Turnips do taste better when they’re an autumn crop. They’re also sweeter when young and tender. They taste more like a potato when older.
For sweeter turnips, plant in late summer or early fall and leave them in the ground beyond a light frost and they’ll taste even sweeter.
Also, raw turnips can have a bitter taste if consumed raw (for some folks) but they’ll smell and taste sweet upon cooking them properly, much like beets (but less earthy).
Turnips do taste better when they’re an autumn crop. They’re also sweeter when young and tender. They taste more like a potato when older.
For sweeter turnips, plant in late summer or early fall and leave them in the ground beyond a light frost and they’ll taste even sweeter.
Also, raw turnips can have a bitter taste if consumed raw (for some folks) but they’ll smell and taste sweet upon cooking them properly, much like beets (but less earthy).