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K is for… Kohlrabi

Published on July 25, 2014 by Elizabeth Atia

kohlrabi sputnik

Who says you can’t play with your food?

This week’s Alphabet Photo Challenge by PODcast was a little bit tricky. The letter K… possibilities for me included kiss, kittens, Kergord, kale…. and in a moment of inspiration: kohlrabi!

Sitting there in my near empty post-holiday fridge (stocked only by the contents of the vegetable box we’d received from Transition Turriefield the day after we returned from our holidays) was a lonely little green vegetable: a kohlrabi; the sputnik of the vegetable world.

It’s really a rather odd looking, neglected vegetable tasting halfway between a cabbage and a broccoli stem.

“Dear husband, can you hang this kohlrabi from the ceiling for me, please?” True words I have spoken this week. My husband doesn’t bat an eyelid these days at these random requests. He dutifully hung the kohlrabi from my eldest son’s ceiling so I could use his space themed wallpaper mural as a backdrop for the photograph. I think it turned out rather well.

I was introduced to kohlrabi only last year via my veg box. In fact, when it first arrived I had no idea what it was. I had to tweet a photo asking for identification. I made a lovely raw kohlrabi and apple salad from it, and from every kohlrabi I’ve received since. I need to be more creative this this vegetable.

How do you eat your kohlrabi?

A is for… Adventure

B is for… Brave

C is for… Coast

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E is for… Education

F is for… Fishing Industry

G is for… Green

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I is for… Iron Age

J is for… Jelly Sweets

Category: PhotographyTag: AlphabetPhoto, kohlrabi

About Elizabeth Atia

Daydream adventurer. Expat Canadian. Foodie. Calls Shetland home.

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  1. Charly Dove

    August 2, 2014 at 1:54 pm

    What an awesome picture, very well done. I’m embarrassed to say I’ve not had kohlrabi but what a great letter K. Just brilliant. Thank you for sharing with #alphabetphoto

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  2. Alison

    July 28, 2014 at 5:32 am

    Thats brilliant, it looks like it belongs there. I have never heard of the vegetable though, must look out for it

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  3. Jeanne Horak-Druiff

    July 27, 2014 at 10:48 am

    Hahaha – clever pic! We grow purple kohlrabi on the allotment – and usually shave it into a salad as well…

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  4. Jen @ Blue Kitchen Bakes

    July 26, 2014 at 5:40 pm

    Great photo, love how your husband complied without question, I’ve yet to rope my boyfriend into helping me stage my food photos.

    I too discovered kohlrabi in my veg box for the first time last year and sad to say I’ve only used it in coleslaw so far, I have a new one this week so must find something more interesting to do with it.

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  5. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche

    July 26, 2014 at 2:07 pm

    Haha I love the image at the top! It is a really weird looking vegetable. I got one in my veg box last week and I used it to make fritters!

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  6. Fuss Free Helen

    July 26, 2014 at 1:06 pm

    I love that photo!

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  7. Laura@howtocookgoodfood

    July 26, 2014 at 9:28 am

    I love kohlrabi, an underrated veg I feel. Love it in salads.

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  8. sustainablemum

    July 25, 2014 at 8:14 pm

    Like you I discovered kohlrabi via our veg box :). I have eaten it shredded in various salads including coleslaw. It is quite a strong taste so can be a little over powering in my humble opinion. Your photo is brilliant!

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  9. Camilla @FabFood4All

    July 25, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    I have never heard of or seen this vegetable indeed I thought it was a dish if anything LOL so I’m afraid I can’t help you out:-( Great pic:-)

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  10. Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy

    July 25, 2014 at 2:07 pm

    I keep meaning to pick one of these up to try it, but I always forget.

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  11. Holly Nelson

    July 25, 2014 at 2:26 pm

    The things we do for photos! It did turn out well! I had never even heard of that vegetable!!

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