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turnips

Fruits & vegetables; Root vegetables

Turnips, Brassica rapa, are members of the mustard family, thus they are related to cauliflower and cabbage. Turnip is a general name given to over 30 domesticated varieties of turnips which vary in ...

watermelon radish

Fruits & vegetables; Root vegetables

The watermelon radish, given name Shinrimei, AKA Rooseheart and Red Meat, is an heirloom Chinese Daikon radish. It is a member of the Brassica (mustard) family along with arugula, broccoli and ...

yacón root

Fruits & vegetables; Root vegetables

The yacón or Polymnia sonchifolia, also known as Peruvian ground apple, yacon, jacón, arboloco, yacuma, aricoma, earth apple and ancona, is a tuber that is related to the sunflower and a distant ...

yama root

Fruits & vegetables; Root vegetables

Their are 600 species of of the yama root (yam), countless species growing wild in damp woodlands. Varieties vary in sizes, shape and consistency. This particular variety of yam is known as Tsukune ...

yamaimo root

Fruits & vegetables; Root vegetables

Yamaimo is a root vegetable that is cultivated for similar culinary purposes as yams and potatoes as its flesh is relatively high in starch and gluten. Its common vernacular names are naga imo (long ...

yuca root

Fruits & vegetables; Root vegetables

The yuca root is most often referred to as cassava. Other common names are manioc and tapioca. The plant is a tropical perennial shrub grown for its starch-filled roots. There are two types of yuca ...

island sunshine potatoes

Fruits & vegetables; Root vegetables

Island sunshine potatoes are a compact tuber with rough yellow skin and dark yellow flesh. Island sunshine potatoes are characterized as having firm, dry flesh and excel in baked, fried and boiled ...