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This article doesn't know if it's about all of Brassica rapa, or only about the turnip. — Pekinensis 02:01, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I'd like to make a clearer disambiguation here. I know the information is all present if you read it, but we can make it easier for the visitor. Hope no-one objects...-- Doric Loon 19:29, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)
A large part of the _Culture_ section is taken without attribution from Project Gutenberg's version of
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 10, No. 289, December 22, 1827 ( http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11378 ).
The difference that the previous writer noted is between the section of the article that was written recently and the section copied from a source in the 1800s without attribution. Corprew 17:00, 31 July 2006 (UTC) Corprew
Should we include one? Or perhaps a link? Open for discussion. Dfrg.msc User talk:Dfrg.msc 10:01, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
Those pictures have some really feeble turnips in them! Anyone got a picture of a proper, fully grown, turnip?! -- Mal 06:17, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
I removed the following block of text:
It appeared to be plagiarized from an excerpt of a book. Please do not readd any of this without rewording. Also, if you reword and readd, consider shortening significantly because a lot of this seems superfluous. Ufwuct 23:00, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
The turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa)
I thought the variation that we refer to as Turnip is called Brassica rapa var. rapifera? I accept the 99,9% possibility that I am wrong... sorry, my first time trying to write in a discussion page.
-- Snufle 14:33, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
The mention of the eating of mashed turnip with haggis and potatoes in Scotland is out of place as it isn't this type of turnip that is eaten- it is the swede or rutabaga or yellow/purple turnip that is eaten as 'bashed neeps' with haggis and 'champit tatties'. Ewan carmichael 07:48, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
I removed the section on Scotland and Wales - and the section on Amynta Wood Gush - and the Killers...
I also fixed the picture and over threw the evil members of the Turnip Awareness Program - a front for the Peoples United Front of Turnip Haters - we the people of the United Lovers of Turnips will continue our quest to get all of you kicked out of the USA - damed pinkos
plus I fixed the picture...
Karnak 19:04, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
saugur sweey but bad —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.225.249.182 ( talk) 23:54, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
Surprised no mention whatsoever of root beer. Maybe I'll come back and fix this when I've more time! IntoYourHead ( talk) 15:17, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Does anyone know why peas, carrots, potatoes, and their ilk are all still commonly eaten, but turnips aren't? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.70.113 ( talk) 00:27, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Several varieties of turnips are popular in China. Big white ones are often cut up and then boiled (with some ham) until tender. ArthurDuhurst ( talk) 23:23, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
The large "Cultivation" section with verbatim text from the Household Cyclopedia uses archaic English, excessive adjectives, and some questionable POV claims. While I have no problem with this source, I don't think cut-and-pasting the text is suitable. Anyone want to summarize and paraphrase? The section is more of a how-to than encyclopedic information. There's good to be gleaned, but please consider rewriting the entire section and citing the Household Cyclopedia as a source instead. James A. Stewart ( talk) 01:58, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Please stop with the nonsense about the Killers and their love of turnips..... Karnak 20:49, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
And please stop with the scatological nonsense (swearing, "ass," crap, etc. Don't have time to go through and clean it up, but can someone please do this? —Preceding
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Article states that "they resemble mustard greens in flavor." I regularly eat turnip greens and other greens, including mustard greens, and they taste nothing alike. Mustard greens have a very strong spicy flavor. Turnip greens do not. If there's no good explanation from the person who wrote this, I suggest this sentence be modified. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.0.192.177 ( talk) 12:24, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
The article appears to contradict itself on whether or not the swollen orb is the root. Please clarify, somebody. CGameProgrammer 00:27, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
Perhaps what we need is a better picture - one that shows the uncut plant with the whole tap root and foliage, not just the globe cut separate. 65.0.192.177 ( talk) 12:41, 3 March 2009 (UTC) Bluedude
I'm from N. Ireland and where I'm from this article refers to "White turnips". In Ireland and northern Britain this is a Turnip (I'd never heard of a "Rutabaga" before). I think that this requires further dis-ambiguation by stating this in the opening paragraph, as opposed to solely saying "For similar vegetables also called "turnip", see Turnip (disambiguation). 80.219.51.173 ( talk) 20:50, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
There are no sources for the nutrition part???? Also I saw other articles that says it has other nutritional value rather than "just vitamin C"..... I think this should be investigated more Double0three ( talk) 02:31, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
Maybe there should be something about Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend's contribution to the turnip's use? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.140.185.146 ( talk) 19:31, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
We need a picture of the turnip root, since that's the familiar edible part anyway.
