Sorry. Life is kinda chaos right now, and I'm trying to figure out Christmas presents for my family, who all have no idea what they want for Christmas so I'm having to come up with ideas they don't have, and trying to share the ideas so we don't end up just exchanging gift cards for the holiday, and trying to find a few other ideas just in case. Plus cleaning up my house from the mess of several kittens and to prepare for the holidays, and volunteering with CASS, which is my local community art studio, more because of holiday events, and juggling everything that comes with normal life still.
Back to the fun facts though:
Mangelwurzel
Frankly, the only thing really cool about this is the name that sounds like something made up but isn't. it's a type of beet, also called a fodder beet because it was often grown to feed to cattle. It was often seen as peasant food and only really eaten when there wasn't anything else to eat, so it never really got the attention it deserved, but the name makes it worth growing now.
The only other really interesting thing about them is that they're one of the beets/turnips that was an original Jack o' Lantern, before pumpkins.
I know they aren't as interesting as a lot of what I bring in, but...you're definitely going to have fun talking about it with people. It's a really fun word to say. And if it gets you to eat more veggies to have you try it, this time is well spent. Have fun, I'll see you again soon I hope.
Sources:
Slow Food Foundation-- Mangelwurzel
Medium-- Roots Refined; Mangelwurzel
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