kohlrabi

a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea caulorapa (or gongylodes), whose thickened stem is eaten as a vegetable

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kohlrabi

Taste and texture similar to cabbage heart or broccoli stem, but milder and sweeter. Can be eaten raw, leaves and bulb. Cancer fighting, especially colon and prostate, high in C, calcium, potassium, fiber. In cabbage family.

kohlrabi

[kōl′rä·bē]

(botany)

A biennial crucifer, designated Brassica caulorapa and B. oleracea var. caulo-rapa, of the order Capparales grown for its edible turniplike, enlarged stem.

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Kohlrabi

(Brassica caulorapa), a plant used as a vegetable, with a thickened, fleshy caulocarpic stalk, which is used as food in cooked or raw form. It is distinguished by a high content of vitamin C. Kohlrabi is cultivated in Western Europe, Southwest Asia, India, America, the European USSR, and Middle Asia.

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In this episode it's a piece of monkfish versus turkey mince, and one team struggles with incorporating kohlrabi and tinned creamed corn into one palatable plate of food.

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