The pics on my browser look like they are going over the text can that be fixed? user:andham2000
My mother-in-law cut off its "tail" (lower tip) before I had a chance to take this photo. This is an example of one popular type of turnip in China. ArthurDuhurst ( talk) 23:41, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
"In this stage, if the ground has not been very foul, the seed process." This sentence seems have got garbled. I suppose it ought to read something like this: "In this stage, if the ground has not been very foul, the seed can be sown" but perhaps whoever wrote it wanted to say something more. Could anyone with expert knowledge clear it up please? Campolongo ( talk) 09:43, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
Surely the paragraph on "turnip lanterns" should be transferred to the article on Rutabaga, what the Scots call "neeps", and the English call "swedes". Skinsmoke ( talk) 17:29, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
Until the beginning of the eighteenth century, this valuable root was cultivated among us only in gardens or other small spots, for culinary purposes; but Lord Townshend, attending King George the First on one of his excursions to Germany, in the quality of secretary of State, observed the turnip cultivated in open and extensive fields, as fodder for cattle, and spreading fertility over lands naturally barren; and on his return to England he brought over with him some of the seed, and strongly recommended the practice which he had witnessed to the adoption of his own tenants, who occupied a soil similar to that of Hanover.
Is this section a quote from somewhere? It seems rather oddly constructed ("among us", who? "the quality of secretary of State"), though not actually wrong. I realise it's not attributed as a quotation, but that may be an oversight; or, i think, it needs slightly reworking. Lindsay H. 18:04, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
I second that motion. Look at this prose:
The singling out of the young plants is an operation of great importance, for an error committed in this process can hardly be afterward rectified. Boys and girls are always employed as hoers; but a steady and trusty man-servant is usually set over them to see that the work is properly executed.
Does anyone else think this is a joke/prank? "Boys and girls", "a steady and trusty man-servant"? It's silly fun, but shouldn't it go on uncyclopedia rather than wikipedia? As an anonymous wiki reader, I prefer a wiki admin make the call here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.2.7.49 ( talk) 18:57, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
I don't know how to add the spanish translation, I have tried and I get errors.
It should link to http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabo — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.69.254.55 ( talk) 16:55, 9 August 2014 (UTC)
Just wanted to preserve this here:
"The turnip, which is a very popular vegetable in the music world, can be often often found at festivals and parties being served with its root vegetable family member, the beet. Indeed, at festivals throughout Europe you can hear the party-goers demanding the DJ to turnip the beets as they chomp down on their beloved vegetables."
Or even: Lettuce Turnip the Beets. Bod ( talk) 21:32, 16 December 2017 (UTC)
What do the different sorts of turnips mentioned taste like? I once tasted turnips that were like sweet potatoes (without sweet potatoes' unpleasant aftertaste). Which sort would that be? WordwizardW ( talk) 21:20, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
The word turnip refers to several different veggies in different places, I think. If someone could clarify this, that would be very nice. Tuf-Kat
The article says that "In the north of England and Scotland, the name turnip, or neeps, refers not to the above but to the larger, yellow rutabagas called swedes farther south." Shouldn't it also say how do people in those areas refer to what is elsewhere (and here) called turnip? -- Thrissel ( talk) 22:11, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
Who would have thought of it? The humble Turnip on Mars!? Please see the link below - this is not fictitious:
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14217-martian-soil-could-grow-turnips-phoenix-finds.html
So...should there be a mention in this article? I think it is a worthy addition! —Preceding unsigned comment added by MartianTurnips ( talk • contribs) 11:49, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
The typical southern way of cooking turnip greens was to boil them with a large chunk of "bacon".
Why is bacon in quotes here? Viriditas ( talk) 17:39, 10 January 2024 (UTC)