Parsley root

18 April 2022, 10:35 AM

Steve Miller

Parsley root

Sampled the parsley root and I’m surprised it’s not more popular.

The flavor is delicate - like potato but sweeter. The consistency is like carrot - crisp cold, soft and mushy cooked. It smells like parsley but the flavor really doesn’t come through.

I can see mashing it in with potatoes like the Irish do with almost any root vegetable. I can also see it served in a chi-chi trendy place - puréed with butter, a few bits of scallion and a little garlic. Add bacon, sausage and cheese and the toddlers would ask for seconds if I didn’t tell them what it was.

I’ll bet Mik could make something magic with it.

18 April 2022, 08:42 PM

dolmansaxlil

Well now I feel pretty foolish because I thought parsnip was the same as parsley root but a quick google search tells me it is not. I may need to seek some out!

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18 April 2022, 11:15 PM

Steve Miller

I made a parsley root mash tonight, with carrots, potatoes, leeks, butter, and cream.

Fantastic!

19 April 2022, 08:20 AM

wtg

I never met a root vegetable I didn't like. Especially when butter and cream are involved.

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19 April 2022, 10:56 AM

jodi

I had no idea parsley had a root like that! Not sure I can find them in Butte, Montana, either, you can barely find parsnips here …

19 April 2022, 10:59 AM

Mikhailoh

quote:
Originally posted by wtg:
I never met a root vegetable I didn't like. Especially when butter and cream are involved.

Indeed.

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19 April 2022, 11:34 AM

Steve Miller

It’s a particular type of parsley grown for the root. You can eat the greens but they don’t taste like much.