Vegetable
Rutabaga
About This Entry
Rutabaga is a sweet, dense winter root — mashed with butter or in Scandinavian stews pairs with full-bodied whites and earthy reds.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Regional Context
SE
At a Glance
Group
Root Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
root
Scientific name
Brassica napus subsp. napobrassica
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Rutabaga
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Root Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Brassica napus subsp. napobrassica
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- root
- Plant part
- root
- Texture
- dense
- Moisture class
- medium
- Flavor intensity
- moderate
- Seasonality
- winter