delicious friend
I am in love with kohlrabi right now. It’s kind of hard to find, so some might call it a rare gem. I was first introduced to the vegetable in my youth, when my Grandma was growing it in her garden in Elm Creek, Manitoba. It has the texture of a raw turnip crossed with a radish, and the flavour of cabbage. It’s crisp and cool and a wonderful addition to any vegetable plate. We eat a lot of vegetables around here! I have never cooked it. We like it raw, straight up, like nature intended.
I think I am going to try to grow some in my garden this year. I don’t trust my soil, though. I have suspicions that the raccoons have been poisoining it with strychnine in order to speed up their take over of our lives. My soil also has the consistency of cement. I’ve added bags and bags of peat and manure over the years but it doesn’t seem to be helping anything. I am considering digging out the little plot two feet down and buying a ‘yard’ or two of clean soil just to be safe. Or maybe building it up with some railroad ties and filling it in? I am not sure which would be easier. I should ask Dom because the manual labour would inevitably fall on his shoulders, oops. Perhaps container gardening is the way to go.
Anyhoo- go buy some kohlrabi, cut off the skin, chop it into sticks, and eat it. That’s all I have to say about that.
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cool robbie rules. i love it in sticks.
Alright, I grabbed a couple of these kohlrabi from the store.
Let me see, let just lay these down on the table here…
“WHUMP!”
…OK let’s wash these bad boys up “SPLISH, SLOSH, SPLASH”
Good stuff, now let’s get knife and chop these into delicious kohlrabi sticks…
“SCHINGGGGG, CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! CHOP!”
OK, all done.
Now the test…
“SNIFF SNIFF”
I don’t no, these sticks seem a bit suspect.
Come on James have a sense of adventure. Be a man.
Your right James thanks for the encouragement.
“SIGH”…
“MUNCH…MUNCH…MUNCH…MUNCH…MUNCH…MUNCH…MUNCH…MUNCH…MUNCH…MUNCH…MUNCH…”
Oh…My…Word!
These…These are amazing!
It’s like elves have gathered in my mouth and are celebrating the Spring Equinox!
Oh lord Oberon, I salute thee!
Thanks for the suggestion Adrian. These kohlrabi sticks were delectable.
If your soil is compacting because it’s mostly clay, you should add some gypsum to the organic matter when you mix it in. There’s also a crushed rock product called Zeolite that I’ve had a lot of success with.
Don’t use railroad ties because the creosote that leaches from it isn’t good for vegetable gardens. You’re better off using a stackable brick product.
I’ve always thought that young kohlrabis taste like a cross between a turnip and an apple.
Thanks, Auntie!