angie mccready

Hey Hoe. well its Xmas again, and im still looking for swedes to have with my Xmas dinner!!
Every year im on a mission to find swedes to mash with carrots! Where are all these elusive yummy veggies?? lol

CBANDY

I was going to look for a sweedish forum for you when i saw that headline

angie mccready

duh! lol

Sir

Swedes are called "Nabos" in Spanish. But be careful how you use the word since it is also a widely employed euphamism for penis ! Don't go into the vegetable market and say "Busco nabo" (I'm looking for Swede/.........; because they'll all laugh and make vulgar remarks. But you can ask a female assitant if she has any in stock; "Tiene usted algunos nabos (plural)" and maybe get away with it. Good luck!

angie mccready

phew well thanx for telling me that!!! mashed carrots and penis just wouldnt taste the same

Dick Dasterdly

The only Swedes I have come across in Spain have been very tasty and extremely satisfying.
That particular variety are known as Snowbirds and seem to fall right out of the sky in large numbers especially during the Winter months in the Canaries.
However the much harder, slightly more edible variety that appears right out of the ground is something of a rarity in Spain and is more suited to growing in much colder climes.
You should however be able to find the simple turnip,much softer and more flavoursome and ideal for the same purpose.

Rosemary

If you have a Mercadona near you they should have them. I bought lovely little ones yesterday to put in our Cornish pasties today.

Rosemary

crispy

Also you shold find them in Carrefour.....hopefully

angie mccready

none in either mercadona or carrefour

crispy

Where are you living, I know Morrison's in Gib have them coz I bought some. Also my local butcher (don't ask) here in Chiclana.

fionamw

Beware, nabos are also those white radish type things. (lovely, but not swedes) .... turnips do NOT fulfil the same function/purpose as swedes.. both good, VERY different. And not everyone lives near the Brit-serving multiples, please remember that

Rosemary

forgot to say that they usually only have small ones so maybe you are missing them when you look. I definitely got mine in Mercadona this time but can get them in carrefour too.

Rosemary

Rosemary

I do not live in a Brit area at all and have to buy the same as the Spanish people.

Rosemary

angie mccready

yipee!! i found some on Sax market!!! the lady only had abt 4 kilos so i bought the lot! im gonna freeze them so we are guaranteed some Xmas dinner, next year.
thanx for all ur replies x

Rosemary

Does not take much to make some of us jump for joy and improve our Christmas, so glad that you have sorted this out.

Now I would jump for joy if I could find something that resembles stuffing for the turkey. Cannot find a good recipe in my books wither so if anyone can provide me with a good tried and tested recipe I would be very grateful and my OH would be delighted.

Rosemary