Kohlrabi is kind of an alien looking vegetable. It has multiple stems growing out of the top of the bulb like tentacles and connects to a leafy part.

I saw some at a local farmers market. Never tasted it before. They came in bunches of three so I bought one bunch just out of curiosity. I boiled one of them revealing a crunchy texture with not much of a taste.

I don’t see chain supermarkets carrying it. I’ve never seen a restaurant serve it.

So what’s kohlrabi good for? Any good ways to prepare it?

One of our favorite raw veggies - peel and slice. Excellent crunch!

You can treat it like cabbage or broccoli stems.

I've grated it and used it for coleslaw, which was tasty, and I've eaten it raw with dip.

I want to try julienning it, or perhaps cutting it into slightly bigger toothpicks than julienne, then sauteeing or roasting it until it's crispy around the edges. I think that would be good.

I've got some purple kohlrabi plants started out in the garden. I've never grown it, so I'm interested to see how it turns out.

My mom grew this every summer while I was young - perhaps that's why I'm familiar with it. It likes water, or it gets "woody" and more bitter. We snacked on it like celery or carrot sticks.