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~ Seeds for our Austrian COOKING RADISH ~ What we have here is a fantastic root vegetable that everyone should try. Please ignore the word 'radish' as this vegetable bears no resemblance to a breakfast radish, this is a large root you put in soups, stews and stir-fries. Weiner Runder Kohlschwarzer LARGE WINTER RADISH FOR COOKING WITH Please set aside any preconceptions you may have about 'radishes' - this is a large root vegetable that grows up to tennis-ball size, and keeps in the ground overwinter for you to pull up and use in soups, stews and stir-fries. Although 'hot' when raw, that is not how it is used. The heat disappears COMPLETELY as soon as it is cooked, with a mild flavour that goes with almost everything. We like it both in stir-fries, and also used like turnip or swede in soups and stews. What we don't understand is why everyone doesn't grow this sort of radish all the time! Large cooking radish, grows to tennis-ball size. Incredibly easy to grow, just sow in July or later, for pulling up all winter. Order RaWR - 2g of seed [CO1] £1.50 "We have just started using a few of the HUGE Austrian winter radishes that we thought we would try. They make us laugh, they are soooo not like radishes! I thought it would be a case of a few bits disguised in a stew, but they are actually really nice. Today we roasted some with a chicken and some parsnips and potatoes and they were lovely. We ate a few bits raw while we were prepping them, and they were not at all fibrous (yet!) and not hot, but with a radishey sort of juiceyness. Lovely" Clare Maple, October 2006 ~ Seeds for another Old European COOKING RADISH ~ So. . after the success of the Weiner Runder Kohlswarzer above, we have been looking for other cooking radishes: Violet de Gournay COOKING WINTER RADISH - BLUE HIGHLIGHTS This is a true ‘ugly duckling’ of cooking radishes. It isn't as handsome as the round black ones from Austria, but the large and productive purple roots have white flesh, with a uniquely lurid blue layer under the skin. We haven't tweaked the photo at all, it really is that colour! We have included it for fun really, because we can't think of any other root vegetable this colour. It does taste very nice cooked, or course. The blue layer is quite thin but if you peel it just right you can scare your friends with it . . .. Large cooking radish, grows to parsnip size. Easy to grow, just sow in July or later, for pulling up all winter. Order RaVG - Lots of seed £1.10 ~ Normal RADISH Seed ~   'Sicily Giant' radish This is a normal round radish, but this time a deep red colour and not so hot. From Sicily, and though not actually what we would call 'giant', it does get pretty big quite quickly without any woodiness. The flavour is nice and sweet and so this is one for those who prefer a milder radish. (Though heat does vary with soil type, so beware!) Salad/breakfast type from Sicily. Order RaSG - 6g of seed £1.09