I've been hearing about kohlrabi more and more lately! It's a great idea to throw it in a stir-fry, which looks delicious, by the way. Cabbage is yummy, so I think I'd like kohlrabi too. Good luck finding local chocolate -- that's one of those things along with bananas, mangoes, and coffee that I love to buy but I know it's far from being local.
And thanks for the nice comment! :) It's odd we haven't crossed paths in the blogging world before!
I've never had kohlrabi either... next week's "new challenge food" perhaps?
Lol @ alien vegetables :)
I love kohlrabi, and my boyfriend likes to eat one raw for breakfast. It tastes great raw!
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