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What do they taste like?

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There are some flavors in rutabaga that are similar to turnips, but the texture is a lot more firm and IMO texture can impact taste.

At times, I can taste hints of carrot. I taste no cabbage. The wife says there is parsnip flavor in them and I am sure she is right because she is very smart about such things.

They are more stronger flavored than turnip roots, which I see as fairly mild. Of course, I cook them with sugar, salt and butter, which are three of my favorite things.

I asked the wife a moment ago, and she said, "Rutabaga", then smiled at me and left the room.

Upside down?

Wouldn't have surprised me, But I checked and they are OK on my screen.

I am certain I will do a soup of some sort this next week using some as one of the components. Hopefully it will cool off some to make for better fall soup weather. They should make a nice savory addition. 99% of the time, I boil them and eat as shown or mash them. Might try drizzling oil or butter over them and broiling some too.

I love rutabagas, always add them to vegetable soup. If you like cabbage, you'll like them.

We have a local farmer here in Pensacola that grows them. They come with the greens and we use those too. We put them in with the roots about the last 20 minutes of cooking They are good and taste like mild turnip greens to me.

The roots are smaller and easier to cut up than the waxed ones in the supermarket.

Thank you for posting this, made me take a moment and think about my mother. As a kid I would come running into the house and could smell the rutabagas cooking. I would holler, Momma is cooking rutabagas, which was great because me and Mom were the only ones in the family that liked them.